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How the City Hurts Your Brain

The City has always been an engine of intellectual life, from the 18th-century coffeehouses of London, where citizens gathered to discuss chemistry and radical politics, to the Left Bank bars of modern Paris, where Pablo Picasso held forth on modern art.

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The Claim: Exposure to Plants and Parks Can Boost Immunity

For those who can take the heat and cope with the pollen, spending more time in nature might have some surprising health benefits.

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Country dwellers live longer

It's official: move to the countryside and you live longer. Men in rural areas on average can expect to celebrate their 78th birthday – two years longer than those in the city – while women will pass 82,

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Healthy Nature Healthy People

This paper presents a summary of empirical, theoretical and anecdotal evidence drawn from a literature review of the human health benefits of contact with nature.

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