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Julia Clarke

Phytoncides: the hidden power of plants and how hiking heals

A woman stands in the sunlight between giant trees.

“Twenty minutes, three times a week, hanging out with trees is enough to boost your immune system,” our forest bathing guide Allie Fuller tells us as we saunter through the trees.

We’re wearing hiking boots to account for the rough ground underfoot, but in no way would I consider this a hike. Rather, we’re walking as slowly as we possibly can in the early morning light, birds twittering from the trees above us. 

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