a couple days ago, the Washington Post reported a study in the journal Neuroscience, which documents the beneficial effects of working in the soil, i.e., gardening. The bacterias found in good soil are actually absorbed in the body, thereby increasing levels of serotonin, a neurotransmitter which increases ones happiness and creativity.
just thought you’d like to know why you feel giddy all the time when you are in the garden playing
Well, like duh. [D)] How much did this study cost? I could have told them that information for half the money they spent on “research”. That’s a little like saying the “pyramids are really big” or “water is really wet”, only having somebody pay you to say it. OF COURSE gardening is a healthy, happy and creative hobby. We all know it, and we are the most important people who ever lived so that should be proof enough!
I knew science was good for SOMETHING! [:D]
IF IT’S GOOD WHY DO I HURT SO MUCH. The RR part is relaxing thou.
when I walk the beagle in suburbia, i have noticed very boring yards with just grass growing. the yards never seem to get used unless someone’s mowing them; with trains in the garden, i bet i get more quality use; and inhaling all those bacteria is one heck of a rush; operating the trains is secondary