The Stress Diminishing Benefits of Gardening Outdoors
Aside from the natural Vitamin D that you likely think of when enjoying outdoor gardening, there are other benefits of gardening outdoors which can diminish your stress levels and help you live a longer, healthier life. Vitamin D is produced in your body by sunlight and can help protect you…
Raise Your Serotonin Levels and Decrease Stress By Digging in the Dirt
In his book, Last Child in the Woods, author Richard Louv writes about how we have been harmed by living lives that are no longer connected with nature. What Louv refers to as “nature deficit disorder” is linked to obesity, attention disorders, and depression. In fact, scientists have discovered that…
