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The Mind-Gut Connection – How Your Gut Bugs Control Your Behaviour.
Imagine you’ve just gotten into serious trouble at work. Maybe you sent an email about your boss… to your boss. Eek, that didn’t feel great, did it? If you truly imagine what that would feel like, you may experience that well-known sinking feeling in your gut. That...
Food Colour Dyes: Harmless or Harm-ful?
Are attractive artificial colours hurting your health? Artificial food dyes are responsible for the bright colours of candy, sports drinks and baked goods. They’re even used in certain brands of pickles, smoked salmon and salad dressing, as well as medications. In...
What does Elon Musk plan for the colony on Mars?
Elon Musk recently announced that if he is successful at establishing a colony on Mars it will be a plant-based community. Why? If you believe that “You are what you eat” applies to human health, then a powerful study calculating the benefits of shifting away...
Is it really that hard to be happy?
Is it really that hard to be happy? Scientists have been asking this question for centuries: “Is Happiness a Chance or a Choice?” Behavioral scientists have spent a lot of time studying what makes us happy (and what doesn’t). We know happiness can predict health and...
