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Being Near a Body of Water Makes Us Calmer and Healthier, Science Shows

posted by mrpg on Friday July 27 2018, @11:59PM   
from the a-YT-video-works-too dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

[...] There is a clear correlation between close proximity to a body of water and better psychological and overall health outcomes, said Michael Depledge, chair of Environment and Human Health at the University of Exeter Medical School.

Depledge has been studying the effects of so-called "blue environments" for a decade, helping to shepherd a number of research projects that have caught the attention of the U.K. government and the European Union (EU).

Spending time near the water, "promotes physical activity and general fitness," reducing the incidence of diabetes and other diseases associated with obesity.

But it also slows down our heart rate and reduces stress hormones, boosting our mental health, which Depledge calls "the second great epidemic we're facing."

I told you fishing was good for the soul but you were all poo-poo, he's a redneck, poo-poo.

Source: Being Near a Body of Water Makes Us Calmer and Healthier, Science Shows

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• Correlation and causation, as usual Correlation and causation, as usual (Score: 4, Insightful) by wonkey_monkey on Saturday July 28 2018, @01:00PM (2 children)

  by wonkey_monkey (279) on Saturday July 28 2018, @01:00PM (#713979) Homepage

  There is a clear correlation between close proximity to a body of water and better psychological and overall health outcomes, said Michael Depledge, chair of Environment and Human Health at the University of Exeter Medical School.

  That doesn't mean it's purely the proximity of water that's causing the calmness. There's the fact that you're probably on holiday, for a start.

  Sure enough, coastal residents consistently reported feeling healthier than others living further away from the sea.

  They can afford to live near the sea. They're probably, on average, richer than their city cousins.

  The health disparities between coastal and inland communities are sharper for low-income individuals, probably because the wealthy have less stressful lives in general and the ability to take regular beach vacations, Depledge said.

  There you go.

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• Re:Correlation and causation, as usual Re:Correlation and causation, as usual (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 28 2018, @03:21PM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 28 2018, @03:21PM (#714007)

  Your cognitive dissonance is deafening.

  They can afford to live near the sea. They're probably, on average, richer than their city cousins.

  The health disparities between coastal and inland communities are sharper for low-income individuals

  Oh, wait, it's your reading comprehension. Maybe post after the first cup of coffee instead of during.

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  • Re:Correlation and causation, as usual (Score: 4, Touché) by acid andy on Saturday July 28 2018, @04:33PM

    by acid andy (1683) on Saturday July 28 2018, @04:33PM (#714026) Homepage Journal

    The health disparities between coastal and inland communities are sharper for low-income individuals

    Poor attempt at trolling. You just cut off the bit that supports what he said:

    probably because the wealthy have less stressful lives in general and the ability to take regular beach vacations,

    These sharper health disparities between coastal and inland communities for low-income individuals could be because the city dwelling ones are even poorer than the coastal ones, even though both fit into the "low-income" category for the study. At that level, the difference between having a little money and no money is going to have an enormous impact on health.

    Also, a low-income doesn't necessarily imply poverty. I bet there are lots of wealthy, retired folk living near the coast with low incomes but loads of capital to spend.

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