If this is true, then why are many of Britain's coastal towns such as Blackpool, Grimsby, Great Yarmouth etc also the areas of the country with the poorest health? Because it's bullshit, that's why.
Maybe if you can afford to live and work somewhere where there are lots of work and recreational opportunities with decent paying jobs that allow you to afford and balance a career with regular trips to forests, coasts and lakes then yes, maybe spending time near water is part of the key to happiness. But I can tell you from personal experience that if you are stuck in one of these coastal towns then no, being near the water is not some magical happy pill. If anything it's the opposite. You're hemmed in at the end of the road and it's hard to escape.
If you feel like you're trapped on a desert island the ocean is an oppressor, not a friend.
Maybe if you can afford to live and work somewhere where there are lots of work and recreational opportunities with decent paying jobs that allow you to afford and balance a career with regular trips to forests, coasts and lakes then yes, maybe spending time near water is part of the key to happiness. But I can tell you from personal experience that if you are stuck in one of these coastal towns then no, being near the water is not some magical happy pill. If anything it's the opposite. You're hemmed in at the end of the road and it's hard to escape.
If you feel like you're trapped on a desert island the ocean is an oppressor, not a friend.