Who would have thought that a "hobby" that involves being outdoors, doing light physical labor and growing your own food could possibly result in better health? Archive: https://archive.today/NDdL4 From the post: >>It's a hobby concerned in nurturing growth and keeping often decades-old shrubs in the best of health. Now a new study has shown that gardening can help keep the brain healthy in old age. Groundbreaking research by Edinburgh University psychologists kept track of hundreds of Scots and their lifestyles across nearly a whole century. And it’s found that time spent gardening may protect against the modern curse of dementia up to the age of 80, regardless of wealth and education.