SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF FOREST BATHING:
Science Suggests Access to Nature is Essential to Human Health
Considerable research supports the idea that nature is essential to the physical, psychological and social well-being of the human animal.
The influence of forest therapy camp on depression in alcoholics
There was a significant improvement in the depression level of alcoholics who had participated in the forest camp program (treatment group). Those participants in their 40s who had severe levels of depression at the beginning of the program showed the most significant improvement during the program experience.
TED: Can Trees Heal People?
Two South Korean studies looked at eleven- and twelve-year-olds who qualified as borderline technology addicts. After trips to the forest of two days each, researchers found both lowered cortisol levels and significant improvements in measures of self-esteem.
The relationship between nature connectedness and happiness "appears to be positive and significant. In general, individuals who are more connected to nature tend to be happier".
Effects of Forest Therapy on Middle-Aged Males with High-Normal Blood Pressure
Both systolic and diastolic blood pressure were significantly lower after forest therapy in middle-aged males with high-normal blood pressure. Similarly, both urinary adrenaline and serum cortisol were significantly lower after forest therapy.
Effect of Forest Bathing Trips on Human Immune Function
Because NK cells can kill tumor cells by releasing anti-cancer proteins, and forest bathing trips increase NK activity and the intracellular level of anti-cancer proteins, the findings suggest that forest bathing trips may have a preventive effect on cancer generation and development.
The Effects of Forest Therapy on Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Chronic Stroke
Forest therapy is beneficial for treating depression and anxiety symptoms in patients with chronic stroke, and may be particularly useful in patients who cannot be treated with standard pharmacological or electroconvulsive therapies.
TedX: Making Spaces of Awe and Restoration
The Finish recommend 5 hours a month in the forest to stave off depression. Time in nature makes us more creative.
MEDIA COVERAGE:
The Guardian: Two hour dose of nature significantly boosts your health - study
WebMD, Do You Need a Nature Prescription?
Huffington Post: Nature Connection will be the Next Big Human Trend
NPR: A Retreat to Nature Can Boost Immunity and Mood (Audio)
Huffington Post: Why You Need To Try Forest Bathing, Japan's Stress Zapping Pastime
The New Yorker: A Japanese Photographer Captures the Mysterious Power of Forest Bathing
WebMD: Forest Bathing Harnesses Nature to Boost Health
Washington Post: Forest Bathing is Latest Fitness Trend to Hit US - Where Yoga was 30 Years Ago
Wall Street Journal: Tree Therapy? Forest Bathers Say It Helps
CNN: Why You Should Be Forest Bathing
USA Today: Forest Bathing - A Walk in the Woods to Shed Worldly Woes
Shinrin-Yoku: The Japanese Practice That Could Transform Your Day
Science Suggests Access to Nature is Essential to Human Health
Considerable research supports the idea that nature is essential to the physical, psychological and social well-being of the human animal.
The influence of forest therapy camp on depression in alcoholics
There was a significant improvement in the depression level of alcoholics who had participated in the forest camp program (treatment group). Those participants in their 40s who had severe levels of depression at the beginning of the program showed the most significant improvement during the program experience.
TED: Can Trees Heal People?
Two South Korean studies looked at eleven- and twelve-year-olds who qualified as borderline technology addicts. After trips to the forest of two days each, researchers found both lowered cortisol levels and significant improvements in measures of self-esteem.
The relationship between nature connectedness and happiness "appears to be positive and significant. In general, individuals who are more connected to nature tend to be happier".
Effects of Forest Therapy on Middle-Aged Males with High-Normal Blood Pressure
Both systolic and diastolic blood pressure were significantly lower after forest therapy in middle-aged males with high-normal blood pressure. Similarly, both urinary adrenaline and serum cortisol were significantly lower after forest therapy.
Effect of Forest Bathing Trips on Human Immune Function
Because NK cells can kill tumor cells by releasing anti-cancer proteins, and forest bathing trips increase NK activity and the intracellular level of anti-cancer proteins, the findings suggest that forest bathing trips may have a preventive effect on cancer generation and development.
The Effects of Forest Therapy on Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Chronic Stroke
Forest therapy is beneficial for treating depression and anxiety symptoms in patients with chronic stroke, and may be particularly useful in patients who cannot be treated with standard pharmacological or electroconvulsive therapies.
TedX: Making Spaces of Awe and Restoration
The Finish recommend 5 hours a month in the forest to stave off depression. Time in nature makes us more creative.
MEDIA COVERAGE:
The Guardian: Two hour dose of nature significantly boosts your health - study
WebMD, Do You Need a Nature Prescription?
Huffington Post: Nature Connection will be the Next Big Human Trend
NPR: A Retreat to Nature Can Boost Immunity and Mood (Audio)
Huffington Post: Why You Need To Try Forest Bathing, Japan's Stress Zapping Pastime
The New Yorker: A Japanese Photographer Captures the Mysterious Power of Forest Bathing
WebMD: Forest Bathing Harnesses Nature to Boost Health
Washington Post: Forest Bathing is Latest Fitness Trend to Hit US - Where Yoga was 30 Years Ago
Wall Street Journal: Tree Therapy? Forest Bathers Say It Helps
CNN: Why You Should Be Forest Bathing
USA Today: Forest Bathing - A Walk in the Woods to Shed Worldly Woes
Shinrin-Yoku: The Japanese Practice That Could Transform Your Day