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Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Physiology

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Effects of forest bathing (shinrin-yoku) on levels of cortisol as a stress biomarker: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Michele Antonelli, Grazia Barbieri, Davide Donelli
International Journal of Biometeorology Summary & key facts 2019 249 citations

This review looked at studies that measured cortisol (a stress hormone) after people visited forests, a practice called forest bathing or shinrin-yoku. The authors found that people in forest groups had lower salivary cortisol than people in urban groups, both before and after the visits. The reviewers say the change…

Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Biofield Effects and Biophysics Stress Responses and Cortisol
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