Blood pressure-lowering effect of Shinrin-yoku (Forest bathing): a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Yuki Ideno (Author), Kunihiko Hayashi (Author), Yukina Abe (Author), Kayo Ueda (Author), Hiroyasu Iso (Author), Mitsuhiko Noda (Author), Jung-Su Lee (Author), Shosuke Suzuki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Shinrin-yoku (experiencing the forest atmosphere or forest bathing) has received increasing attention from the perspective of preventive medicine in recent years. Some studies have reported that the forest environment decreases blood pressure. However, little is known about the p...