Monkey reading
Monkey’s reading habits, and fruity diet, stand him in good stead

There’s a piece in the Guardian this morning about how to avoid dementia, based on a new scientific report that nearly 40% of dementia cases could be avoided – by reducing the incidence of diabetes and depression (or treating these diseases quickly), increasing the amount of fruit and vegetables consumed and increasing literacy.

It’s not too much of a leap to realise that garden blogging is therefore the perfect way to reduce the risk of dementia. You spend time outside in the garden getting your hands dirty, which has been proven to reduce depression. You grow your own fruit and vegetables, which leads you to eat more of them, and a healthy diet is the best way to avoid diabetes.

If you combine that with keeping a gardening diary or writing a blog, and reading blogs or gardening books, then you’ve ticked all the boxes! Healthy body, healthy mind, healthy garden :)


I am guest blogging for Soilman today, on Cats: How to keep their shit out of your garden. It’s a bit of a rude rant, so don’t head over there if you’re offended by strong language. If you’re also having problems with cats leaving you ‘gifts’ or otherwise trashing your garden then have a look at my ebook – My Garden is Not a Cat Toilet: 101 ways to stop cats wrecking your garden.