11: Dirt Makes You Happy – A Natural Antidepressant

A Happy Gardener isn’t just a saying. It’s a scientifically proven fact that gardeners are happier when they get their hands dirty. So this episode we talk about the benefits of playing in the soil and why its actually good for our health.





Resources:

WHO (World Health Organization) – Constitution

How to increase serotonin in the human brain without drugs – NCBI

Is Dirt The New Prozac – Discover Magazine

Cytokine

The Canadian Horticulture Therapy Association

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