I find using a long screwdriver works nice for loosening up the soil to pull out the roots.
Manually weeding makes us spend time in the sun. Which is surprisingly healthy. Light therapy is an emerging science that's likely going to become mainstream. I.E., there's a form of light called near infrared light (700 – 1400 nm) that humans can't see, but it can penetrate our skin. Penetrating our skin, near infrared light waves do things like facilitate the energy generators (mitochondria) in our cells and trigger damage repairs. This science first emerged accidentally when a scientist tried using lasers to kill cancer cells in mice. Unknown to the scientist, the device was mistakenly manufactured to produce weaker light than intended. Surprisingly, that light healed the mouse's skin and regrew their hair.
Over the last 10 years technology has developed that expels near infrared light waves, and there's stories of people using them to miraculously improve acquired brain injuries they've had for 10+ years. It makes sense our bodies evolved to take advantage of the sun. But for those of us doing stuff like office work all day, we probably don't spend as much time in the sun as we should. So at least manually weeding gives us a productive way to do it.
I find using a long screwdriver works nice for loosening up the soil to pull out the roots.
Manually weeding makes us spend time in the sun. Which is surprisingly healthy. Light therapy is an emerging science that's likely going to become mainstream. I.E., there's a form of light called near infrared light (700 – 1400 nm) that humans can't see, but it can penetrate our skin. Penetrating our skin, near infrared light waves do things like facilitate the energy generators (mitochondria) in our cells and trigger damage repairs. This science first emerged accidentally when a scientist tried using lasers to kill cancer cells in mice. Unknown to the scientist, the device was mistakenly manufactured to produce weaker light than intended. Surprisingly, that light healed the mouse's skin and regrew their hair.
Over the last 10 years technology has developed that expels near infrared light waves, and there's stories of people using them to miraculously improve acquired brain injuries they've had for 10+ years. It makes sense our bodies evolved to take advantage of the sun. But for those of us doing stuff like office work all day, we probably don't spend as much time in the sun as we should. So at least manually weeding gives us a productive way to do it.