Take Vitamin “N” for Better Health: Nature as Medicine
Nature Is a Proven Health Booster
Award-winning author Richard Louv calls it “Vitamin N”—the essential nourishment we receive from time spent outdoors. His decades of research confirm what many of us feel intuitively: regular contact with nature strengthens both physical and mental health.
A Greenville Doctor Who Practices What He Teaches
Here in Greenville, Prisma emergency room physician Dr. Nathaniel “Nat” Mann makes outdoor activity a cornerstone of both his medical practice and personal lifestyle. With worldwide experience in wilderness medicine, Dr. Mann studies how nature benefits people of all ages—and encourages his patients to incorporate outdoor time into everyday life.
“Getting out into nature is good for your mental health, and it’s good for your physical health as well.”
Your Health Plan Can Start Just Outside Your Door
In this introduction to our Nature & Human Health series, we welcome Dr. Mann as a local guide to better well-being. In future installments, he will share practical ways each of us can boost health by stepping into the natural spaces around us—from our own backyards to Greenville’s beautiful county and state parks.
