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anxiety, backyard, bacteria, bacterium, bathroom, concentration, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, Dr. Philip Tierno, feel good, feel-good hormones, garden, garden soil, gardening, germs, grass, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, microbiology, pathogen, yard
Microbiologist Dr. Philip Tierno says, unless you have pets that use the yard as a bathroom, rolling around or playing in the grass is perfectly safe. Because most yard bacteria isn’t pathogenic – which means they don’t cause disease in humans. As a matter of fact, a common bacterium found in garden soil increases our feel-good hormone levels. So after gardening, you’ll feel less anxiety and have better concentration.