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The Washington Post has published an article on forest bathing, citing 9 papers published by Professor Qing Li, Vice President of INFOM.
Please take a look when you have time.

A column on Forest Bathing published by the Washington Post
https://wapo.st/3Jzxq8x

• The Washington Post on Forest Bathing (PDF)

1. Li Q, Ochiai H, Ochiai T, Takayama N, Kumeda S, Miura T, Aoyagi Y, Imai M. Effects of forest bathing (shinrin-yoku) on serotonin in serum, depressive symptoms and subjective sleep quality in middle-aged males. Environ Health Prev Med. 2022;27:44. doi: 10.1265/ehpm.22-00136.
2. Li Q. Effects of forest environment (Shinrin-yoku/Forest bathing) on health promotion and disease prevention – the Establishment of “Forest Medicine”-. Environ Health Prev Med. 2022;27:43. doi: 10.1265/ehpm.22-00160.
3. Li Q. New concept of Forest Medicine. Forests, 2023, 14(5), 1024; https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/5/1024
4. Conte A, Pace R, Li Q, Carloni S, Boetzkes A, Passatore L．Aula Verde (tree room) as a link between art and science to raise public awareness of nature based solutions．Scientific Reports 2024 Feb 6;14(1):2368. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-51611-9.
5. Benedetti, V.; Giganti, F.; Cotugno, M.; Noferini, C.; Gavazzi, G.; Gronchi, G.; Righi, S.; Meneguzzo, F.; Becheri, F.R.; Li, Q.; Viggiano, M.P. Interplay among Anxiety, Digital Environmental Exposure, and Cognitive Control: Implications of Natural Settings. Behav. Sci. 2024, 14, 323. doi: 10.3390/bs14040323
6. Simpattanawong D, Li Q, McEwan K. A controlled trial comparing the impact of guided Forest bathing or a mindful urban walk on heart rate, blood pressure, and mood in young Thai adults. People and Nature. 6 (6), December 2024, Pages 2577-2586, doi: 10.1002/pan3.10744
7. Li Q. Preventive Effects of Forest Bathing/Shinrin-Yoku on Cardiovascular Diseases: A Review of Mechanistic Evidence. Forests 2025, 16, 310. doi: 10.3390/f16020310, February 2025.
8. Li, Q.; Takayama, N.; Katsumata, M.; Takayama, H.; Kimura, Y.; Kumeda, S.; Miura, T.; Ichimiya, T.; Tan, R.; Shimomura, H.; Tateno, A, Kitagawa T, Aoyagi Y, Imai M. Impacts of Forest Bathing (Shinrin-Yoku) in Female Participants with Depression/Depressive Tendencies. Diseases 2025, 13, 4, 100 . https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9721/13/4/100, March, 2025.
9. Li, Q.; Takayama, N.; Kimura, Y.; Takayama, H.; Kumeda, S.; Miura, T.; Kitagawa T, Aoyagi Y, Imai M.　Forest bathing improves inflammatory markers, SpO2 and subjective symptoms related to COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) in male subjects at risk of developing COPD. J Occup Health, 2025 Jan 7;67(1):uiaf041. doi: 10.1093/joccuh/uiaf041.