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...The study followed the lives of 100 women over eight years, tracking their mental health and wellbeing when living with lush greenery. Over the course of the study period, the researchers discovered that women's mental health increased so much that it made up a third of health benefits.
They found that women experienced lower levels of stress and depression, which could have stemmed from more social opportunities speaking with others about their veggie gardens, as well as higher amounts of physical activity when looking after the plants, and they benefited from better air quality.
And in terms of mortality, the study found that the rate had decreased by 12 per cent when women lived in greener surroundings...
Works at a residential alternative high school in the Himalayas SECMOL.org . "Back home" is Cape Cod, E Coast USA.
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Gardens in my mind never need water
Castles in the air never have a wet basement
Well made buildings are fractal -- equally intelligent design at every level of detail.
Bright sparks remind others that they too can dance
What I am looking for is looking for me too!
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And you talk to them regularly, right? And get upset when someone criticizes them or, heaven forbid, accuses them of being, "an invasive weed that's taking over"? And object when people tell you plants aren't sentient (they're just slow about it and don't speak human)? Plant lovers unite!Woohoo, scientific vindication. I love my plants. And like I always say, it is cheaper than therapy.
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Gardens in my mind never need water
Castles in the air never have a wet basement
Well made buildings are fractal -- equally intelligent design at every level of detail.
Bright sparks remind others that they too can dance
What I am looking for is looking for me too!
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Topic updated!
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Gardens in my mind never need water
Castles in the air never have a wet basement
Well made buildings are fractal -- equally intelligent design at every level of detail.
Bright sparks remind others that they too can dance
What I am looking for is looking for me too!
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Pearl Sutton wrote:Cool! Makes me feel better about the pile of seed catalogs on my desk! :D
I know I seem to be unable to cope with the world unless I have at least one plant and one cat in the house. Even when I lived in a van and bummed around the country for 2.5 years I had plants and cats in there too. It's part of who I am. I have to.
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These guys really do act and look nuts on the video. Not for the faint-of-heart.
"But if it's true that the only person over whom I have control of actions is myself, then it does matter what I do. It may not matter a jot to the world at large, but it matters to me." - John Seymour
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Permaculture...picking the lock back to Eden since 1978.
Pics of my Forest Garden
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Greg Martin wrote:To paraphrase Nicole from the daily-ish…..we're not crazy, we're sane in a crazy world!
I've never thought about myself as a crazy plant person, but I do like the title. Pearl, I want the bumper sticker and the tee shirt.
Gardens in my mind never need water
Castles in the air never have a wet basement
Well made buildings are fractal -- equally intelligent design at every level of detail.
Bright sparks remind others that they too can dance
What I am looking for is looking for me too!
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"The only thing...more expensive than education is ignorance."~Ben Franklin
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." ~ Plato
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Argue for your limitations and they are yours forever.
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“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” — Abraham Lincoln
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