Living by the sea really is good for you and now there’s evidence to back that up. Environmental psychologist Dr Lewis Elliot reveals the benefits of living by the coast.
Despite the widespread intuitive feeling that being by the sea makes us happier and healthier, there hasn’t been much scientific evidence to quantify this connection. Until now. Environmental psychologist Dr Lewis Elliott studies how the natural environment, in particular the coast, makes us feel, think and behave – and he and his team at the University of Exeter’s European Centre for Environment & Human Health are unravelling the tangible benefits of breathing in the fresh sea air.
4. You are more likely to have better mental health if you live within 5km of the British coastline
New research has also revealed that people who live close to roads could have a higher risk of dementia and, according to David Newby, British Heart Foundation professor of cardiology at the University of Edinburgh, air pollution is responsible for an average loss of life expectancy of six months across the UK; further reasons to escape the towns and cities and live by the sea.
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