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People Living Near Green Spaces Have Lower Risk Of Obesity And Hypertension

Randolph Jason

People Living Near Green Spaces Have Lower Risk Of Obesity And Hypertension from Natural Blaze Middle-aged and older adults that live in greener neighbourhoods are at lower risk of developing metabolic syndrome than those living in areas with less green spaces. This is the main conclusion of a new study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by “la Caixa”, which provides further evidence on the health benefits of green spaces. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together and include obesity, hypertension, high…

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Egypt Is Building Africa’s First “Vertical Forest” With 14,000 Plants And 350 Trees

Randolph Jason

Egypt Is Building Africa’s First “Vertical Forest” With 14,000 Plants And 350 Trees By Mayukh Saha for Natural Blaze Italian designer Stefano Boeri is planning to bring about the first vertical forest in the New Administrative Capital, currently being set up in the deserted and barren region of Cairo. The three buildings designed for this would involve trees and plants that are pollution absorbing. Although Stefano Boeri Architetti, Boeri’s Italy based company, has built several vertical forests throughout the world, this is the numero uno in Africa. This development would also bring about two other talented…

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