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[Homestead] Do it in the dirt and be happier

From: Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
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Subject: [Homestead] Do it in the dirt and be happier
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 17:54:07 -0700

Yet more proof that gardeners have an edge on health: researchers at Bristol University found that the bacterium Mycobacterium vaccae increases serotonin levels in the brain. You guessed it, the stuff is found in dirt.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6509781.stm

Serotonin is pretty good stuff to have coursing through our bodies. "Apart from having a range of pharmacological actions, serotonin constricts blood vessels, sends messages between cells in the brain and within the central nervous system, regulates secretion of digestive juices, and helps to control the passage of food through the gut. . . . Low levels of serotonin are linked with a number of disorders including aggression, anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), bipolar disorder, irritable bowel and fibromyalgia."

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/66840.php

Know anybody who could use a good dirt bath?

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Lynda wrote:

What are everyone's thought on the coal industries latest ads? For
those that haven't seen them, to paraphrase, their goal is to have
everyone using coal produced electricity. *New* cleaner burning coal
AND the biggy is that they are going to "store the CO2."

Ah, and do what with it? Store it where?

I promise, Lynda, I'm not trying to be a smart ass..(and I haven't seen
the ads)
One way to store CO2 is to make dry ice. It's easy and relatively cheap
to make.
We live not too far from a coal burning plant and there is always a
cloud above it. I've always wanted to take a tour, just haven't found
that round tuit. Now, after 911, I doubt they even offer tours...but
anyhow, instead of releasing steam and CO2 directly into the atmosphere,
it would seemingly be a good idea to spend some energy freezing
emissions into dry ice. Then, the ice could be sold as refrigerant,
which would reduce overall electrical demand. At least you could get
one more use out of it before you release it...Someone enterprising soul
could develop a car that runs off dry ice pellet fuel...or the ice could
be used to keep livestock or construction workers cool in the heat of
summer, or used for ice blasting, or any number of uses before it goes
into the atmosphere. At least someone or something could benefit a little..I know it doesn't help much...
Now that I think about it a bit more, I guess that would be kind of like getting a foot massage while you have a plastic bag over your head...you enjoy it only for so long...lol

Bev

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BevanRon of EarthNSky Farm NW Georgia USDA Zone 7
34.498N 85.076W Bev is Earth, Ron is Sky

[Homestead] Do it in the dirt and be happier, Gene GeRue, 02/01/2008