Green Spaces Boost City Dwellers' Well-Being

Parks and urban gardens may do more than just get city dwellers back to nature -- a new British study suggests there's also a large benefit to their overall well-being. Specifically, people with access to numerous green areas reported less mental distress and higher levels of life satisfaction than those without such access, according to the study published online April 22 in the journal Psychological Science. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_136136.html