Many thanks to VB reader Lynn Lansbury for sending through this little ditty.
According to research conducted by Katherine Ashbullby and Dr Mathew White from the European Centre for Environment and Human Health (ECEHH), Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, and the School of Psychology, University of Plymouth (phew that’s a mouthful), living by the seaside is good for you.
The two year study carried out by Katherine and her colleagues looked at responses given by nearly 3,000 English residents in relation to a study by Natural England.
Great positive benefits
Science Daily report that people who had visited urban parks, the countryside and the coast were all questioned about how the surroundings made them feel.
As all of us who live by the sea can already confirm, visits to or living by the coast bring great benefits with positive feelings of enjoyment, calmness and refreshment.
Yesterday it was reported that men in Seaview on the Isle of Wight had the fourth highest life expectancy in the country.
Lucky them!
Going back to the report, Dr White from the ECEHH, said, “There is a lot of work on the beneficial effects of visiting natural environments, but our findings suggest it is time to move beyond a simple urban vs rural debate and start looking at the effect that different natural environments have on people’s health and well-being.”
If you need any more convincing, check out this lovely time lapse video by MyIsleofWight.
Declaration: We have worked with MyIW on a number of films over the last year
