Forest Bathing enhances natural killer cells

Visiting a forest can induce a significant increase in both the number and activity of natural killer cells, one of the ways our body fights off cancer.⁠

As if you need more reasons to get outside and enjoy the spring, researchers discovered a significant boost in natural killer cell activity in both men and women after spending a day walking in the forest. And what's even more amazing is that the boost lasted for over a week after the walk. Which means if you walked in the forest once a week for a month your natural killer cell activity will stay boosted for the entire month!

While getting outside for a walk is always a plus for your overall health, if you have access to the woods you might want to consider them over your neighborhood or the city because the study showed an 80% boost in natural killer cell activity walking in the forest, compared to only a 10% bump walking in the city.

Grab your raincoat and see you in the forest!

Forest bathe for your health.

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If you want to learn more about this study and the health benefits of forest bathing check out Dr. Gregor's video "Boosting Anticancer Immunity with Forest Bathing" at https://nutritionfacts.org/video/boosting-anticancer-immunity-with-forest-bathing/