Coronavirus Pandemic Update 56: What is “Forest Bathing” & Can It Boost Immunity Against Viruses?
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- COVID-19 Update 56 with Roger Seheult, MD of www.medcram.com/?Y...
A series of joint studies from Stanford University School of Medicine and several medical schools and institutions in Japan demonstrated that exposure to “phytoncides” released by trees and plants may boost immunity by increasing natural killer cell quantity and activity among other effects.
Dr. Seheult illustrates how these studies were conducted as exposure to forests (forest bathing) may fall into the category of additional things we can do (and that don’t cause harm) to potentially help prevent viral infections such as COVID-19. Also discussed is how the state of New York decided to count some deaths that have occurred at home that were presumed to be from COVID-19 but did not have a positive test.
Links referenced in this video:
Johns Hopkins Tracker - gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/ap...
Worldometer - www.worldometers.info/coronav...
Forest Bathing - journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/...
Visiting a Forest, But Not a City - journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/...
Effect of Phytoncide - journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/...
Some previous videos from this series (visit MedCram.com for the full series):
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 55: How COVID-19 Infection Attacks The Immune System & Differs From HIV: • Coronavirus Pandemic U...
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 54: COVID-19 Antibody vs. PCR Testing; When to Relax Social Distancing?: • Coronavirus Pandemic U...
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 53: Anticoagulation; Can Mechanical Ventilation Make COVID 19 Worse?: • Coronavirus Pandemic U...
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 52: Ivermectin Treatment; Does COVID-19 Attack Hemoglobin?: • Coronavirus Pandemic U...
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 51: State by State Projections; Ultrasound to Diagnose COVID19 Pneumonia: • Coronavirus Pandemic U...
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 50: Dip in Daily New Deaths; Research on Natural Killer Cells & COVID-19: • Coronavirus Pandemic U...
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 49: New Data on COVID-19 vs Other Viral Infections (Ventilator Outcomes): • Coronavirus Pandemic U...
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 48: Curve Flattening in California, PPE in the ICU, Medication Trials: • Coronavirus Pandemic U...
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 47: Searching for Immunity Boosters & Possible Lessons From Spanish Flu: • Coronavirus Pandemic U...
-Coronavirus Pandemic Update 46: Can Hot/Cold Therapy Boost Immunity? More on Hydroxychloroquine • Coronavirus Pandemic U...
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 45: Sharing Ventilators, More on Sleep, Immunity, & COVID-19 Prevention • Coronavirus Pandemic U...
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 44: Loss of Smell & Conjunctivitis in COVID-19, Is Fever Helpful? • Coronavirus Pandemic U...
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 43: Shortages, Immunity, & Can a TB Vaccine (BCG) Help Prevent COVID-19? • Coronavirus Pandemic U...
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 42: Immunity to COVID-19 and is Reinfection Possible? • Coronavirus Pandemic U...
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 41: Shelter In Place, FDA Investigates Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19: • Coronavirus Pandemic U...
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 40: Ibuprofen and COVID-19 (are NSAIDs safe?), trials of HIV medications: • Coronavirus Pandemic U...
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 39: Rapid COVID-19 Spread with Mild or No Symptoms, More on Treatment: • Coronavirus Pandemic U...
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 38: How Hospitals & Clinics Can Prepare for COVID-19, Global Cases Surge: • Coronavirus Pandemic U...
- How Coronavirus Kills: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) & Treatment: • How Coronavirus Kills:...
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- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 55: How COVID-19 Infection Attacks The Immune System & Differs From HIV: czcams.com/video/8NffZAGELGg/video.html
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 54: COVID-19 Antibody vs. PCR Testing; When to Relax Social Distancing? czcams.com/video/kgzFAdYwYLM/video.html
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 53: Anticoagulation; Can Mechanical Ventilation Make COVID 19 Worse? czcams.com/video/o8aG63yigjA/video.html
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 52: Ivermectin Treatment; Does COVID-19 Attack Hemoglobin?: czcams.com/video/qc6VV7ue4cE/video.html
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 51: State by State Projections; Ultrasound to Diagnose COVID19 Pneumonia: czcams.com/video/E7MufS6dnJw/video.html
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 50: Dip in Daily New Deaths; Research on Natural Killer Cells & COVID-19: czcams.com/video/fya6Zwxch88/video.html
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 49: New Data on COVID-19 vs Other Viral Infections (Ventilator Outcomes): czcams.com/video/uaIzj3s3p4A/video.html
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 48: Curve Flattening in California, PPE in the ICU, Medication Trials: czcams.com/video/JN-8bGB1cLM/video.html
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 47: Searching for Immunity Boosters & Possible Lessons From Spanish Flu: czcams.com/video/H1LHgyfPPQ8/video.html
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 46: Can Hot/Cold Therapy Boost Immunity? More on Hydroxychloroquine: czcams.com/video/EFRwnhfWXxo/video.html
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 45: Sharing Ventilators, More on Sleep, Immunity, & COVID-19 Prevention: czcams.com/video/G1zsE9_85i4/video.html
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 44: Loss of Smell & Conjunctivitis in COVID-19, Is Fever Helpful? czcams.com/video/A4eu-h_owaI/video.html
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 43: Shortages, Immunity, & Can a TB Vaccine (BCG) Help Prevent COVID-19? czcams.com/video/LqKwAIIy-Mo/video.html
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 42: Immunity to COVID-19 and is Reinfection Possible? czcams.com/video/q4P91VrfPGw/video.html
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 41: Shelter In Place, FDA Investigates Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19: czcams.com/video/hPz5KxgI_K4/video.html
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 40: Ibuprofen and COVID-19 (are NSAIDs safe?), trials of HIV medications: czcams.com/video/dT6mHi_8V5E/video.html
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 39: Rapid COVID-19 Spread with Mild or No Symptoms, More on Treatment: czcams.com/video/AToF8O5T86s/video.html
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 38: How Hospitals & Clinics Can Prepare for COVID-19, Global Cases Surge: czcams.com/video/MoisrCTu0SY/video.html
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 37: The ACE-2 Receptor - The Doorway to COVID-19 (ACE Inhibitors & ARBs): czcams.com/video/1vZDVbqRhyM/video.html
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 36: Flatten The COVID-19 Curve, Social Distancing, Hospital Capacities: czcams.com/video/vww1nIIoqmw/video.html
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Thats it...talk about everything but High Dose Vitamin C
That’s coming! Very exciting!
This research has confirmed my intuition. With all the park, ravine closures here in Toronto it's really making me feel depressed because I can't go to any wild places. Luckily, I live near the boardwalk beside Lake Ontario and can get a bit of nature. Thanks for all your informative videos.
@@Medcram Doc, are you feeling okay? You sound congested in this video compared to your others, I hope you're not sick :/
@@deepstatethrombosis had exactly the same thoughts.. Or at least it sounds tired / sour throat (we are talking about 0:33 ... It sounds like the intro is recorded later)
Well, I'll be sleeping in my Tree House, taking Quercetin, Vitamin C, D and Zinc. Wake up, get in a sauna and immediately jump into an Ice Lake.
Epic! Hahaha
Like a boss!
Uh. You in Finland?
But not supplements...eat the foods that have those so u more readily absorb them
Chuck Norris Chuck, babe, imma be right over.
This channel should receive some kind of an International Reward for handing such invaluable information.
Thank you Dr. Seheult 🙏🏻
Agree!
I agree!!
Your videos are so interesting and very helpful in understanding (albeit for a non medically trained person), a little of how this virus functions and possible protocols in treatment and behaviours in strengthening our immunity. Thank you so much.
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reading it like you wrote it
you do not value the precious info
offered here
grasping at straws...yep; but when staws are everything semi-solid :) one has... straws will have to do.
:)
we are so doomed :)
I agree entirely
3 years ago my daughter started having symptoms. Started with upset stomach and headaches. She was given test after test and put on more and more medication. 2 years into "treatment" at one of the top teaching hospitals in our state, she couldn't get out of bed for weeks at a time. She was put on 5 different meds for nausea and pain. She took meds to sleep and to help with depression. She became more depressed and was having suicidal thoughts. She was 12. She kept saying, "Mom, I just want to walk in the woods again." Oh and she really wanted a dog. So after 2 years, I took her off all the meds and got a dog. We started with little walks in the woods once a week. It just worked. She still has to watch what she eats as she has a sensitive stomach and sometimes she can't sleep so I let her stay up and she does online school late at night when she is naturally awake. No more meds. No more tests. Walks in the woods and a dog.
What a Good Mum you are.
What a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing that with us. And a true blessing for your daughter. You sound like an wonderful mother. ♡
So pleased to see your daughter is getting better:) and very happy she’s got her best friend doggie too^^ God bless you!
I'm so happy your daughter is better! You're a wonderful mother!
BRAVO Mom!!!
I'm a forester. I know that my stress level goes down in the woods. My co-workers love their days in the woods more than office days. Fun to see this research that provides some scientific basis. Get out and enjoy the trees. It's good for your mind, body and soul.
Most valuable channel on CZcams right now.
and no political input, bonus
Having listened to every update carefully for more than a month, I can realise that Doctor sounds very exhausted in the beginning of the video. I hope he’s OK and not ill !
Is it safe to say then that there is truth in the common adage, "Nature heals?"
Kinda
there's a good side to everybody staying at home. Nature is getting healed itself, and if nature heals us then we must make sure nature never get sick.....
No, just walking in the forest, as far as this study gods. Nature also kills. Nature guarantees that we will die. Arsenic is part of nature, as are parasites.
R Wm explain?
@@scienceexplains302 Don't forget viruses, and bacteria, and ionizing radiation, and _literally the majority of the universe_ (empty space).
Nature, in general, is trying to kill you.
I can't tell you how happy it made me to see this. I am a total forest bathing aficionado. Thank you for giving people real knowledge.
Why do they call it forest bathing instead of forest walking or forest visiting or whatever? Thanks.
@@sleepycalico It is named after a Japanese term Shinrin-yoku. Shinrin means "forest" and yoku means "bath".
It's not "real knowledge", it's just knowledge, and the evidence is still tentative. This isn't proof.
I have been “forest bathing “ fir years without knowing it had a name! Yes, being outdoors and in the woods is one of the best cures for just about everything. I think the studies are somewhat missing the point, especially where it comes to urinary testing for cortisol. Cities are full of stimuli and overcrowding, whereas, the woods allow personal space and a relaxation of the mind and the body’s fight or flight responses.
Exactly - I was thinking a better control would be a visit to a desert or some other natural area but without the trees (maybe the beach:)
Leigh he really opened my mind about this too!
dilettanter yes I want to have the same study done on a beach. May I please donate myself to this study
Re fight or flight...unless you hear some things that go bump in the night.
Got one behind my yard.
We need to do what we did when we were kids, go outside and roll around on the ground and climb trees.
When youre out in the woods , the 5 sec, rule for eating your dropped cookie , becomes the 25 sec, rule ? Unless youre in New York , then its toast .
I used this and it was extremely good and the result were great. mixi.mn/?a=160578&c=8996&p=r
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If I try to roll around in the grass I won’t be able to get back up, lol
Very interesting study, I know I'd go bush for a week of hunting in the peace and tranquillity of the forest and when I reemerged I could feel the weight of societal/monetary pressures bearing back down on me as I drove towards my town (20K people), not even a city. Thanks for sharing that!
You sound tired. Please stay safe, healthy and well rested. Thank you for your service in this trying times.
The microbiology lessens are all fine and well but lessons like this one that an average Joe like me can actually put to use can save lives. Thank you.
You have to keep in mind that this is _all_ with the caveat of "cause for cautious optimism...maybe". This isn't proof-positive that vapourizing tree oils is going to make you healthier. It's more of a really tantalizing clue for scientists to keep investigating. Definitely something that seems worth more study, with many other questions to ask. What exact compounds are involved? Which ones aren't? What's the mechanism of action for these? The could still be many variables that were missed that explain what they've seen in the data.
Assume it's all true and this would work. Enough research and engineering later you might be able to have these compounds aerosolized in public spaces, and at home, to improve public health, by figuring-out exactly which compounds are responsible, and then how to synthesize them (instead of say, cutting-down massive swaths of forest; hardly sounds sustainable, that). That's the hyper-optimistic, massively jumping-the-gun version of this.
very interesting, thanks for presenting this. Not every therapy has to be a pill
Yes agreed...food is another medicine
What if there was a forest-in-a-pill phytoncide supplement 🤔
💊 🤔
the real magic of pill happens essentially when taken at an early stage of the disease. by that time the immune system is already compromised, with no such bodily symptoms except perhaps bacteria overgrowth. which may require culture to detect. not a doc so i could be wrong here.
What if it was a pill of a-pinene?
During the Spanish Flu outbreak...it was found that bringing the infected out doors and into the sunlight and fresh air turned the tide on infections and brought down the mortality numbers. I have been an avid camper my entire life, and would not visit nor do not have a desire to spend anytime in any city......NO THANK YOU!!!----------Great video!!!
I live in the Ozarks of Arkansas. I'm in poor health. When the coronavirus came along I started walking as often as I could. I'm already feeling the benefits! I figured what the heck, my health problems are too many to list. Thank you so much MedCram!!!
I don't think there is a single person that doesn't feel some kind of symbiotic relationship with the forest on our planet.
sharon crawford Those of us exposed to this understand it. But there are in fact many urban dwellers who have not had this experience. In fact, a state forest ran a program to take people out of the inner city to walk in the forest and get acquainted with the peace, the sounds of the birds, etc., the sighing of the wind in the treetops. Several of the people expressed nervousness-the quiet made them nervous. They wanted to play their boom boxes to make it sound “natural.” This story made me feel very sad for them.
I’m so fortunate to live surrounded by forest! Thank you for discussing these intriguing studies.
I watched this last night, but it was only this afternoon that it occurred to me what a kind and generous effort this was, served up at just the right time. We have a good, generous, caring, positive person in Dr. Seheult.
I was hiking 1-2x per week in the mountains outside of Las Vegas before they were closed due to the CV. All I know is I miss it from a purely mental/spiritual perspective.
C Alsop That’s crazy to close the parks anywhere. I’m a Volunteer in the Cleveland Metro Park, Ohio. We won the National Parks Award 2017, although there’s no Volunteering due to CV19, our Parks are open while practicing Social Distancing. Governor Mike DeWine, would be voted out if he closed our Parks. I’ve always known that the forest heal us.
AdvMedic2010 Gov. DeWine is a keeper.
Are there forest there?
Off hwy 395??? Eastern sierras?
Same in Los Angeles. I hiked regularly until they closed all trails. After weeks of this lockdown, I feel my mental and physical health deteriorating.
This is common sense and shows that we are not connecting to and working with the natural environment, only ignoring and destroying it. Thank You
Too bad they closed state parks in CA, and you can't go camping now. Which is kind of dumb because camping was the original form of social distancing. That's the main reason I go camping.... to get away from people.
mrtimjitsu - They closed boat launches in Wa. Go figure. Time to invest in private land.
As a Land Surveyor working in the PNW for 40 years and as well being an avid Flyfisher and a tent camper, I am in the woods constant, every day pretty much I am Immersed in the beauty of our planet.
Hope all that good outdoor living and work will benefit my health.
Thanks Doc!!
This is absolutely fascinating... I just can not thank you enough for all the informative and thought provoking information you provide!!
So happy to see someone mentioning forest bathing, I love it and it helps me. Have no idea if it protects agains covid but I was wondering if possible, as I knew about its benefetis in general. So happy to see it mentioned by specialists. I started learning and practicing it 4 yrs ago in my fight agains postpartum depression and half thyroidectomy. It really helped me a lot. Even 30 min twice per week make wonders to your mood, sleep. Pineforest or evergreen is even better, the air is very good in there and it feels like I slept 2 hours, after just sitting 20 min
The subject study raises questions: First, has the study been repeated with different subjects in the same forest? If so, were the results reproducible? Second, Obviously there are different kinds of forests, so does it make a difference, which forest? Great program, thank you.
I very much hope that more studies of this kind are done in different countries and different settings.
Forest with pine trees are most effective, in the beginning they noticed the improvement on pt with chronic atopic dermatis. Now we know the eczema is closely linked to t cells mediates our immunity.
Another issue is the small sample size.
@@susanpak9042 and stress /eczema are closely related and stress/immune response.
Most important limitation is these were uncontrolled, nonblinded subjects. To make an accurate comparison, we need a control arm where the control subjects also had several days off in a non-city AND non-forest setting, or stayed at a hotel, or were exposed to an inert,nonaromatic substance. The gold standard would be a randomized double blind trial with an intention to treat analysis
This confirms what I intuitively thought all my life
This is why people have been advocating a biopsychosocial model approach to health.
I also wonder about the impact of seashores: sun, sea breezes, walking barefoot on the sand and in the sea water, etc. just curious.
Very interesting! Luckily the "lockdown" here in Switzerland still allows me to go walking or hiking, I will for sure continue to spend some time in the forest!
We need more doctors like you in clinical practice. Your teaching topics are so refreshing and reinforce thoughts I've had for years. I currently work in acute care and ideas like this aren't talked about, let alone actually used in practice. Thank you for everything you do!
Thank you for this video! I loved that the benefits of being in a forest we looked at, and also Quantified. It feels like it makes sense instinctually, but seeing the numbers at work takes it to a whole new level.
This crisis is calling multiple elements of dense, urban living into question as unhealthy and setting one up for infection.
great stuff. There is hope for our Medical community after all. Cheers and keep up the great work.
been taking daily walks with douglas fir surroundings, happy to hear this. thanks so much for the concern and posts.
Thanks for this study! I’m a resident dentist, during this pandemic, and while our profession has been hit hard, the research is just as novel as this virus. Thanks Dr. Seheult, for being an avid pioneer during this Co-Vid19! I’ve followed you since I was a dental student, studying for Boards--probably even as an aspiring dentist (2014 until present. And I graduated, just last year (May 2019). May I add: You are a blessing to doctors from all aspects of medicine! Thanks again, for all of your hard work🙏🏽).
Im off to hug some trees.
People called us tree huggers but now it's literal
I thank my dog, forest walk everyday
I lost both my dogs about 4 years ago - old age, cancer. I'd take them on a walk in the woods 5 days out of 7 for about 1.5 hours. Since then I feel like my health has gone downhill. I do have a couple of pine trees in my yard. Need to bathe under them I guess!
I like that you are exploring ways to help our immune systems to be at their maximum performance. Thank you for looking into all these different ways. When you are offering these different things that we can do to help ourselves, you are giving us the power to do something , instead of feeling overwhelmed. Thank you.
WOW!!! I spend so much time in the forest and always call it my happy place!
This is particularly interesting since the NJ governor just banned people from walking in forests and parks.
Yes , and in BC ,theyve made it illegal to walk your dog there as well . I let people walk there dog in my private forest , the dogs dont want to get back in the car .
$1,000 fine here in Michigan if you walk too close to someone in the forest and many of the state parks are closed.
How stupid is this getting... the one easy and free thing that can make people feel better is now deemed dangerous 🙄😤😨😱
Why not share this video on the state COVID19 sites?!! I'm going to! post on the Governor's social media sites: fb, twitter... I live in Ohio and our Gov & Director of public health have encouraged ppl to go for walks. As long as there aren't prblms, he's kept state parks open. I am now appreciating this ruling so much more!!
all the outdoorsy people feeling pretty good right about now ;'D
Not really, as we aren't allowed to or are at least strongly discouraged from hiking and backpacking to prevent spreading THE VIRUS. Most parks and trail heads are closed and people in trail towns are hysterically insular right now.
Yep. Plenty of us knew this intuitively our entire lives. Another reason "lockdown" is hazardous to one's health.
Dang Skippy we do 😹😊🌴🌳🌲 trees ..I think.. Ultimately ..are my true saving graces... During this PANDEMIC.. can't wait to do the RT-PCR test then I'd know for Sure..
Snow here. Cannot go outdoors. Yuck. Snow sucks. :(
This man is so talented. IMO. He always talks so calm, so no -arrogant, so simple. His graphs when explaining the studies are so easy to follow. What a great teacher! Ty!
Greetings Dr. Seheult. I hope you and your family are doing well through this difficult time. Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to inform and enlighten us all. I am so grateful for the information you bring to us. Stay well!
I greatly appreciate the quality and quantity of the work you have put in. It is my go to source and a solace to have fact based commentary at this time. I look forward to each update.
Did I miss the time of year in the presentation? Different pollens can elicit quite a varied immune response across the population. Did the studies take into account allergic responses?
Nice research on your part for bringing such interesting articles to light. Thanks.
No pollens.
although NK cell activity and quantity increases, it don't think this necessarily correlates to "boosted" immunity but rather just an activated immune system. Considering the significant amount of antigenic exposure (including immeasurable ones) that one has during a forest walk... especially if it is a novel experience for that individual
But there was still some effect just from essential oils. I mean, I never thought I'd be looking at essential oils as anything other than hocus pocus voodoo but here we are.
I 100% agree but that is literally the definition of boosted. It doesn't matter how the NKC activity increases as long as it does. I would find it hard to argue that if you have increased NKC activity when you become infected that you wouldn't see a decreased turn around in the symptoms of disease
then how would you explain the third experiment? the medical students remained in a hotel in the city.
@@P.Gillett this is the correct question to move forward... it is the agent that works like an antigen... so whether in the forrest or in the hotel room in the city , once youi get these agents , essential oil molecules, into your mucosal membranes then you get your innate immunity activated...
and what we should take from this is that you can activate your immunity response by smelling (every month different) essntial oils that will end up triggering mildly your innate cells in the ILC zone... since Innate cells are not differentiated for a particular antigen, rather they attack anything non-self, just activating them would be suitable and enough to state that you can face more readily any antigenic attack from outside be it a virus, a bacteria, pollen, ... but studies would show in detail if there is a "bug" in this system of thinking, since there might be some negative effects from the continouw stimulation of your immune system even in this form... auto-immunity could ensue in long term stimulation of innate immunity... just saying..
@@alexandrosvassaras4302 auto-immunity from stimulation: can a forest walk or essential oils overstimulate, what studies (I'll look, but if you links that'd be great).
Yes. I see definite Improvement when I have forest time mentally and physically. No mistake - lots of improvement and I am going to "continue" this study tomorrow, even if I have to hang out at the edge of a forested park. This was fascinating. Thanks.
Fascinating! I've been an 'outdoor person' all my life, and firmly believe it has helped me stay strong and healthy... I would like to add, that I teach/do a lot of yoga and Buddhist meditation, also, careful about diet. I share this bc I am 75 years old, most people think I'm in my 50's or 60's, point being, I don't have weight issues, or ANY chronic conditions requiring meds on a daily basis. The study presented here, is research about a particular issue, I am being mindful of contact w/ others and using mask, gloves, etc. when in grocery stores, etc. We will see what happens as time passes... Thank you to the MedCram for making public your research!
I would like to see home use of forest tree extracts combined with the same light hiking exercise that was used in the forest study.
Essential oils have traditionally always had a reputation for curative properties from viral killers such as Tea Tree, Lavender & Eucalyptus to antiseptics such as Mint & Peppermint &.c. But I never imagined such oils having effect (apart from general relief) with these strands of virus.- Guess I go sniff my Cedar Tree oil to boost those NK-cells (& that oil sure does keep the bugs away from my cereal boxes - so why not. LOL). - As always both interesting and inspiring, Doc (y) Thanks a lot.
There is no question that getting out in the woods has therapeutic qualities, I always never get sick out in the field all day hunting in the fall, even when I am freezing all day.
It doesn't change anything for me because I already get outside in the woods daily. I already knew this but it was good to see Science confirm it. Thanks for posting. this needs to be seen by everyone.
Modern science giving some credence to what we think we have always known about spending time in a forest..Cool!
This, getting plenty of vitamin D, using thermotherapy, getting plenty of sleep, and not suppressing a fever should all combine to give people's immune systems a big advantage when trying to prevent catching, or fighting off a viral infection. I'd also add some licorice root for good measure.
Shared this with our dept at the medical school. Thanks for all your effort! It is, as always appreciated!
First off, thank you and your team for giving the general public a easy way to digest this very complex and life changing issue. I’m a retired US Navy Chief, I moved to Japan the first time in 1983 as a young man, I split my time between Japan and other places around the world depending current events. I’m a triathlete, Ultra Marathoner and lover of hiking the forrest and mountains of Japan. My Japanese friends showed me how to blending the forrest and mountains into my training and everyday routine. Short hikes and climbs, relaxing in the natural onsen’s to help my body recover. Meditation and just being away from the 37 million people of Tokyo for a day brings increased energy. Japanese are famous for telling tourist this place is famous for this and that, but if you take the time and research a little. There are certain onsen waters, forrest or mountains that have given me measurable benefits over my 37 years life in all regions of Japan. If you ever go hiking there you will see more Japanese people over the age of 55 then all other demographics combined . They enjoy the adventure and take time appreciate what the forrest is giving them. They just can’t kick the cigarette habit..... keep up the great work
Lol. Science finally agrees with my Grandpa. Funny how old wisdom is so often proven right by science.
jainouye I would say: “Science finally is catchin’ up”
can't really say proven, but some evidence to back up their old wisdom
It also proves wrong a whole lot more. Humans just suffer painfully from confirmation bias.
I have been home, sick for 5 weeks. Caughing.. im gonna lay down in the forest and caugh there from now on
Remember to stay 2 metres from all squirrels. Oh and don't eat their brains either, but that's for another reason.
No wonder a walk in the woods is often so refreshing!
WOW! That's for sharing this! I'm super stoked to see this because I've learnt a bit about this in my aromatherapy course! I love how you shared with us the different chemical constituents like a-pinene, b-pinene, etc. (Which are found in certain essential oils, depending on the oil). ✌🏻🌿
I already live with the forest right at end of my lawn.
Although I didn't know for sure, the wellness I feel by being close to nature kind of already gave me a hunch that this was the case.
Next suggestion for scientific study subject, does owning a dog improve your health and immune system more that a comparable amount of exercise to your daily walks would do?
I would at least make the claim that happiness is closely correlated with dog ownership.
Or cats. Their purrs have the same frequency bone machines used on some to help heal them. Noticed purrs help me sleep and are relaxing to me. Pets are very therapeutic. One cat can sense my mini seizures and sticks with me and Joey RIP used to stick with me when sick. Can't walk a cat easily. They act broken.😸Animals can be very empathetic. Had a kitten stick with an old cat when he had cancer. She barely left him alone and didn't pester him like a kitten normally would.
@@JNoMooreNumbers Indeed pets are very therapeutic.
As you probably can tell from my avatar, I'm a dog owner - so dogs were the first thing that came to my mind.
@@NomenNescio99 Any pet that makes one happy will do. A home doesn't seem like a home without one.
shinrin-yoku. Shinrin in Japanese means “forest,” and yoku means “bath. I wonder if there is a study on living by the sea/ocean with iodine in the air. Either way I am on the lookout for some forest property so I can set up a Finnish Spa in there
In my country walks in the forest are recommended during this time except for people in strict home quarantine. I spent two days in the forest last weekend camping in with only a sleeping bag. It helped me so much and got me so much energy! I definitely go in the forest this weekend too. If only for few hours. It is clean there. You can put the face mask off and feel free and connected with a nature. We need more city parks and forests to stay healthy. More green nature, less buildings.
Every morning I walk for about a mile and then I walk through an amazing woods not too far from my house. I have lots of special areas in there and I often will meditate in there or listen to some positive "spiritual" podcasts. I live in WA and I love having trees everywhere. My daughter and her two little girls go for a walk everyday in the woods by their house also. We take care of our health and so far have not been ill. There is a healing energy in the woods/nature and you can feel it pretty quickly. Thanks for sharing the science..The term Forest bathing even evokes relaxation.
That was refreshing.
Fresh air and sunshine are probably factors as well. Can't hurt anyway...
Thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy and stressful work schedule to make these videos.
My pleasure!
I sleep at night on a grounding mat. This helps with pain and inflammation. In my opinion, every hospital bed and chair needs to be grounded. In a hospital all the medical equipment, monitors, computers, and instruments are grounded. Yet, we don't ground the most sensitive electrical equipment in the hospital room: the patient.
Walking barefoot on the grass works, too. The best is walking on wet sand on the beach. ..... 6 feet away from everyone else.
I essentially live in a forest, I wonder if it helps if you are always in the forest vs visiting a forest.
Interesting question. Like my cats do not care about catnip which is all over the place, but I pick & dry it for other cats who go nuts. In your case, my intuition is that living in a forest does the same NK production.
My problem with this last study is: (1) No control group, and related to that (2) I can argue that sleep was the cause of the better immune profile. I would love to see better studies about this topic.
I just returned from the Appalachian Mountains of Bergoo WV!!! Traveled high on the Mountain 4000 ft! The Forest and Trees were alive with the Most Beautiful Colors and Smells!!! I Totally Believe in Forest Bathing and Immunity!!! I GOT IT🍁🍃🍄🍃
Thanks very much Dr. Seheult for sharing these studies on Forest Bathing is such a professional non-judgemental way. Your presentation style invites thoughtful contemplation.
Very interesting, shows again how we are more our own enemies than nature is.
When you don't count the rattlers, cottonmouths, poison ivy, bullnettle... around here taking a walk in the woods is no picnic.
True, nature has its dangers and discomforts, but cities are death traps imho
@@brad5938 I understand, but the risk of dying from a snake bite is way less then dying from a McDonalds diet, stressful jobs, overcrowded cities, air pollution, etc.
The vast majority of this universe will kill you within seconds.
Nature is far, far, _far_ from a panacea. Nature is indeed the problem we've been engineering ourselves out of for all of human history since we learned how to use fire.
And I'll take the McD's diet over the deadly snakebite any day, thanks. I'll live longer.
Very, very interesting information, that would appear to show how most everything is interrelated...
Dear Dr. Seheult, I could not agree more with the direction the last videos are taking us into: SARS CoV2 is going to be around, and for a long time until there is enough community immunity naturally or vaccinated that it finally shall have a Ro
I often go to the forests in the US Northwest and visit natural hot springs. I've always known there were wellness effects from bathing in the hot water, jumping into the cool river, and spending a few nights camping in the forest. Thank you for explaining the science behind it.
There is a documentary that mentions this: "Call of the Forest - the Forgotten Wisdom of Trees" by Diana Beresford-Kroeger, botanist and medical biochemist.
www.calloftheforest.ca
Dragana P Haha. My family gave me that book for Christmas! It’s charming. It was a little bit “coals to Newcastle” since I live in a forest 🌳
Maybe that's also why bats don't get sick of the virus themselves? They kinda live in the forest and trees all the time...
CellGames2006 ive been studying this for the past year and can say that the data points to that plus the acute inflammatory stress of constant flying
I couldn't load this,
This is the raddest CZcams channel I've seen in years. Keep up the good work!
Your voice sounds different in this video. Please take care.
You have been a guiding star for all of us to get relevant and authentic information in this crisis. 🙏
These "phytoncides" are extremely similar to the terpenes in cannabis, the things that give it is smell, taste and the different beneficial effects associated with consumption.
could it just mean the immune system is busy dealing with these phytoncides? this doesn't prove any improvement in immune function right?
They get activated, but they can multitask so the immunity is increased.
Nope, it only demonstrates exactly what it measures, and there could still be variables lurking unaccounted for that would explain the results better. Science is a hell of a lot more complicated than the previous commentor seems to imply.
Thank you for thinking outside the box, you are amazing!🙏
The documentation of social connection and it's over all affect on our immunity is clear. Mortality rates reported to go down to as much as 50% without them. Love to hear your medical perspective on social distancing
Hold my beer, I’m off to hug a tree.
Take the beer and a spare with you.😂
Walking in nature is more efficacious than I thought... daily forest walks for me and my wife then. We are in England, I presume other trees have similar results? It would be very interesting to see one month, not just three days.
going off topic slightly our Prince Charles is ahead of the curve talking to trees and going organic all those years ago. And if you wonder how himself and his mother and father are managing so well, well they are in a lot of woodlands a lot of the time
Yes!! I got to spend a few hours in the forest after weeks of being indoors on quarantine. By whole nervous system felt reset, I slept better, and It even released Jaw tension and I stopped grinding my teeth at night.
The forest study is amazing
There is more to the details to life then we all know
Does it have anything to do with the type of trees that were in the forest? Curious how the results would compare if the experiment was repeated in forests with different types of trees.
By the sounds of it -- Pine -ene, Terpentine - ene -- this is sounding like an EVERGREEN forest. I wonder whether deciduous forests would have the same effect.
I have a combo around me from oak to pines and never better than when I was in a concrete jungle. Perfect time moving.
Citing and listing checkable references holds my attention. Thank you for your work. 👍🍻
I absolutely love the way you are going with all this....you are so open to considering anything ,it’s incredibly interesting to see a medical professional really look outside the box....huge respect for you and these magnificent and informative videos.
Thank you
Wow, this is something I can do. :) I have a forest nearby. I try to take regular long walks in the forest already (no lockdown here).
Wow, nice 👍👍Omg ..do it please.. 🌳🌲😊
@@NubalanceDNAcDc Thanks. :) I'm planning on doing a long forest walk tomorrow morning. Avoiding people while there, of course. :)
Could the boost in imminent be caused by minor allergic reaction to the trees.
Or is it a sign that "We belong to the Forest" as our Natural Environment (how our Ancestors lived). Despite Great Civilizations always thriving in the Cities, the Wise Ones Invested in Building Elaborate Gardens for Millennia. Always.
Interesting thought!
@@mareks360 We call the cties , " The BIG SMOKE " .
It might be worth exploring a potential intersection between the sauna and forest bathing effects, in that some sauna oils claim to contain phytoncides. A few drops (maybe 0.5 ml?) of these oils -- I think birch and pine oils are among them -- are added to the small pail of water you take into the sauna, and then you use a ladle to pour the oil/water mixture on the rocks.
I am so grateful for the explanations and information you are providing. It has made this whole COVID-19 experience so much more bearable. Thanks for your amazing insight and interest in all the things you are documenting here! As for the forest-bathing theory, I'm all for it. I live near the giant redwoods in Northern California and I have always thought the refreshment from a walk among those giants was more than a little healing. Thanks for the confirmation and the excuse to partake of forest bathing more often.
So I wonder if living on an acre or so surrounded by trees makes a significant difference.
I'd think so. I feel more relaxed than the concrete jungle I was in in a similar type house. Woods in the back and lots of berry bushes and some trees and lots of plants and a garden every year. Needs to warm up to stay out longer. Snowed today.
Definitely.
I would wager that it does.
I posted earlier that our small town is located in rain forest (western NC mountains). We have 6 “confirmed” cases around us. Counties next to our, more urban, have many more. Makes you wonder.
@@justaguy1679 I read a different study years ago about how people living around trees are healthier in general. We've lived surrounded by trees since 1988 and I spent decades horseback riding and hiking the trails here daily. Definitely need to get back into that!
Also published by the University of California is Nature's "Awe Effect" that has anti-inflammatory benefits as well. The researchers found a correlation between feelings of awe and lower levels of cytokines, markers that put the immune system on high alert by triggering a defensive reaction known as inflammation. That awe, wonder and beauty of nature promote healthier levels of cytokines.
I always love walking in the woods. Thanks for your videos.
Fascinating! Nothing a simple walk in nature won't cure. Love the depth and breadth of subjects explored - thanks!