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Posted 4M ago by @Seymour

#whoknew Who knew gardening helped released serotonin! Di...

Hey Everyone, I hope you are all having a lovely weekend so far. It's Sunday morning and I saw some lovely plants when I went for a walk earlier.

And I just started watching my Sunday morning highlight,


And he said a remarkable thing - that getting dirt under your fingernails is a great anti-depressant! Who knew?

So I have set up a new group consisting of one member (again LOL πŸ˜† πŸ™ƒ πŸ˜…) #whoknew

And it's apparently true too:
Getting down and dirty is the best β€˜upper’ – Serotonin

Getting your hands dirty in the garden can increase your serotonin levels – contact with soil and a specific soil bacteria, Mycobacterium vaccae, triggers the release of serotonin in our brain according to research. Serotonin is a happy chemical, a natural anti-depressant and strengthens the immune system. Lack of serotonin in the brain causes depression.
.https://permaculture.com.au/why-gardening-makes-you-happy-and-cures-depression/#:~:text=Getting%20your%20hands%20dirty%20in,and%20strengthens%20the%20immune%20system.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/green-sheet/advice/philip-chard/2018/06/22/gardening-mental-health/710173002/

https://qz.com/993258/dirt-has-a-microbiome-and-it-may-double-as-an-antidepressant

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/antidepressant-microbes-soil.htm

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/66840#1
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@plantstate So sorry for your loss . I’m sure glad you’ve found a healthy outlet . I too am a bare handed gardener .
Also, simply looking at plants also releases these happy chemicals!! Looking at the color green is known to improve productivity and boost good brain chemicals 🧠🌱
@itsjordan wow Jordon, those two are worthy of #whoknew

I think even shapes which remind us of plants can have a calming effect! Again, #whoknew

And I just saw how naughty my Devils Ivy 😈 has been (I don't tend to call it Golden Pothos but it is a much nicer name. It actually put down roots in 3 different pots of other plants as it snaked its way along.
But apparently devils Ivy is good for you #whoknew
https://www.rhs.org.uk/science/articles/houseplants-for-wellbeing
@Seymour it’s making friends!! πŸ˜‚ it was lonely
@itsjordan 3 friends !!! I think my devils ivy is a bit too clingy πŸ˜‚ it needed to learn attachment theory πŸ˜‚
@Seymour if the first friend is busy, it has a backup, and if the backup is busy there’s another backup friend!!! πŸ˜‚ your devils ivy is a serial friend maker
Lmao you guys crack me up! 🀣🀣 I'm glad to finally know the science begins what I have suspected for so long! πŸ₯° I don't think it's a coincidence that many of my planyu friends, myself included, came to be #plantaddict(s) after suffering with it mental health! I know my jungle helps me on a daily basis! πŸ˜πŸ’šπŸ€© My hour or two of doing the rounds and doing yoga surrounded by my little green friends (because I wake up stupidly early! Lol literally the crack of dawn usually! Which is currently about 3.45am n Edinburgh πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈπŸ€£ though I don't effort get up till shit 5.30... long lie for me haha 🀣) is what recharges my batteries far more than them couple of crappy hours sleep I've had! 🀣🀣 Makes me able to face the day! πŸ’šπŸ₯°πŸ’šπŸ₯°πŸ’š Xxx
@Seymour I am a walking advertisement for gardening with my bare hands. (I never understood what some gardeners wear gloves πŸ€”). Caring for my outdoor gardens has lifted me out of a relentless depression which plagued me for YEARS after my husband died.
@Seymour I sure am proof of that having seasonal depression . I cut my nails back and work in my gardens for a bit every day . The sun helps boost your vitamin D levels also . Gardening outside is a win win . Thanks for sharing
@Seymour I read that also just the other week And green has always been my favourite colour 😍even my eyeshadow I wear is green ,browns earthy colours
Working in the garden today did me a world of good after a few days of feeling quite low! ☺️
@LaSiguanaba I think I got a good dose from all the repotting earlier today
@Seymour OMG this 1st picture is freakin hilarious πŸ˜‚
I never knew why I felt better digging in the dirt. Now, I know why. Thanks, that’s good info.
Wow, I learn something new everyday.
@JenniB81 It seems like us humans are similar. We go through a lot of the same struggles. It’s nice to connect with people because the world seems less lonely. πŸ€—