Greenery Helps Us Live Longer

Tree lined parks and green spaces in towns and cities can add years to your life according to Dr David Rojas (Barcelona Institute For Global Health).


It has been found that planting more trees and shrubs reduces the risk of death from any cause including heart disease.


This report underlines the importance of planting more trees, bushes hedges, and lawns in urban areas and reducing paved areas, brick walls and wooden fences to a minimum.


Researchers fond that  there is a significant link between greenness around the home and death rates.

they said that a relatively small increase in the amount of vegetation within walking distance slashed the chance of early death by four percent.


The benefits of having greener surroundings are (a) Stress relief, (b) Improving mood, (c) Lowering the risk of disease such as heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease (d) Prevents early death.


Urban greenery programmes also help increase biodiversity and mitigate the impacts of climate change, making our cities more sustainable and liveable. 


Trees are particularly good at filtering out pollutants which come from cars and roadworks.



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