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Study finds gardeners enjoy better health

Posted by John Zeaiter on

A key theme of posts on our this week has been the link between gardening and good health. The theme began with the release of a report from the UK's magazine on the benefits ” both mental and physical ” of getting outdoors in the garden. While heavily UK-centric, it would appear that the findings of the study of 1500 adults living in the UK would apply to countries around the world. The study found that gardeners are less likely to experience depression and 80 percent of those who garden regularly felt happy with their lives. This compared to only...

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