Scientific Wellness Blog

Posted on Tue, 15 May 18

Diet reduces depression: new study

An important new clinical trial has found that people with depression experience a large reduction in symptoms with cooking workshops, better food and fish oil supplements.

Posted on Tue, 15 May 18

Gene-diet interaction may explain gut disease

A novel diet-gene interaction may help explain why some people experience digestive problems with certain carbohydrate rich foods.

Posted on Tue, 15 May 18

Which oil is best for frying? Study busts myth

Which oil is safest to cook with is a common question in nutrition. The typical answer, however, may have been based on a scientific myth.

Posted on Mon, 14 May 18

Low-dose DHA for depression

Low-dose docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) could be of substantial benefit in severe depression, with 45% of people previously unresponsive to medication or psychotherapy achieving clinical remission.

Posted on Tue, 27 Mar 18

Omega 3 beats cholesterol for predicting heart disease

Results from a new study found that people with higher blood levels of omega 3 had a 34% lower risk for death from any cause, and that blood omega 3 was a stronger predictor of future risk of cardiovascular disease than cholesterol.

Posted on Tue, 27 Mar 18

Vitamin G increases brain size

Green space, referred to as vitamin G, has been associated with better mental health. A remarkable new study found that exposure to greenness was positively associated with brain size in school children.