Gardening for your mental health

Gardening for your mental health

I’M MARIE SAAVEDRA WITH TODAY’S MENTAL HEALTH MINUTE, AND ADMITTEDLY, I DON’T HAVE THE HUGEST GREEN THUMB, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF PRIDE WHEN I KEEP THOSE LITTLE PLANTS OUTSIDE MY BACK DOOR ALIVE FOR SOME AMOUNT OF TIME. >> MAYBE YOU FELT THE SAME. AND IF YOU HAVE, THERE’S A REAL MENTAL HEALTH BOOST TO KEEPING SOMETHING LIKE THAT ALIVE AND TAKING CARE OF IT. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THAT TODAY WITH MELISSA SCHLEICHER. SHE IS THE WELLBEING SUPPORT ADVISOR FOR ENDEAVOR HEALTH. SO MELISSA, TELL US WHY IT’S SO GOOD FOR US TO GET OUR HANDS DIRTY IN NATURE. >> SO WHETHER YOU HAVE HOUSEPLANTS OR YOU’RE ABLE TO HAVE A GARDEN LIKE THIS IN A YARD, DIRT HAS A LOT OF BENEFITS TO OUR MIND, OUR BRAIN AND OUR BODY. SO THERE ARE MICROORGANISMS, GOOD BACTERIA IN DIRT AND SOIL THAT BOOSTS OUR IMMUNITY, HELPS OUR BRAIN PRODUCE SEROTONIN, AND ALL THOSE THINGS WILL IMPROVE OUR MENTAL HEALTH. IT’S ALMOST LIKE DIGGING IN THE DIRT AND GETTING DIRTY IS A NATURAL STRESS RELIEVER. >> AND THERE’S PRIDE IN SEEING WHAT YOU PLANTED FLOURISH. >> ABSOLUTELY. LIKE YOU PLANT SOMETHING, YOU WATCH IT GROW, YOU TAKE CARE OF IT, AND ALL OF THAT WILL ALSO PRODUCE REALLY GOOD, FEEL GOOD HORMONES IN YOUR BRAIN AND BODY. >> SO CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO SWING BY THE NURSERY AND PICK UP A PLANT. WHETHER IT’S YOUR FIRST OR YOUR 17th. TREATING IT WELL IS A WAY OF TREATING YOURSELF WELL. WHEN YOU TAKE A MINUTE FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH GOOD TIPS MARIE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CHATTING WITH AN EXPERT ABOUT THAT FOR US. FOR MORE QUICK WAYS TO BOOST YOUR SPIRIT, HEAD TO CBSCHICAGO.COM. SLASH MENTAL HEALTH MINUTE AND WE’VE GOT LOTS OF IDEAS TO DE-STRESS. YOU CAN

Take a Mental Health Minute with Marie Saavedra and learn about the benefits of gardening.

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