Do you think gardening is pointless and boring? Think again! Read below why you should start gardening:
1. Mental health
Symptoms of depression have been relieved by gardening in some studies. It has been suggested that it is purely because of the gardening sensation, but some researchers believe that harmless bacteria called Mycobacterium vaccae are the cause. This bacteria increases the metabolism and release of serotonin, a chemical in the brain that affects our mood.
2. Reduced risk of dementia
In some research circles, gardening activities are proposed to reduce the risk of dementia. The results are not conclusive, but they nevertheless suggest that the combination of mental and physical tasks involved in gardening has a positive effect on the brain. It has been found that even people who are only at risk of dementia and mental decline have found walking in a beautiful garden to be therapeutic.
3. Nutrition
The fruits and vegetables you can grow in your garden will be the freshest you’ve ever eaten, and widely considered to be of higher quality in terms of taste than what comes from a supermarket. As a result, gardeners eat more healthy foods on average. This can be just as beneficial for young children, as seeing their parents eat nutritious foods regularly may inspire them to do so themselves.
4. Exercise
Gardening is not vigorous exercise, but it will get your blood pumping. Repetitive tasks like planting, weeding, and digging will require both a certain degree of strength and a certain degree of stretching. These types of exercises are ideal for people with disabilities or chronic pain who find more strenuous activities a challenge. However, if they find that they are unable to carry out a task like weeding or mowing on a large scale, they can always hire a professional service such as Mitcham Gardeners to do it for them.
5. Stress relief
It has been documented that after a stressful day, gardening can help you relax more than other leisure activities like yoga and reading. People only have a limited amount of time per day to devote their full attention to tasks such as working and interacting with multimedia devices like mobile phones or reading emails on a computer. This is called attention fatigue. Attention fatigue can be reversed through gardening. The smells, sounds and sights of a garden promote relaxation and demand an effortless form of attention.
Originally posted 2019-12-04 10:50:04 .
