Spring has arrived and it’s just in time for Helen to tell you the health benefits of being outside. Learn how trees might be able to help us fight cancer and how they can calm your soul. She might even be able to convince you not to stay out of the forest.
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The Cognitive Benefits of Interacting with Nature by Marc G. Berman, John Jonides, and Stephen Kaplan
Effect of forest bathing trips on human immune function by Qing Li
Phytoncides (wood essential oils) induce human natural killer cell activity by Li Q, Nakadai A, Matsushima H, Miyazaki Y, Krensky AM, Kawada T, et al
Forest bathing enhances human natural killer activity and expression of anti-cancer proteins by Li Q, Morimoto K, Nakadai A, Inagaki H, Katsumata M, Shimizu T, et al.
Visiting a forest, but not a city, increases human natural killer activity and expression of anti-cancer proteins by Li Q, Morimoto K, Kobayashi M, Inagaki H, Katsumata M, Hirata Y, et al
A forest bathing trip increases human natural killer activity and expression of anti-cancer proteins in female subjects by Li Q, Morimoto K, Kobayashi M, Inagaki H, Katsumata M, Hirata Y, et al
Psychological effects of forest environments on healthy adults: Shinrin-yoku (forest-air bathing, walking) as a possible method of stress reduction by Morita E, Fukuda S, Nagano J, Hamajima N, Yamamoto H, Iwai Y, et al
Effects of trail and greenspace exposure on hospitalisations in a highly populated urban area: retrospective cohort study of the Houston Bayou Greenways program by Bridget R. Simon-Friedt, Alan P. Pan,Tariq Nisar, Sadeer Al-Kindi, Amanda Nunley, Lisa Graiff, Bita A. Kash, Jay E. Maddock & Khurram Nasir
The Relationship between Nature Deprivation and Individual Wellbeing across Urban Gradients under COVID-19 by Linda Powers Tomasso, Jie Yin, Jose Guillermo Cedeño Laurent, Jarvis T. Chen, Paul J. Catalano, and John D. Spengler
Effects of Citrus Fragrance on Immune Function and Depressive States by Teruhisa Komori; Ryoichi Fujiwara; Masahiro Tanida; Junichi Nomura; Mitchel M. Yokoyama
What You Should Know About Phytoncides and Terpines by Hugh Asher
What is Nature Deficit Disorder And How To Know If You Have It by Sarah Williams
What is Nature Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv
9 Books About Abandoning Everything to Go Live in the Woods by Kayleigh Donaldson
The secret to mindful travel? A walk in the woods by Sunny Fitzgerald
- Bringing forest therapy indoors can improve your health by University of British Columbia
- Wikipedia: Plant-blindness; Shinrin-yoku; Phytoncide
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