Forest Bathing | Explorer

if you think back in your life can you

if you think back in your life can you think of a particular tree that was

think of a particular tree that was

think of a particular tree that was significant to you in some way and I’d

significant to you in some way and I’d

significant to you in some way and I’d invite you to actually go and have a

invite you to actually go and have a

invite you to actually go and have a conversation with that tree so I’m gonna

conversation with that tree so I’m gonna

conversation with that tree so I’m gonna go say hello to a tree a tree I’m David

go say hello to a tree a tree I’m David

go say hello to a tree a tree I’m David Marshall Gustin and jr. pleased to meet

Marshall Gustin and jr. pleased to meet

Marshall Gustin and jr. pleased to meet you it turns out there’s hard science

you it turns out there’s hard science

you it turns out there’s hard science behind this forest bathing is based on

behind this forest bathing is based on

behind this forest bathing is based on something called shinden yuku that was

something called shinden yuku that was

something called shinden yuku that was developed in japan in the 1980s

developed in japan in the 1980s

developed in japan in the 1980s researchers there have proven that

researchers there have proven that

researchers there have proven that walking in nature reduces stress

walking in nature reduces stress

walking in nature reduces stress hormones and lowers blood pressure and

hormones and lowers blood pressure and

hormones and lowers blood pressure and heart rate pretty standard stuff but

heart rate pretty standard stuff but

heart rate pretty standard stuff but they’ve also discovered something about

they’ve also discovered something about

they’ve also discovered something about trees that kind of blows my mind

trees that kind of blows my mind

trees that kind of blows my mind some trees like Cypress give off

some trees like Cypress give off

some trees like Cypress give off chemical compounds called fightin sides

chemical compounds called fightin sides

chemical compounds called fightin sides we absorb the fighting sides and they

we absorb the fighting sides and they

we absorb the fighting sides and they promote our natural killer cells which

promote our natural killer cells which

promote our natural killer cells which help us fight cancer we can experience a

help us fight cancer we can experience a

help us fight cancer we can experience a 40% increase in our natural killer cells

40% increase in our natural killer cells

40% increase in our natural killer cells from just walking in the woods I’d say

from just walking in the woods I’d say

from just walking in the woods I’d say that’s a pretty good reason to start

that’s a pretty good reason to start

that’s a pretty good reason to start talking to trees