Growing your own vegetables not only saves you money on your weekly grocery bills or enables you to eat healthier; it is also very beneficial in relieving stress.
Stress is a big problem in society today and it affects many people in all walks of life. It is the reason for many illnesses and the negative effects of this in our lives can bring on several problems such as HEART DISEASES, DEPRESSION, MIGRAINE, EATING DISORDERS and many others. We live in a world that brings all kinds of pressure upon us, travelling to and from out workplace on heavily congested motorways, cost of living increases, household bills increases, the economic situation and much more. Being affected by stress removes the joy and serenity in our lives and very often disturbs the relationships we have with our family.
Being able to tend to your own garden and witness all your work come to fruition is an easy accessible method of stress relief. A vegetable garden is fairly easy to maintain in comparison to one with ornamental plants, working in a garden does not create additional stress.
Having a vegetable garden allows you to unwind after the stressful hours spent in the workplace. Different people have different ways of dealing with stress, but the most popular way is to get into your gardening attire and spend a few hours attending to the plants that eventually will give you a healthy meal and also save you money. It also allows you to have a quiet time to yourself, where you can also reflect on the good things of life.
Getting out into the garden and out into the sunshine will significantly improve your mood as well as providing Vitamin D which is necessary for absorption of CALCIUM into your body. It is a known fact that we feel better when we feel the sun's rays on our back. This alone will make you feel much better and reduce the stress enormously.
Many of us have to work in conditions that are unnatural. Many are exposed to unnatural light, noise from machines and maybe smoke from furnaces, maybe even no windows in the room. We are usually not exposed to natural light and the sun unless of course your employment is outside. Attending to the needs of your vegetable garden is an opportunity to get out into the sunlight and fresh air and away from the confinement of an office.
Being surrounded with plants and nature is both encouraging and invigorating. Days and weeks spent indoors and at our place of work prevent us from getting in touch with nature, but it can be invigorating to be surrounded by plants that flourish because you have lovingly tended from the seed. Their edible parts will improve your appetite and nourish the body with essential vitamins and minerals.
Having your own little piece of nature on your doorstep can help you get rid of stress. The sight of your vegetable garden will relieve stress knowing you have tended to, cared for and raised these healthy plants with the end results providing a healthy meal for you and your family. The hard work that you have put into your vegetable garden throughout the weeks and months, the digging, weeding, pruning and harvesting provide a constructive outlet for all the tensions that the body has amassed during a week of stressful work at the workplace.
BUT THE END RESULT IS REWARDING - TAKE A FEW MINUTES, SIT DOWN IN YOUR VEGETABLE GARDEN AND ADMIRE ALL YOUR HARD WORK, RELAX AND BE AT PEACE WITH NATURE AND THE STRESSES OF LIFE WILL DRIFT AWAY.
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