The Arts Apothecary: A Vital Prescription for Health, Happiness and Wellbeing

Did you know that looking at a painting for 10 minutes or listening to a piece of music can lower your cortisol levels and increase your blood pressure?

Whether it's a free visit to a museum or art gallery, picking up a book, joining a drawing or dance class, or going to the theatre, we benefit from arts and culture, in a deeply personal, enriching way.

But what you may not have realised, is that these moments are directly related to your health. That you are tapping into a little-known strat...