Lucky for Me
Just in from researchers at the University of Arkansas: "Women age 50 and over who gardened at least once a week had higher bone densities than did those who jogged, swam, walked or did aerobics." Oh, thank God.
It's all the pushing, pulling, bending, digging, hauling and stretching, I'm sure, plus the vitamin D factor from the sun. I am a Lithuanian peasant after all, so this kind of exercise appeals to me. I am fat, but surprisingly healthy (if you look at measurements like cholesterol and glucose, or blood pressure and heart rate).
I would still like to not be fat. But, in the meantime, I will continue to work at cultivating the glorious diversity of color, texture and scent that is my garden, knowing it is helping me be strong in more ways than one.
Front Garden
Back Garden
Copyright (c) 2007
It's all the pushing, pulling, bending, digging, hauling and stretching, I'm sure, plus the vitamin D factor from the sun. I am a Lithuanian peasant after all, so this kind of exercise appeals to me. I am fat, but surprisingly healthy (if you look at measurements like cholesterol and glucose, or blood pressure and heart rate).
I would still like to not be fat. But, in the meantime, I will continue to work at cultivating the glorious diversity of color, texture and scent that is my garden, knowing it is helping me be strong in more ways than one.
Front Garden
Back Garden
Copyright (c) 2007
To all of your friends and family, Carrie, you are as beautiful as your gardens, from both the front and the back
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Oh! Thanks. And thank you for making me laugh
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