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Play Dirty, Be Happy: Improve your mood by getting down in the dirt
August 1, 2007
Digging in the dirt may boost your mood and help you cope with stress, says a study from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom.
Researchers found that mice that inhaled bacteria commonly found in soil tried harder to work out a stressful problem (escaping from a pool of water); mice who didn't sniff the bacteria gave up more easily. The soil-loving bugs are thought to stimulate the releasae of mood-enhancing chemicals in the brain. So take a big whiff of that compost pile. Then plant some bulbs for next spring.
August 1, 2007
Digging in the dirt may boost your mood and help you cope with stress, says a study from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom.
Researchers found that mice that inhaled bacteria commonly found in soil tried harder to work out a stressful problem (escaping from a pool of water); mice who didn't sniff the bacteria gave up more easily. The soil-loving bugs are thought to stimulate the releasae of mood-enhancing chemicals in the brain. So take a big whiff of that compost pile. Then plant some bulbs for next spring.
