Medical Minute with Dr. Rob Gillio
The Value of Gardening: Growing Health from the Ground Up

🌿 Medical Minute with Dr. Rob Gillio
The Value of Gardening: Growing Health from the Ground Up
👋 Hi, I’m Dr. Rob Gillio, Chief Medical Officer for the Force for Health Network.

Let’s take a moment to talk about one of the simplest — and most powerful — things you can do for your health, your home, and your community: gardening.

🌱 Why Is Gardening So Valuable?
Gardening isn’t just a hobby — it’s a lifestyle choice that feeds the body and the mind.

It gets you outdoors and moving, promoting physical activity and vitamin D exposure.
It encourages better nutrition by increasing access to fresh fruits and vegetables.
And it reduces stress, anxiety, and even depression, offering calm in a fast-paced world.
🧠 Health Beyond the Harvest
Digging, planting, and weeding build strength, flexibility, and endurance.
Caring for plants improves mindfulness and can provide a sense of purpose.
Community gardens bring people together, reduce food insecurity, and teach lifelong skills.
🌍 Think Local. Grow Global.
Gardening is personal — but it also has global impact.

Growing your own food reduces carbon emissions from food transport.
Supporting pollinators like bees helps maintain ecosystems.
Teaching kids to garden nurtures the next generation of environmental stewards.
💡 Let’s take action together.

Whether it’s a backyard bed, a balcony box, or a shared community plot — get your hands in the soil and grow something good. Gardening nourishes the body, soothes the mind, and connects us with the Earth and each other.

Learn it. Live it. Share it.

I’m Dr. Rob Gillio — thanks for being a Force for Health, right from your own backyard.