Friday, April 17, 2015

Food Research:How popular probiotic benefits the gut ♦ Roseroot herb potential depression treatment ♦ Mushrooms boost immunity

New research sheds light on how popular probiotic benefits the gut The gut bacteria Lactobacillus rhamnosus has a reputation as a helpful microbe. Now, researchers have come up with an explanation for why. It appears that the bacteria may boost the activity of other gut microbes.
Roseroot herb shows promise as potential depression treatment option Rhodiola rosea  or roseroot, may be a beneficial treatment option for major depressive disorder. Depression is one of the most common and debilitating psychiatric conditions, afflicting more than 19 million Americans each year, 70 percent of whom do not fully respond to initial therapy. Costs of conventional antidepressants and their sometimes substantial side effects often result in a patient discontinuing use prematurely.
Difficult to break the soda habit? Sugar-sweetened beverages suppress body's stress response  Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages can suppress the hormone cortisol and stress responses in the brain, but diet beverages sweetened with aspartame do not have the same effect, according to a new study.
Mushrooms boost immunity, suggests research Could a mushroom a day help keep the doctor away? Some early evidence indicates that the Shiitake mushroom boosts immunity. Of the thousands of mushroom species globally, about 20 are used for culinary purposes. Shiitake mushrooms are native to Asia and are cultivated for their culinary and medicinal value

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