08/05/2026
In case you needed just one more reason to book a trip with us! How about the BEST preventative measure? (At least IMO). We can vouch that we (and others we know who spend regular time in the mountains) seem to be especially resistant to illnesses.
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🚨BREAKING: A scientist in Japan demonstrated that the air inside a forest can strengthen your immune system for a full month.
Immunologist Qing Li of Nippon Medical School in Tokyo took 12 men on a three-day forest trip consisting of slow walks with no special breathing exercises or set routes.
Blood tests afterward showed a clear surge in natural killer cells — the immune cells that help the body fight viruses and cancerous cells.
The elevated levels were still measurable 30 days later.
A control group that walked the same distance through a city showed no change at all.
Pine, cedar, and cypress trees release airborne compounds called phytoncides as a natural defense. When people breathe them in, these compounds appear to activate immune cells.
Li’s research suggests that one forest walk a month may be enough to keep those cells elevated throughout the year.
Sometimes the best medicine does not require a prescription — just time among the trees.
