Based on experience, you can create positive effects in the body and mind by simply spending time in a forest – or, as the Japanese call it, by having a forest bath.
WHAT DOES NATURE DO FOR HUMANS?
A green environment awakens your capacity to detect positive feelings.
The feelings of anger are reduced.
You become more satisfied with your own life.
You feel your health improving.
Stress, and work-related stress in particular, is reduced.
THE PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED
Your pulse slows down.
Muscle tension is reduced.
Electrodermal activity slows down.
Your blood pressure is reduced.
The levels of stress hormone cortisol are reduced.
EFFECTS ON THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
The amount of certain white blood-cells increases, such as the natural killer (NK) cells which destroy cancer cells and virally infected cells.
The hyperactivity of your immune system is reduced.