A recent MORI poll commissioned by Natural England found that 94% of the population thought it a good idea to refer people for outdoor exercise rather than medication. The FDA (the pharmaceutical regulator in the US) has been handed evidence that antidepressants may be no better than a placebo in the treatment of mild to moderate depression. And Britain’s Chief Medical Officer has stated that being active has the same antidepressant effect as taking tablets.
Could this be the moment when we realise that the reason that one in six adults and one in five children have a mental disorder isn’t due ...
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