Women living around natural vegetation live longer

Women who live close to natural vegetation live longer, compared to women with the lowest levels of greenery near their houses, a study has found. According to researchers, women with the highest levels of vegetation around their houses had a 12 percent lower death rate. The findings showed 41 percent lower death rate for kidney disease, 34 percent lower death rate for respiratory disease and 13 percent lower death rate for cancer in the greenest areas. "It is important to know that trees and plants provide health benefits to our communities, as well as beauty," said Linda Birnbaum from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in the US.