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Forest Bathing Cortisol and HRV Study (2024)

Effects of forest bathing (Shinrin-yoku) in stressed people. Frontiers in Psychology. 2024. Study of 29 volunteers showing cortisol dropped approximately 47% and heart rate variability increased significantly after two days of forest immersion.

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