13 Effects of Forest Bathing Shinrin Yoku Forest Therapy on Mental Health

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Speaker: Dr. Qing Li • The forest bathing significantly decreased Self-Rating Depression Scale scores and the effect lasted for one week after forest bathing. The forest bathing also significantly increased the level of serotonin in serum in subjects who were not taking antidepressants, significantly increased the levels of oxytocin and insulin-like growth factor I in blood, significantly increased the scores for vigor-activity and friendliness and decreased the scores for anger-hostility, confusion-bewilderment, fatigue-inertia, tension-anxiety, depression-dejection and total mood disturbance compared with city walking (all p less than 0.05) in the POMS test. In addition, the forest bathing program reduced subjective fatigue symptoms and improved sleepiness on rising and sleep length. • Forest bathing reduces depression symptoms and may have potential preventive effects against depression. • ------------------------- • 🌳 ANFT's official site | https://www.anft.earth • 💚 Learn and certify in ANFT's heart-centered and relational approach to forest therapy | https://anft.earth/forest-therapy-gui... • 🌐 Also follow us on: • / natureandforesttherapy • / natureandforesttherapy • / nature-and-forest-therapy

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