Shinrin-Yoku: Forest Bathing 🌿

‘Regardless of how you consciously feel about being in nature, your primitive brain responds to it like a prodigal child returning home.’ Jennifer Udler

Some data and findings:

Studies show that forest bathing increases natural killer (NK) cell activity, vital for targeting virus-infected and cancer cells, lasting over a week post-visit. 🌿 These benefits are due to phytoncides, antimicrobial compounds emitted by trees (BioMed Central, MDPI). 🌳

A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on shinrin-yoku found significant improvements in measures of depression, anxiety, and anger after forest bathing interventions​ (Springer)​.

These findings support the incorporation of nature therapy into preventive healthcare and stress management practices.