I started this blog because I would like to inspire people to try something new and tasty! But, this blog will not be strictly about one thing because my attention span doesn't stay on one thing for long. One week I'll be on a baking spree, next I'm obsessed with a new cooking show and then I'm fully immersed in my vegetable garden and oh wait, a butterfly. See what I mean? Hopefully, my jumping around will keep you interested and not scare you off. Enjoy!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Soil Makes You Happy
I'm trying to clean up my desk this evening due to the yucky weather we are having and ran across this article again from one of my old Organic Gardening articles. I thought you all might like to know about this and maybe feel a little better when the critters (human and animal) come in covered in mud this Spring season!
Proof that dirty fingers lead to clean minds:
A common soil bacterium, Mycobacterium vaccae, is an effective vaccine for leprosy. Researchers began to evaluate its value in treating asthma, tuberculosis, and cancer. When cancer patients treated with M. vaccae reported feeling inexplicably happier, neuroscientist Christoper Lowry, Ph.D., of the U.K.'s University of Bristol injected mice with the bacterium, then examined their brains. The mice's immune systems were stimulated, causing brain cells to release serotonin, a mood-altering, pleasure-inducing hormone.
So, dig in and be happy!
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