Humans are increasingly becoming an indoor species. We spend 90 per cent of our life indoors. And, on average, we dedicate eight hours a day looking at screens. Our increasingly domestic lives are having huge consequences to our health. 
In Into the Forest, Immunologist and Forest Medicine expert, Dr Qing Li, examines the unprecedented benefits of the world's largest natural health resource: the great outdoors.
Applying cutting-edge research and emerging science, Dr Li explores the inherent connection between nature and improved wellbeing. This practical guide will help you overcome some of life's most problematic health issues, including how to: 
· reduce blood pressure; · lower stress; · improve energy levels; · and boost the immune system. 
From mindful strolls in your local park to listening to the wind, from watching the sunset to walking barefoot in the grass, Dr Li reveals the life-improving advantages of spending time around trees, for a healthier and happier you.

Into the Forest: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Li, Dr. Qing

Exercise & Fitness

Penguin

The definitive guide to the therapeutic Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or the art and science of how trees can promote health and happiness Notice how a tree sways in the wind. Run your hands over its bark. Take in its citrusy scent. As a society we suffer from nature deficit disorder, but studies have shown that spending mindful, intentional time around trees--what the Japanese call shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing--can promote health and happiness. In this beautiful book--featuring more than 100 color photographs from forests around the world, including the forest therapy trails that criss-cross Japan--Dr. Qing Li, the world's foremost expert in forest medicine, shows how forest bathing can reduce your stress levels and blood pressure, strengthen your immune and cardiovascular systems, boost your energy, mood, creativity, and concentration, and even help you lose weight and live longer. Once you've discovered the healing power of trees, you can lose yourself in the beauty of your surroundings, leave everyday stress behind, and reach a place of greater calm and wellness.

Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness

Religion & Spirituality

Penguin Life

"The definitive guide to the therapeutic Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or the art and science of how trees can promote health and happiness.\nIn this beautiful book -- featuring more than 100 color photographs from forests around the world, including the forest therapy trails that criss-cross Japan -- the world's foremost expert in forest medicine shows how forest bathing can reduce your stress levels and blood pressure, strengthen your immune and cardiovascular systems, boost your energy, mood, creativity, and concentration, and even help you lose weight and live longer."

Forest Bathing: The Power of Trees to Relieve Stress, Boost Your Mood, and Improve Your Health (Thorndike Press Large Print Lifestyles)

Thorndike Press Large Print

Shinrin-yoku es un termino creado por la Agencia Forestal Japonesa que significa 'adentrarse en el bosque' o 'banarse en el bosque'. Es una practica contemplativa en la cual la idea es estimular los cinco sentidos mientras se esta en el bosque, para permitir que el cuerpo se cure, mediante el contacto y la contemplacion a traves de los arboles. Es bien sabido que estos banos de bosque tienen beneficios cientificamente probados. La experiencia del Dr. Qing Li y los anos de investigacion han dado lugar a este libro inspirador y hermoso, que nos muestra como recuperar y revolucionar nuestra relacion con el mundo natural. El explora como el bano en el bosque puede ayudarnos a reducir el estres y el azucar en la sangre, mejorar la salud cardiovascular y metabolica, la concentracion y la salud mental, disminuir el dolor y fortalecer el sistema inmunologico. Un libro practico y bellamente ilustrado, con pautas claras sobre como aprovechar al maximo la experiencia de los banos de bosque y sugerencias sobre como beneficiarse de los principios de shinrin-yoku, incluso sin tener acceso a un bosque: explorar, por ejemplo, las respuestas del cuerpo a la proporcion de interiores de madera y el impacto positivo del color verde en el hogar. / Shinrin-yoku or forest bathing is the practice of spending time in the forest for better health, happiness and a sense of calm. A pillar of Japanese culture for decades, Shinrin-yoku is a way to reconnect with nature, it can include anything from walking mindfully in the woods, to take a break in your local park, from drinking bark tea, to walking barefoot on your lawn. In a time when more than 75 per cent of the world's population live in urban areas, disconnected from the natural world, Shinrin-yoku is like a bridge that bridges gap between ourselves and nature This book brings together years of cutting edge research from the world expert on Forest Medicine, Dr Qing Li, with practical tips and anecdotes of the life-changing power of Shinrin-yoku. Dr Li's research has proven that spending time around trees (even filling your home with house plants and burning essential tree oils) can reduce blood pressure, lower stress, lower blood sugar levels, boost energy, improve concentration, boost immune system and even help you to lose weight.

El poder del bosque. Shinrin-Yoku: Cómo encontrar la salud y la felicidad a través de los árboles (Spanish Edition)

Alternative Medicine

Roca Editorial

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Into the Forest: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness

Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness

Forest Bathing: The Power of Trees to Relieve Stress, Boost Your Mood, and Improve Your Health (Thorndike Press Large Print Lifestyles)

El poder del bosque. Shinrin-Yoku: Cómo encontrar la salud y la felicidad a través de los árboles (Spanish Edition)