Spending Time in the Garden Linked to Better Health and Wellbeing PLUS Virology 101: Where Do Viruses Go When They're Dormant

SHR # 2529 :: Spending Time in the Garden Linked to Better Health and Wellbeing PLUS Virology 101: Where Do Viruses Go When They're Dormant - Dr. Sian De Bell, PhD - Research conducted by the University of Exeter and the Royal Horticultural Society charity, published in Elsevier's Landscape and Urban Planning, analyzed data from nearly 8,000 people collected by Natural England between 2009 and 2016. The research, conducted with funding from Innovate UK and NIHR, found that people who spend time in the garden are significantly more likely to report general good health, higher psychological wellbeing and greater physical activity levels than those who do not spend time in the garden. Is gardening making them healthier? Or do healthier people seem to do more gardening among other activities? PLUS Listener Pasi Säkkinen from New Zealand puts Carl on the spot to defend his assertion that even if we stayed shut down for years, once previously infected people began to circulate among us, they'd begin to spread the virus again. Is he wrong? Let's see.