Not gonna lie: I was pretty pumped when Dr. Jonathan Rottenberg (Director of the Mood and Emotion Laboratory at the University of South Florida) re-tweeted our post: Awkward: Your Chemical Imbalance is Showing. Wahoo! A must read? Heck yea! :) …
Obesity-Related Microbes Cause Neurocognitive Impairments
So remember when Justin Timberlake brought sexy back (again) with all that microbiota-gut-brain axis talk? I’m gonna pretend like you all said yes ;) lol But just in case… Towards the end, we threw around some pretty important questions about the gut …
Exercise and Mortality: What Works and What Doesn’t?
If you love yourself a good infographic, then get ready to send me a Valentine, because today’s post is all ’bout that Pinterest life baby! So here’s the deal: I just started a new class with Dr. Edward Phillips, Director of the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine and co-author of ACSM’s …
Why Do Carbs Calm You Down?
Ever wonder why a bowl of ice cream is so calming after a breakup? Or why every time you’re stressed, a home-cooked meal seems to make life that much better? Well, today we have the answer! As well as some good news, …
Awkward: Your Chemical Imbalance Is Showing
How can a doctor look at you and tell you’re suffering from a chemical imbalance? (Spoiler alert!) They can’t. And yet, the decision to alter the brain chemistry of 30 million Americans through the use of antidepressants is predicated on the …
Antidepressants Don’t Work for Most People, Doctors Agree
Did you ever come up with an idea for an amazing invention and then see somebody else selling it like two years later? And then everybody’s talking about how great it is and you’re like: I KNOW! I invented that …