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Sep 12, 2024, USA

Glamour

Gardening is the Celebrity Wellness Secret That Everyone Can—and Should—Try

The biggest celebrity wellness secret right now? Vegetable gardening.

David Beckham just updated his 88 million followers on his homegrown kale, spring onions, cabbages, and wild flowers: “I can hear my East End mates going, ‘he has changed,” he said on Instagram. Pamela Anderson has also become a woman of the earth, sharing the bounty from her own garden on social media.

Sep 11, 2024, Britain

Vogue

The Wellness Secret A-Listers (And Royals) Love Is Accessible To All

David Beckham recently updated his 88 million followers on his homegrown kale, spring onions, cabbages and wild flowers (“I can hear my East End mates going, ‘he has changed’,” he said on Instagram – while Pamela Anderson has also become a woman of the earth, sharing the bounty from her own garden on social

Sep 6, 2024, United Nations

2Oceansvibe

UN Warns That Some Of The Poorest Places On Earth Can No Longer Sustain Crops

Droughts and flooding brought on by extreme weather are degrading the soil in some of the poorest areas of the world so much that they can no longer sustain crops, reaching a tipping point of “zero” harvests.

As a result, parts of Africa, the Middle East and Latin America are now dependent on humanitarian aid to survive.

Aug 30, 2024, Kenya

The Conversation

Healthy soils are good for your gut, brain and wellbeing – here’s why

Often overlooked, soil is one of our planet’s largest living ecosystems and the foundation of our lives. It provides 95% of our food, supports global biodiversity and helps balance the climate by storing atmospheric carbon.

Soil is also a huge source of raw materials, from iron ore and bauxite (the rock used to make aluminium) to natural gas which is used to power our society.

Aug 29, 2024, Hong Kong

Earth.org

New Report Reveals Crucial Links Between Soil Quality and Human Health, Calls For Global Action

A comprehensive new analysis by the Save Soil movement reveals the profound connections between soil health and human physical and mental wellbeing, underscoring the urgent need for global attention to soil degradation.

The new report highlights the direct and indirect pathways through which soil health influences various aspects of human life, including nutrition, mental health and overall quality of life.

Aug 29, 2024, USA

Psychology Today

What Does Soil Have to Do With Mental Health?

The connection between human health and soil health extends far beyond physical contact. The amount of nutrients found in our food is directly associated with the health of the soil it grows in.

Human physiological and psychological functions require macronutrients, namely carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, that provide the main source of energy for the human body.