--- title: Surprising Ways Trees Help People description: Surprising Ways Trees Help People image: https://www.cartwrighttree.com/hs-fs/file-2745723891-jpg/blog-files/shady-lane-1432773-m.jpg --- # Surprising Ways Trees Help People Dec 30, 2013 3:59:25 AM [![tree maintenance Kansas City](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/hs-fs/file-2745723891-jpg/blog-files/shady-lane-1432773-m.jpg?width=300&height=200&name=shady-lane-1432773-m.jpg)](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/hs-fs/file-2745723891-jpg/blog-files/shady-lane-1432773-m.jpg) Source: stock.xchng Do you ever stop to think about how trees help to improve your life? Many of us may take trees for granted because they are always there. However, trees do more than just provide shade in the summer or provide fruit to eat. Here are a few more ways you may not have thought that trees impact your life. 1. Walking around trees makes you calm and focused. A walk in the park has the same affect as 2 ADHD medications. 2. Trees reduce asthma by filtering out toxins in the air. 3. Living around lots of trees may make you more interested in [outdoor activities](http://blog.cartwrighttree.com/news-and-events/gain-a-new-perspective-on-your-trees-by-learning-to-climb-them), decreasing your chances of being obese. 4. Hospital patients who have received surgery are given less pain medications when the view from their window is of trees rather than a brick wall. 5. People who spend more time outdoors have less stress and anxiety. 6. The shade from trees extends the efficacy of your suntan lotion by more than 50%. 7. Trees are known to buffer excess noise. 8. Drivers on the highway are less frustrated with traffic when riding alongside trees. If you have further questions, call your [Kansas city area tree care specialists](http://dashboard.digitalsherpa.com/leads_form.php?leads_id=879) for more information. [Tree Healthcare](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/topic/tree-healthcare), [Tree Maintenance](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/topic/tree-maintenance) ##### Like it? Share it: [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/surprising-ways-trees-help-people) [LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/surprising-ways-trees-help-people) [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/surprising-ways-trees-help-people) ### You may also like [Look for Broken Trees After Heavy Snow ](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/look-for-broken-trees-after-heavy-snow) ##### [Look for Broken Trees After Heavy Snow](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/look-for-broken-trees-after-heavy-snow) 28 February, 2014 It certainly has been a long winter, and if you think all the snow has been hard on you, consider that your trees are li... [Read this article](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/look-for-broken-trees-after-heavy-snow) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/look-for-broken-trees-after-heavy-snow) [LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/look-for-broken-trees-after-heavy-snow) [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/look-for-broken-trees-after-heavy-snow) [What Do My Trees Need in Spring? ](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/what-do-my-trees-need-in-spring) ##### [What Do My Trees Need in Spring?](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/what-do-my-trees-need-in-spring) 29 March, 2013 Image via Houzz [Read this article](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/what-do-my-trees-need-in-spring) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/what-do-my-trees-need-in-spring) [LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/what-do-my-trees-need-in-spring) [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/what-do-my-trees-need-in-spring) [Use Your iPhone to Identify Trees in Your Kansas City Yard ](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/use-your-iphone-to-identify-trees-in-your-kansas-city-yard) ##### [Use Your iPhone to Identify Trees in Your Kansas City Yard](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/use-your-iphone-to-identify-trees-in-your-kansas-city-yard) 29 October, 2013 Source: Flickr [Read this article](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/use-your-iphone-to-identify-trees-in-your-kansas-city-yard) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/use-your-iphone-to-identify-trees-in-your-kansas-city-yard) [LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/use-your-iphone-to-identify-trees-in-your-kansas-city-yard) [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/use-your-iphone-to-identify-trees-in-your-kansas-city-yard)