Five Ways Forests Benefit Human Health

Posted by Jeff on Sep 20, 2019 @ 7:08 am in Conservation | 0 comments | Last modified: September 19, 2019

Have you ever spent the whole day inside sitting in school or work feeling exhausted, but when you walk outside into the sun and fresh air, you instantly feel better? There’s an actual scientific term for this feeling. Biophilia is a word for human’s innate draw to the natural environment. However, nature and forests in particular do much more for human health than just improve our mood.

Here are five ways that forests can positively impact human health:

1. Spending time outside improves mental health

2. Taking a walk through the forest can benefit physical health

3. Forests provide oxygen for out lungs

4. Forest purify and provide clean water for out communities

5. Trees help mitigate the effects of climate change

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