According to the‘13^th Five-Year plan for forestry development’of State Forestry and Grassland Administration,500 forest therapy(also known as forest bathing or Shinrin-yoku in Japan)bases and 5–10 international co...According to the‘13^th Five-Year plan for forestry development’of State Forestry and Grassland Administration,500 forest therapy(also known as forest bathing or Shinrin-yoku in Japan)bases and 5–10 international cooperation demonstration bases will be set up in China,by 2020.So,it’s important to provide evidence about the benefits of specific forest environmental to human health,namely medical assessment on forest therapy base.展开更多
Chronic heart failure （CHF）, a clinical syndrome resulting from the consequences of various cardiovascular diseases （CVDs）, is increasingly becoming a global cause of morbidity and mortality. We had earlier demons...Chronic heart failure （CHF）, a clinical syndrome resulting from the consequences of various cardiovascular diseases （CVDs）, is increasingly becoming a global cause of morbidity and mortality. We had earlier demonstrated that a 4-day forest bathing trip can provide an adjunctive therapeutic influence on patients with CHF. To further investigate the duration of the impact and the optimal frequency of forest bathing trips in patients with CHF, we recruited those subjects who had experienced the first forest bathing trip again after 4 weeks and randomly categorized them into two groups, namely, the urban control group （city） and the forest bathing group （forest）. After a second 4-day forest bathing trip, we observed a steady decline in the brain natriuretic peptide levels, a biomarker of heart failure, and an attenuated inflammatory response as well as oxidative stress. Thus, this exploratory study demonstrated the additive benefits of twice forest bathing trips in elderly patients with CHF, which could further pave the way for analyzing the effects of such interventions in CVDs.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [No.31670701]Chinese Academy of Forestry [No.CAFYBB2019ZC008]
文摘According to the‘13^th Five-Year plan for forestry development’of State Forestry and Grassland Administration,500 forest therapy(also known as forest bathing or Shinrin-yoku in Japan)bases and 5–10 international cooperation demonstration bases will be set up in China,by 2020.So,it’s important to provide evidence about the benefits of specific forest environmental to human health,namely medical assessment on forest therapy base.
基金supported by funds from the National Natural Science Foundation of China[31670701&81771520]the Science Technology Department of Zhejiang Province[2014C33130&2016C34002]+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province[Y15H050018&LY17C070004]the Health Bureau of Zhejiang Province[2015DTA001&2016KYB005]
文摘Chronic heart failure （CHF）, a clinical syndrome resulting from the consequences of various cardiovascular diseases （CVDs）, is increasingly becoming a global cause of morbidity and mortality. We had earlier demonstrated that a 4-day forest bathing trip can provide an adjunctive therapeutic influence on patients with CHF. To further investigate the duration of the impact and the optimal frequency of forest bathing trips in patients with CHF, we recruited those subjects who had experienced the first forest bathing trip again after 4 weeks and randomly categorized them into two groups, namely, the urban control group （city） and the forest bathing group （forest）. After a second 4-day forest bathing trip, we observed a steady decline in the brain natriuretic peptide levels, a biomarker of heart failure, and an attenuated inflammatory response as well as oxidative stress. Thus, this exploratory study demonstrated the additive benefits of twice forest bathing trips in elderly patients with CHF, which could further pave the way for analyzing the effects of such interventions in CVDs.
