В представленном обзоре обсуждаются мономодальные и полимодальные факторы ‘зелёной’ природы, ответственные за позитивные эффекты пребывания человека в лесу, парке и других зелёных пространствах, окружающих человека. Большинство данных, полученных в последние годы международными коллективами исследователей с использованием современной диагностической техники, и включённых нами в анализ, являются доказательными. При регулярных прогулках в лесу с приятным дизайном у участников программ ‘лесной терапии’ отмечается мобилизация позитивных психологических и физиологических резервов, защитных факторов организма (в том числе, противораковых клеток-киллеров). Происходит снижение уровня стресса с уменьшением концентрации кортизола в организме, психоэмоционального напряжения, нарушений автономной регуляции артериального давления, сердечного ритма, а также уменьшение риска развития неинфекционных хронических заболеваний, в том числе ментальных, кардиоваскулярных, метаболических и некоторых видов онкологической патологии. Эффективность для индивидов разного возраста и пола кратковременного пребывания в атмосфере леса была выражена тем больше, чем больше были отклонения анализируемых показателей до ‘лесной терапии’, и сохранялась в течение нескольких дней или недель.
Таким образом, дальнейшее развитие и широкое использование ‘лесной терапии’ может превратить её в эффективную стратегию превентивной медицины с улучшением соматического, ментального здоровья и психоэмоционального состояния населения крупных городов.

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