If you're planning to garden this year, produce isn鈥檛 the only health benefit. Gardening provides more than affordable, tasty fruits and vegetables. It turns out that gardening offers plenty of positives when it comes to your health. Here are a few:
-
You eat more fruits and veggies
People who grow their own fresh produce tend to eat more of it. Fruits and veggies offer a variety of health benefits, such as reducing risk for some cancers, heart disease, and stroke.
-
Reduces stress and improves mental health
Turning your attention to gardening and makes you feel better.
-
Increases fitness
You can burn as while gardening. Digging, raking, and mowing are good calorie burner exercises.
-
Boosts vitamin D
Exposure to sunlight increase your vitamin D, which offers a plethora of health benefits. But remember to lather on the sunscreen to protect your skin.
.jpg)