Groundbreaking Study Demonstrates Clinical Benefits Of Planting Trees

The Green Heart Louisville Project Reveals How

As a doctor and conservationist, I have a natural curiosity about nature and about health. Last month I traveled to Louisville, Kentucky for a groundbreaking announcement on how inextricably intertwined the two are. And why that’s important to you and me.

Though many of us intuitively understand that spending time in nature is good for us, there has been a lack of rigorous scientific research to prove it — until now.

On a sunny day in late August, we gathered at the University of Louisville to share the results of painstaking research that first began back in 2017. The clinical investigation, designed in partnership with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, set out to answer the question, can trees improve our health? The answer, I discovered is: yes. In fact, based on what I learned that day, we might even consider trees as medicine!

Thanks to the Green Heart Louisville Project, the science now confirms that increasing trees in a neighborhood can yield measurable health benefits for residents.

Read the full article at Forbes.com.