GARDEN FUN / BRAMBLES / MENTAL WELLNESS

Do You Know Just How Gardening Is The Best Challenge

For helping you to better both your heart and mind

“A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows.”

Doug Larson.

Yes, that’s pretty true, have you seen a weed try to recreate a straight line?

And yes,

It’s a muck hobby.

But green fingers and soil-covered hands never hurt anyone, right?

But then, that’s what gloves are for isn’t it? Particularly when it comes to thorny spikes.

Yet, despite the issue of getting a bit tired and muck-covered while you are out there in your garden, you are achieving quite a bit more than you would ever imagine.

  1. You are getting fresh air into your lungs.

2. Being out there under the Sun (well, that’s if it actually does show its face at all) supports in keeping your body’s level of vitamin D topped up, as it is the most natural and important source for you.

Here are some useful pointers about what vitamin D does for you, and why you need it:

It supports healthy bones

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Jonathan Townend, RMN - Editor - Friend of Medium

Psychiatric Nurse Writer. Owner of Creative Passions, The Shortform, No Shame, World of Fiction publications, and co-editor for The Chocolate River.