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The healing power of NATURE

‘Our health is linked to that of our planet’

Dr Anne Hayden, 69, from Dorset, is a retired GP. Last summer, she launched an enterprise to encourage communities to grow together.

It’s my belief that the health of our planet is inextricably linked to our own health. Too many of us have disconnected from nature, with what I think are worrying consequences.

In January 2021, I founded Your Planet Doctors, with the dual purpose of helping protect the health of the planet and our health. If we build caring, sustainable, self-sufficient and resilient communities, we can improve our physical and mental wellbeing, and

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