Adding healthy food to your diet can be as easy as growing a tomato plant or a pepper plant. Or choose your favorite fresh vegetable or fruit to grow. It’s not too late to add a potted plant on your porch or even plant many varieties of food bearing plants in a garden spot.
Here are five great reasons to grow some of your own food:
- Researchers found that 30 minutes of gardening fights stress even better than leisure activities.
- Gardening is valuable “ME time” and can enhance mood. Trade your smartphone for gardening to gain therapeutic benefits.
- Risk of dementia is lower for those who gardened regularly for years.
- When you plant fruits and vegetables, it is likely you will eat more of them! Eating meals high in fruits and vegetables contributes to a healthier life.
- Gardening allows you to stretch your body and provides regular outdoor activity. As you continue tending to your garden’s needs, you add purposeful exercise.