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Archive for the gardeners tag

Gardeners live longer and enjoy better health

October 29, 2013   •   Leave a Comment

NPR.org:

Researchers in Sweden measured the health of almost 4,000 60-year-olds in the late 1990s. A dozen years later, they checked back in. The people who had been active but not “exercising” at age 60 had a 27 percent lower risk of heart attack and stroke over that time, and a 30 percent lower risk of death.

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