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 […]
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Health Benefits of Urban Trees
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 […]