Infographic from the Lawn Institute

The environmental benefits of natural grass are numerous and include everything from cooling the atmosphere to providing oxygen and from minimizing stormwater runoff to purifying rainwater. But what is often overlooked, or rarely considered, are the human health benefits that natural grass provides.

A new infographic created by The Lawn Institute touches on a few of the many human health benefits associated with natural grass: Lawns are known to relieve stress, encourage physical activity, help to reduce obesity, boost immunity, enhance productivity, promote healing and actually improve mental functioning.