Scientists find ultimate solution for all sleep disorders: Gardening 

A new study has revealed that those who engage in gardening face fewer sleep problems. Published in'Journal of Affective Disorders,'the study highlights how gardening leads to fewerinstances ofinsomnia, daytime sleepiness, and sleep apnoea.

Previous studies have shown how a variety of factors, including heart diseases and neurodegenerative disorders, lead to poor sleep. So, researchers turned their attention towards potential solutions, including gardening.

“According to the Physical Activity Guideline for Americans (2nd edition), gardening is a muscle-strengthening and multicomponent physical activity with one of the lowest injury risks, which is appropriate and recommended for older adults,”said study author Xiang Gao, a dean and distinguished professor at Fudan University.

“The benefits of gardening for physical and psychological health was well-established. However, the gardening-sleep association among the community population remained unrevealed. Therefore, this study aimed to explore whether gardening was associated with sleep complaints,”headded.

To conduct the study, researchersanalysedthe data of 62,098 adults from 10 different US states. A surveywas conducted, in which questionswere askedon health behaviours, chronic diseases, and preventive measures, with specific modules on physical activity and sleep complaints examined for this study.

The participantswere classifiedintodifferentgroups based on their physical activities, such as non-exercisers, gardeners, and other exercisers.

Results

It was revealedthat those who engaged in exercises and gardening showed a lower likelihood of experiencing multiple sleep complaintscompared tonon-exercisers.

Those who engaged in gardening were 42per centless likely to experience sleep problems. Meanwhile, those who did other exercises were 33per centless likely to face insomnia.

“As a valuable non-pharmaceutical intervention and an aerobic physical activity, gardening could be more strongly recommended for adults tominimisetheir likelihood of sleep complaints,”Gaowas quoted as sayingby PsyPost.

“The findings encourage the adults to participate in gardening activity, such as watering the field and growing vegetables,”he added.

(With inputs from agencies)