Wednesday, 18 May 2016

Gardening should be prescribed on the NHS, report says

Gardening should be prescribed on the NHS, report says Gardening enthusiasts have long sung the praises of digging and weeding as a way to keep fit and healthy.

A new reports titled Gardens and Health claims that gardening should be recommended by doctors for people showing early signs of dementia and heart disease.

The NHS should capitalise on Britain’s “love affair with gardening”, the King’s Fund think-tank said, as its authors called on health boards to set up new horticultural projects for patients. The Daily Telegraph

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