Affiliation:
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan
Abstract
Forest bathing was proposed in Japan in 1982 for the purpose of reducing stress and health management, and research on the health promotion and disease prevention effects of forest bathing began in Japan in 2004. Since then, the author’s research team has published many papers and, in 2012, established Forest Medicine as a new preventive medicine. Imagine a new medical science that could let you know how to be more active, more relaxed, healthier, and happier, with reduced stress and a reduced risk of lifestyle-related diseases. This new medical science is Forest Medicine. Forest Medicine studies the effects of forest environments on human health and is a new interdisciplinary science that belongs to the categories of environmental and preventive medicine. On the other hand, more than 10 years have passed since then, and a lot of evidence has been obtained and many articles regarding Forest Medicine have been published. Therefore, in this review, the author proposes a new concept of Forest Medicine, based on the new evidence and published papers, with the psycho-neuro-endocrino-immune network in mind.
Funder
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Strategic Innovation Creation Program
National Land Afforestation Promotion Organization
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Vehicle Racing Commemorative Foundation of Japan
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