The wellness garden : grow, eat, and walk your way to better health

Summary: If you love to garden but also worry about the physical strain, or if you are in search of ways to promote a healthier lifestyle, and even combat specific, chronic, health issues, then noted garden author and speaker Shawna Coronado has good news for you. In The Wellness Garden, her new book from Cool Springs Press, Shawna details exactly how she has learned to use her garden as a key tool in her battle with osteoarthritis and other chronic pain issues. In this inspiring but highly practical book you will learn from Shawna's lifechanging garden experience and see how you can create your own Wellness Garden--and gain the healthier lifestyle you desire and deserve.

Record details

ISBN: 9781591866947
ISBN: 1591866944
Physical Description: print
160 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Cool Springs Press, 2017.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Growing the wellness diet -- Organic gardening basics for in-ground gardens -- Health-friendly gardening basics for elevated beds, living walls, and container gardens -- Growing for nutrition and vitamins -- Kitchen garden inspiration -- Walking in the green -- Yoga in the garden -- Exercise in the garden -- Garden tools and techniques -- Garden in a food desert -- Reducing anxiety and depression with green activities -- Therapeutic garden design solutions -- Fragrance gardening -- Wellness gardens as a socialization tool.