The Food and Mood Centre (Deakin University, Australia) is conducting research into ‘psychobiotics’. The researchers say: “The term ‘psychobiotics’ has recently been coined to refer to treatments for mental and neurological conditions that act via the gut microbiome. Specifically, these could…
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Allison Aubrey and Rhitu Chatterjee, reporting for America’s National Public Radio (NPR): “There’s fresh evidence that eating a healthy diet, one that includes plenty of fruits and vegetables and limits highly processed foods, can help reduce symptoms of depression. A randomized controlled trial published in the journal PLOS ONE finds that symptoms of depression dropped…
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Gisela Telis, reporting (March 2014) in the Washington Post , writes: “Jodi Corbitt had been battling depression for decades and by 2010 had resigned herself to taking antidepressant medication for the rest of her life. Then she decided to start a dietary experiment. To…
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BBC2’s Trust Me, I’m a Doctor series is back with a special programme on mental health, first broadcast November 1st 2017. Michael Mosley runs an experiment to find the best way to beat stress – mindfulness, yoga or gardening. Psychiatrist…
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