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CELEBRATING 26 YEARS! ASKI Welcome to My weekly series! THE LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONAL Linda K. Lillie of Sprigs & Twigs Linda K. Lillie has been President of Sprigs & Twigs, Inc. for the last 26 years. She is a graduate of Connecticut College in Botany, an accredited NOFA Organic Land Care Professional, a Connecticut Master Gardener and a national award winning landscape designer for her design and installation projects. I faithfully read "Ask The Landscape Professional" every week and I want to thank you for taking the time to write it. I also purchased your book that contains hundreds of your articles. I am excited and so happy to be working in my garden again with all this new-found knowledge... Amy You are very welcome. You may be amazed to find out that there is actually a scientific explanation for why you are especially happy when you work outside in the garden! Back in 2008, researchers in UK were studying treatments for lung cancer and discovered when lung cancer patients were injected with a dead version of a common harmless bacterium, not only were their symptoms reduced, their general mood improved and their stress levels and anxiety went down. More recent studies concluded that this same bacterium caused improvement in learning ability in laboratory animals. The bacterium being studied is Mycobacterium vaccae, which is commonly found in soil. By just walking through your garden or digging in the dirt, you naturally breathe in this harmless bacterium and your body produces increased levels of serotonin. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter associated with the feelings of happiness. Some experiments on animals have shown that the feeling of happiness can last as long as three weeks. All of us have felt true happiness when we are outside in our gardens. Who knew that there was scientific research to back up those feelings of joy! So there you have it, playing in the dirt exposes you to Mother Nature's own antidepressant that can make you smarter too! Time to go back outside and get those hands dirty!! best Sprigs & Twigs EMAIL OR MAIL YOUR QUESTIONS TO: info@sprigsandtwigs.net or Linda Lillie, Sprigs & Twigs Inc, PO Box 245, Gales Ferry, CT 06335 SPRICS & TWIGS VOTED THE BEST BY DAY READERS EVERY YEAR! CELEBRATING 26 YEARS ! ASKI Welcome to My weekly series ! THE LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONAL Linda K. Lillie of Sprigs & Twigs Linda K. Lillie has been President of Sprigs & Twigs , Inc. for the last 26 years . She is a graduate of Connecticut College in Botany , an accredited NOFA Organic Land Care Professional , a Connecticut Master Gardener and a national award winning landscape designer for her design and installation projects . I faithfully read " Ask The Landscape Professional " every week and I want to thank you for taking the time to write it . I also purchased your book that contains hundreds of your articles . I am excited and so happy to be working in my garden again with all this new - found knowledge ... Amy You are very welcome . You may be amazed to find out that there is actually a scientific explanation for why you are especially happy when you work outside in the garden ! Back in 2008 , researchers in UK were studying treatments for lung cancer and discovered when lung cancer patients were injected with a dead version of a common harmless bacterium , not only were their symptoms reduced , their general mood improved and their stress levels and anxiety went down . More recent studies concluded that this same bacterium caused improvement in learning ability in laboratory animals . The bacterium being studied is Mycobacterium vaccae , which is commonly found in soil . By just walking through your garden or digging in the dirt , you naturally breathe in this harmless bacterium and your body produces increased levels of serotonin . Serotonin is a neurotransmitter associated with the feelings of happiness . Some experiments on animals have shown that the feeling of happiness can last as long as three weeks . All of us have felt true happiness when we are outside in our gardens . Who knew that there was scientific research to back up those feelings of joy ! So there you have it , playing in the dirt exposes you to Mother Nature's own antidepressant that can make you smarter too ! Time to go back outside and get those hands dirty !! best Sprigs & Twigs EMAIL OR MAIL YOUR QUESTIONS TO : info@sprigsandtwigs.net or Linda Lillie , Sprigs & Twigs Inc , PO Box 245 , Gales Ferry , CT 06335 SPRICS & TWIGS VOTED THE BEST BY DAY READERS EVERY YEAR !