Forest bathing

most

comfortable?

Whether we can somehow listen in on tree talk is a subject

that was recently addressed in the specialized literature.

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Korean scientists have been tracking older women as they

walk through forests and urban areas. The result? When the

women were walking in the forest, their blood pressure, their

lung capacity, and the elasticity of their arteries improved,

whereas an excursion into town showed none of these

changes. It’s possible that phytoncides have a beneficial

effect on our immune systems as well as the trees’ health,

because they kill germs. Personally, however, I think the

swirling cocktail of tree talk is the reason we enjoy being out

in the forest so much. At least when we are out in

undisturbed forests.