Many years of analysis have led to a protracted listing of advantages for many who spend time exterior. Improved reminiscence, improved sleep, discount of despair and ADHD signs, decreased stress ranges, lowered blood stress and blood glucose ranges — the listing goes on and on. As we inch nearer to the post-pandemic world, the specter of new illness will nonetheless loom. Fortunately, spending time exterior boosts the immune response in two attention-grabbing methods. Phytoncides are airborne chemical compounds launched by timber and different flowers which have antiseptic properties for each flowers and people. As phytoncides are inhaled they stimulate the immune system to provide NK white blood cells, which struggle viral infections and tumors within the physique. One weekend within the woods has been proven to spice up white blood cell counts for round 30 days.
