Do kiwifruits improve mood?
Executive summary * A paper has recently been published about a three-way intervention trial (involving 155 people) conducted in New
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Mental Health
MIND diet & cognitive decline
Executive summary * The anacronym MIND stands for Mediterranean–DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay. The diet is the fruit/veg/grain/legume, largely plant-based,
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Vitamins, cocoa & cognitive function
Executive summary * This week’s note looks at something rare in the field of nutrition – a randomised controlled trial
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Is depression related to serotonin?
Executive summary * This week’s note is important. It received media coverage, but it does not appear to have changed
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COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale
Executive summary * COVID-19 brought profound changes to the way we live. There has been a significant increase in the
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Anxiety and The Power of Now
Executive summary * We are in unprecedented times of uncertainty; and anxiety is palpable to the point of panic. *
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Prebiotics, Probiotics & Anxiety
Introduction On 25th May, I spotted a small item in the newspaper with the headline “Veg gives a bellyful of
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Antidepressants and weight gain
On 23rd May 2018, an article was published in the BMJ entitled “Antidepressant utilisation and incidence of weight gain during
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Can a low carb diet kill you?!
We’re going back a few years for this week’s note – to 2013 – when a review was published entitled:
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Running on fat (1700km in 26 days!)
It’s a personal one this week. My husband is called Andy. Andy’s brother is called James. James’ running mate is
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