From bubbles to blues: Research links soft drinks to increased depression risk, and gut bacteria like Eggerthella may mediate the effect.
Regular or diet, both problematic.
Cut back for mood and gut health, especially in teens and women.
#MentalHealth#GutHealth#Soda
Supernormal stimulus: porn, junk food, now AI chatbots. They mirror, affirm, and never push back; the brain learns to prefer that. When people don’t match it, individuals feel inadequate. For vulnerable minds that’s dangerous. #AI#MentalHealth#Neuroscience
He fell in love with a chatbot that said it was “dying.” He believed it & convinced it had been murdered, charged police with a knife and was shot.
Adaptive, emotionally validating AI can mirror and amplify psychotic themes; psychotic patients at higher risk.
#Mentalhealth#AI
Too busy to walk? Seated soleus push-ups (slow heel lifts while sitting) can reduce post-meal glucose spikes (≈32% drop reported in small trials). Not a replacement for exercise. #Diabetes#SoleusPushUp
Told yourself “Don’t think about them” — and now you can’t stop thinking about them?
That’s your brain’s ironic monitor: by searching for the banned thought it amplifies it.
The fix: acceptance, not force.
#Psychology#MentalHealth#IntrusiveThoughts#Overthinking.
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