Scientific Wellness Blog

Posted on Mon, 22 Jun 15

Fermented foods reduce social anxiety

Probiotics have been shown to influence our mood and a new study has found that fermented foods rich in probiotics may reduce social anxiety.

Posted on Mon, 22 Jun 15

Golden root relieves depression

The traditional herb Rhodiola rosea (also known as golden root) has been shown to have anti-depressant effects and be better tolerated than a drug.

Posted on Mon, 8 Jun 15

Nutritional medicine as mainstream in psychiatry

A revolutionary call for modern psychiatry to acknowledge the limitations of drug therapy and adopt dietary and nutritional supplement-based approaches has been published in the leading journal, The Lancet Psychiatry.

Posted on Mon, 8 Jun 15

Kimchi changes gut bacteria and has anti-obesity effects

The traditional fermented food kimchi has been shown to reduce gut bacteria linked to obesity, while changing the expression of genes related to metabolic syndrome.

Posted on Mon, 8 Jun 15

Magnesium for diabetes prevention

A simple magnesium supplement can improve blood sugar and may prevent diabetes in people at high risk, according to the first study of magnesium in prediabetes.

Posted on Fri, 22 May 15

Probiotics cut risk of Asperger syndrome and ADHD

A remarkable new study found that infants who received probiotics during the first 6-months of life were less likely to develop attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and Asperger syndrome.