GARDENING FOR WILDLIFE IS GOOD FOR YOU

DR AMIR KHAN SAYS:

Gardening brings many health benefits – we’re more active when we’re outdoors and more mindful, and sunlight boosts our levels of vitamin D. Being in green spaces, enjoying flowers and watching insects move from bloom to bloom has been scientifically proven to improve our health.

Gardening is great exercise – you use many of the major muscle groups and burn off calories, which is good for your heart health and blood pressure. Gardening has been shown to improve our mood, decrease stress hormones and increase chemicals that make us feel better. So there really hasn’t been a better time to get out into our gardens or tend to our window boxes and balcony plants – not only is it good for pollinators, it benefits your body and mind too.