{"id":7318,"date":"2021-08-27T11:45:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T11:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tfb.institute\/staging\/?p=7318"},"modified":"2021-08-27T12:10:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T12:10:09","slug":"press-release-world-renowned-forest-medicine-expert-appointed-as-scientific-adviser-to-the-forest-bathing-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tfb.institute\/staging\/press-release-world-renowned-forest-medicine-expert-appointed-as-scientific-adviser-to-the-forest-bathing-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE | WORLD RENOWNED FOREST MEDICINE EXPERT APPOINTED AS SCIENTIFIC ADVISER TO THE FOREST BATHING INSTITUTE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7318\" class=\"elementor elementor-7318\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2465657 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2465657\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66d8bdf\" data-id=\"66d8bdf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d73e1d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d73e1d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Forest Bathing Institute is delighted to announce that world renowned forest medicine expert, and one of the founding figures behind the science of Shinrin-Yoku or Forest Bathing, Professor Qing Li has been appointed as its Scientific Adviser. An initial UK based project focussing on specific clinical research will be conducted with his oversight during 2021\/2022.<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Based at the Nippon Medical School in Tokyo, Professor Qing Li was asked by the Japanese government in 2004 to research the health benefits of nature. Since then, he has had countless research papers published that evidence the physiological and mental health benefits of forest medicine and in particular, Shinrin-Yoku or Forest Bathing, which is the practice of spending mindful time under the canopy of trees. In his book, Shinrin-Yoku, \u2018The Art and Science of Forest Bathing,\u2019 Professor Li beautifully captures the benefits and experiences of forest bathing.<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Professor Li is the Clinical Professor at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, based at the Nippon Medical School in Tokyo, Japan. He is also the President of the Japanese Society of Forest Medicine, Vice president and Secretary General of the International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine (INFOM) and a Director of the Forest Therapy Society in Japan.<\/p><p>Around 70% of Japan is covered in forests and trees. A great deal of Professor Qing Li\u2019s research has also been conducted into the properties of the aromatic, volatile compounds, known as phytoncides that are emitted by the trees to ward of pests and disease.\u00a0 Research has revealed that these phytoncides, contribute up to 50% of the health-giving benefits of spending time within a woodland or forest environment.<\/p><p>In Japan, Shinrin-Yoku or Forest Bathing is a well-known public health intervention and is used by millions of people a year to treat conditions such as high blood pressure, anxiety, and stress. Indeed, across Japan there are over 65 accredited Forest Therapy Trails whereby individuals, some of whom may have been referred for a particular health condition are given a dedicated woodland trail route that has been assessed for their health-giving properties.\u00a0<\/p><p>At the site they are met by medical professionals who conduct a medical assessment prior to them entering the woodland trail. This could entail measuring blood pressure, HRV, and potentially taking a blood sample. Following their 2 \/ 3 hour walk along the woodland therapy trail, the patients\u2019 measurements are re-assessed to monitor for any changes that may have taken place. It is at this stage that they may be advised to continue their Shinrin-Yoku or forest bathing programme to assist with the on-going nature therapy treatment to treat their condition.\u00a0<\/p><p>During 2019, The Forest Bathing Institute partnered with Dr Kirsten McEwan at the University of Derby to conduct the first ever UK scientific research study into the physiological benefits of Forest Bathing+. This ground-breaking study revealed incredibly positive results. Further research is being planned, with over 13 UK universities having expressed an interest in conducting more extensive studies.<\/p><p>Gary Evans, Director of The Forest Bathing Institute, said, \u2018We are thrilled that Professor Qing Li will be involved with our future research. By joining forces, we have created a unique opportunity to expand the science of forest bathing across the western hemisphere.\u2019\u00a0<\/p><p>Mr Evans continued; \u2018We are exploring the possibility of replicating and expanding upon previous physiological Japanese studies with the NHS and UK based universities. In 2016 my wife Olga and I launched some of the first forest bathing events in England, the research of Professor Qing Li directly inspired these events. To be able to work together is a dream come true. We are tremendously excited about the journey we will share over the coming years.\u2019<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Professor Qing Li said; \u2018It is a great honour for me to be the Scientific Adviser to The Forest Bathing Institute. Some people study medicine, some people study the forest. I study \u2018forest medicine\u2019 to find out all the ways in which walking in the forest can improve our well-being.\u00a0 I started the forest medicine research, Shinrin-Yoku, in 2004 and have since had many articles published in scientific journals.\u2019<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Professor Li continued; \u2018In 2005, I conducted the first forest bathing study in Japan (perhaps even in the world) in Iiyama City, Ngano prefecture in Japan. The results of the paper entitled, \u2018Forest Bathing enhances human natural killer activity and expression of anti-cancer proteins\u2019 was published in the International Journal of Immunopathology &amp; Pharmacology: 2007:20(2):3-8. Finally, congratulations on the establishment of The Forest Bathing Institute. I look forward to the further development of The Forest Bathing Institute.\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b761897 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b761897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p7\"><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">For further information and media enquiries please contact:<\/b><\/p><p>Gary Evans \u2013 Director, TFBI\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Philippa Bassett, PR Consultant\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>T: 01932 880 712<\/p><p>E: <a href=\"mailto:info@tfb.institute\">info@tfb.institute<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9b97ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9b97ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Editors notes<\/b><\/p><p>Professor Qing Li, published books:<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Shinrin-Yoku &#8211; The Art and Science of Forest Bathing \u2013 How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness was published by Penguin Random House UK in 2018.<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>The book also was published in the USA under the title of Forest Bathing in 2018 by Viking Books (Penguin Random House USA). 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