The demand for allotments is on the rise and in some cities waiting lists even exceed 5 years; gardening and growing your own' is back in fashion and rightly so.
With the exercise involved and the nutritious food it yields, gardening can play a key role in a healthy heart lifestyle, as well as being therapeutic and personally satisfying.
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If you don't have an allotment or garden space is limited, there are plenty of ways to veggify' your garden; for example growing vegetables among flowers, including fruit bushes in a mixed hedge and growing potatoes in buckets. The Royal Horticultural Society (www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables) has plenty of handy tips for beginners and experts.
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Trekking backwards and forwards with a watering can will burn more calories than standing with a hosepipe and will save on water. Time spent with your veggies and ripping out the weeds can be a great way to unwind and keep those stress levels in check.
Gardening and growing your own fruit and vegetables is definitely worth including in a healthy heart lifestyle, you'll taste and feel the difference.
For more information and advice about healthy living, contact Heart Research UK
on 0113 234 7474 or email lifestyle@heartresearch.org.uk
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