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Soil is an antidepressant...specifically Mycobacterium vaccae

 
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I've read numerous articles about Mycobacterium vaccae and serotonin.  Several are very scientific and technical.  This Permaculture article gives more information about Mycobacterium Vaccae and serotonin.  It is a much more interesting, relaxing read.

Personally, my favorite toy as a child was dirt...lol.  When I worked solely in an office I wasn't very happy.  Now, I work in the dirt outside and am much happier.  Many gardener friends have said their garden is their "Happy Place".

Why Gardening Makes You Happy
 
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I have never read into this, how fascinating!

If you like your media ingestion from a video formatt, I enjoyed this following video.



Soil contains so many different things in different quantities depending where you dig.. Some are good, some are inert, some are harmful.
 
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