Posted on 04/20/2016 7:27:02 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
Living closer to nature is better for your health, new research suggests — and may even extend your life.
A study just published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives found that people who live in “greener” areas, with more vegetation around, have a lower risk of mortality. The health benefits are likely thanks to factors such as improved mental health, social engagement and physical activity that come with living near green spaces.
The research relied on data from a vast long-term Harvard study funded by the National Institutes of Health called the Nurses’ Health Study, which has collected health information biennially on more than 100,000 female registered nurses in the U.S. since 1976. The new paper analyzed participant data from between 2000 and 2008, taking note of any deaths that occurred and their causes. At the same time, the researchers used satellite data to assess the amount of green vegetation surrounding each participant’s home during the study period.
We all have a 100% risk of mortality.
great info on trees in a book I have called Drunk Tank Pink.
Oh, no. Keep the Socialist effers in their stinking cities. Don’t come out here in the boonies and wreck our life expectancy with their BS.
The longer I am here and see the collapse of our country and culture the less I feel like fighting to stay when the time comes (hopefully in about 25-30 years).
Seriously?! What a maroon.
Unless you are eaten by a bear,
But, in the cities, there is a lower risk of morality.
"social engagement" would not be increased with living in rural green areas, it would be decreased. That being said, I recover mental energy from being away from people so the original point is true that being in green areas would benefit my health and stress levels.
So living in a natural environment is more natural and healthful. Big surprise.
The folks I know that stayed young into their 80s and 90s were ALL gardeners.
As soon as we can afford to get the hell out of the socialist centers we do! (feet don’t fail me now!)
Old trees work best...
Living in the country is great until you need emergency services.
Good luck then.
Have a heart attack on the farm and die.
In the city, you have a paramedic with you in a little over five minutes.
Not true. Small towns and rural communities have more socially MEANINGFUL interaction. Cities encourage social anonymity. Many people in rural areas bitch about “all your neighbors know what you do”.....but that same snooping neighbor is likely to be the one to call 911 when you fall off your roof, or check on you when you fail to “follow your usual routine”. I’ve lived in both environments, and rural/small town is WAY preferable.
Pinging Whenifhow for data which can refute a few elements of Agenda 21...fwiw
I see what you did there. Yes, the anonymity of large populations is fertile ground for the libertine.
We lived in a small town for 16 years. When we moved back to the city I felt like I had awakened from a long nap No more small town gossip for me ever!!!!
Quality of life is inversely proportional to population density.
Agenda 21 ping!
Source of info on Agenda 21 - list of articles
http://www.freedomadvocates.org/
Example:
Agenda 21 — The Blueprint to Advance Sustainable Development
Good article to read if you are new or have friends that are new to Sustainable Development!
http://www.freedomadvocates.org/agenda-21-the-blueprint-to-advance-sustainable-development/
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