10 Reasons My Forest Has Been Good To Me

Walk with me a short way for your mental health

What is the meaning of this forest of mine? Is it for me to describe what you surely too can see? Or even to attempt to explain what you could already feel! To be honest forestbathing changed my life. It gave meaning, purpose, helped control health issues and knocked others for six (Brit expression meaning batted away) and gave me a reason to share a message. Repeatedly:

We need to take care of our mental health before/in case our mental health acts like an autoimmune disease

A recent study in the UK showed that 10% of the population had at least one autoimmune disease, caused by a few possible reasons, mainly genetics, industrial chemicals & pollution, or stress. 10% was broken down to 3% males and 7% females. Further studies in the US found that 1 in 15 adults had at least one autoimmune disease.

My argument here is that mental health problems resemble, or are often a mirror of autoimmune disease, in both triggers and symptoms.

• 23% of U.S. adults experienced a mental health condition in 2022
• 6% of U.S. adults experienced a serious mental health condition in 2022, which is often defined as a…