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Go to London for the health benefits of the 170,000 trees in The Royal Parks. The trees are “London’s Lungs.” See the wintertime beauty in the bark and golden boughs of the ancient trees. My reason for going to London for Christmas is to visit my son and his partner. They now work in London. […]
This post is about how to recover health, hope, and happiness with the help of trees. I am a nurse and a patient: a fit 65 year old with Lupus and Raynaud’s Disease. Getting any diagnosis is like striking a match. Once struck, the match does not light again. There is no going back. […]
Science is hot on trees. Connections between trees and health are growing. Trees are the new drug. Trees might be more effective than statins in preventing heart disease and stroke. Aruni Bhatnagar, is a medical professor at the University of Louisville, Kentucky. He is leading the Green Heart Project. Eight thousand trees (8,000 big […]
I am over 60 and like the stability of four legs. I have lupus and arthritis. When I use the walking poles I feel like I am flying. I don’t go on any walks without my poles, they’re like a part of me. I love my hiking poles for that. Walking poles are also called […]
See trees with new eyes. The unexpected health benefits of trees are waiting for you. Tree air is loaded with beneficial bacteria, essential oils, and disease preventing phytoncides (oils that trees give off to protect themselves from germs and insects). Diana Beresford-Kroeger in “Arboretum Borealis ” say Tree aerosols are anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibiotic, antifungal, antiseptic and […]
Professor Matilda van de Bosh, of the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Forestry at UBC says our “old friends” trees, soils, and plants keep our immune systems healthy. In her Lancet article “Live Long in Nature, Long Live Nature!” Van de Bosh says: “exposure to microbial biodiversity is necessary for organ systems and […]
Can city dwellers get the health benefits of aerosols in tree air? The answer is yes. Lead researcher Marc Berman looked at tree canopies in Toronto, Canada. Trees decrease disease, increase our life expectancy, and up our net worth. Specifically, eleven (11) more average sized trees per city block resulted in decreased disease conditions: equal […]
