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Can your microbiome really influence your mental health?
Recently, everyone’s interested in the gut-brain connection and how the gut microbiome may influence mental health. But what do we actually know about links between gut bacteria and depression/anxiety and the pathways through which the bugs in our guts exert their influence?
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Body Satisfaction and Media Influences
This article is authored by Nancy Gomez and Arielle Radin and is a part of the 2018 pre-graduate spotlight week spotlight week. When you look in the mirror, you often see the actual physical reflection of yourself, height, eye color, skin color – but the way you perceive how you look goes beyond the objective.…
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Dealing with Stress: One Size does not Fit All
This article is authored by Julia Reitsma and Arielle Radin and is a part of the 2018 pre-graduate spotlight week spotlight week. Everyone faces stressful situations throughout life. Some handle these situations well and even thrive under stress, whereas some don’t and feel the negative effects. This is because people differ in the way in which…
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Why you should Double your Anxiety in Therapy
This article is authored by Alan Garcia and Arielle Radin and is a part of the 2018 pre-graduate spotlight week Despite being unpleasant, fear and anxiety are critical to our survival since they allow us to predict and escape from aversive events that might harm us. However, there comes a point when that fear and…
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Hello My Name is L. acidophilus
Did you ever make a decision based on gut feelings? See, you’ve been experiencing the gut-brain connection this entire time!