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Here's your outdoor tip on living near trees is good for your health. This importance of interacting with nature and our good health is one of the most important topics I like to discuss. Much of this article’s discussion is built on Robert Harrington’s articles on “How Living in Nature Proves to Be great for Health.” It is founded on the concept that living near trees can boost your total wellness.
Scientists have discovered that living near trees is good for your health with this topic being found in recent headlines in popular media. These articles outline various health benefits from living in the middle of trees and other vegetation. Spending time in nature is rejuvenating and health sustaining. One study concludes a major benefit is that trees significantly improve the air quality and in turn, fresh air in your lungs. In parts of the United States that has its air quality threatened by ozone, particulates, and other pollutants the leaves of trees pull these substances out of the air helping to protect people from the contamination.
It’s like having an air purifier in your yard to keep with air clean with the benefit of not needing an outside energy source or even changing filters to stay effective. Photosynthesis also produces oxygen from the leaves permeating the area with oxygen to help saturate the lungs with O2 and remove carbon dioxide from the surrounding atmosphere.
Being surrounded by greenery also provides the restful color of green to the eyes and reduces stress. Some studies say the color green even has relaxation effects on the mind and quiets emotions. Street trees had a more beneficial effect than backyard or isolated trees. It was thought that trees lining the streets were more accessible to everyone in a neighborhood and were the most beneficial to the neighborhood.
It is even thought that murals depicting nature scenes can be helpful in relaxing the brain. A growing phenomenon is green roofs. Large cities are frequently using green as the color for roofs to reduce the retention of heat, cool down buildings, and in turn, lower the energy use and even pull some carbon dioxide from the air and feed it to support plant growth. Some people are even creating their own small gardens on their rooftops and porches to provide healthy green surroundings.
Unfortunately, the rapid proliferation of smartphones, laptops, and tablets has created Internet addicts. This has had significant reduction in the amount of time people spend in the outdoors and interactions. Children find technology gadgets their babysitters and are occupied starring down a screen even in lieu of watching where they are going walking down the walkway. Disappearing are children playing in the fields or taking nature hikes for fishing and interacting with wonders of the outdoor world. Truly living with nature is disappearing for a vast number of the population.
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References-Additional Reading
How Living in Nature Proves to Be Great for Health
http://naturalsociety.com/how-living-in-nature-proves-to-be-great-for-health/
How Living in Nature Proves to Be Great for Health
http://sgtreport.com/2015/07/how-living-in-nature-proves-to-be-great-for-health/
Nature Quotient.
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Outdoor Professor’s Tips: Exploring the Wonders of Nature
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