Living near green space may help with PMS, study finds

Research adds to growing evidence of the health benefits associated with natural environments

Fitzgerald Park — access to green space like the city-centre facility may be of help with the symptoms of PMS. Pic: Gavin Browne

Proximity to green space could reduce the physical and psychological symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), researchers have found.

A first-of-its-kind study of more than 1,000 women aged 18 to 49 living in cities in Norway and Sweden found that women who across their lifetime live in neighbourhoods with more green space are less likely to experience PMS symptoms than those living in less green neighbourhoods.