Whatever’s ailing you, a vacation might just be the cure. Yes, getting away can improve your health, according to research published in in 2023. It might help combat symptoms of aging, suggested a 2024 study in Journal of Travel Research. But it could also have even more powerful psychological and physical benefits, transforming your life before you pack a bag and long after you return home.
Medscape Medical News spoke with two healthcare professionals who believe in the healing power of travel. They shared which personal “diagnoses” they have successfully treated with faraway places and how this therapy might work for you.
Stacey Funt, MD, NBC-HWC, a radiologist at Northwell Health in Long Island, New York, started the boutique wellness adventure travel company, LH Adventure Travel, in…