{"id":6658,"date":"2024-05-23T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T09:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=6658"},"modified":"2024-05-23T09:25:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T09:25:53","slug":"the-health-benefits-of-gardening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=6658","title":{"rendered":"The Health Benefits of Gardening"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Digging holes can be a workout and mood booster all rolled into one.<\/p>\n

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Last Saturday, I was covered in dirt, my back ached, the scream of a trillion cicadas<\/a> rang in my ears, and, despite my best efforts, a sunburn was developing on the back of my neck.<\/p>\n

I was in heaven.<\/p>\n

Over the course of the day, I planted my summer haul of annuals (a riot of reds, purples and yellows), transplanted some fall-blooming mums and pulled a Montauk daisy that had grown too big for the space. A neighbor took the daisy off my hands, and in return gifted me some iris and lamb\u2019s ear that he needed to thin out of his yard.<\/p>\n

For me, gardening is a workout, meditation and opportunity to socialize with my neighbors all rolled into one. And while I\u2019m admittedly biased, research backs up some of my observations that gardening can have real benefits for your mind and body<\/a>.<\/p>\n