Is there a link between our environment and certain pathologies? This is the intriguing question that Olivier Niquet tries to answer in his new documentary series, My city in X-rays. Over the course of six episodes, the introvert of Lhe evening is (still) young thus sets out to meet citizens suffering from cardiovascular disease and attention disorders, among others, and gives the floor to health professionals and urban planning specialists to carry out its investigation.
And the strong point of the show lies precisely in the fact that it addresses both physical health and mental health issues. Obesity, asthma, reduced mobility and anxiety are therefore also scrutinized in the light of an urban context… Not always suited to prevention and cure.
If we are hardly surprised to learn that the layout of our cities has a direct impact on our propensity to engage in physical activity and to favor an active mode of transport, we also have confirmation that green spaces have a positive effect on our well-being and the management of our emotions. Did you know, for example, that sylvotherapy, this form of meditation in contact with trees originating in Japan, was recognized for its soothing and relaxing properties?
Emerging, we hope, from a period when we have been constantly bombarded with information relating to our state of health, Olivier Niquet succeeds here with spirit in continuing to tell us about it beyond the pandemic. Above all, he does it with all the benevolence that we know from him with a view to popularization and reassuring reflection.
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