Most Lake Havasu City parents know about the health benefits of gardening as a family: spending time outdoors, working together, establishing a connection to the food we eat, better nutrition, and many more.
Something not so well known in Lake Havasu City is that the dirt itself contains beneficial bacteria that can aid in depression, cognitive functioning, and even in fighting some cancers.
Working with soil in Lake Havasu City – digging, pulling weeds, harvesting vegetables – exposes Arizona kids and parents to a strain of bacteria called mycobacterium vaccae. Recent research reveals that m. vaccae triggers the release of seratonin, which can elevate mood and reduce stress.
In one study, two groups of mice were fed peanut butter sandwiches before finding their way through a difficult maze. One of the groups had m. vaccae spread on the sandwiches. The mice that ingested the bacteria ran the maze twice as fast and exhibited half as many stress behaviors as the mice that didn’t have the bacteria.
Think of Lake Havasu City kids in the ‘good ole’ days,’ running around on unpaved roads, playing in meadows, forests, and dirt piles, and half of the time probably bare-foot. It is quite a different childhood than the sanitized version that exists in our society today. Children not only need more time out-of-doors, but they need to get dirty! Let your Lake Havasu City neighbors hear you yell: ‘Kids, go outside and get dirty!’
Needles, Parker Dam, and Lake Havasu City parents may do themselves and their children a favor by adding to their kids’ emotional, physical, and intellectual health by letting them play in the dirt!
My name is JJ Birden and I want to help Lake Havasu City families raise healthy, happy kids. Issues such as proper nutrition for children and childhood obesity in Needles concern me. I am the owner of a Earp area home business that sells Xobiotic Squares.
The following blog post was used as source material for this blog:
Sachs, Naomi, “It’s in the Dirt: Bacteria in soil may make us happier, smarter.” Therapeutic Landscapes Network. (Jan. 24, 2011), http://www.healinglandscapes.org/blog/2011/01/its-in-the-dirt-bacteria-in-soil-makes-us-happier-smarter/ accessed March 14, 2012
Join TeamX88 today!
I am JJ Birden, and I am a Lake Havasu City-based Xocai artisan chocolate distributor. I joined Xocai in June 2011. I sell the industry-leading Xe Energy Drink and Xobiotic Squares online and in Lake Havasu City, Lake Havasu City, Parker Dam, and Needles. Our valued Earp customers recommend Xobiotic Squares because Xobiotic Squares french chocolates from Xocai is wonderful!.
TeamX88 is also a fantastic Xe Energy Drink home-based business in the Earp area. Arizona entrepreneurs can supplement their income by cashing in on a high-demand Arizona healthy artisan chocolate market. To learn more about TeamX88, visit http://www.jjbirden.com/.
Call me at 480.824.8318 to own your own Xe Energy Drink business in Lake Havasu City, Lake Havasu City, Parker Dam, or Needles.
