Summary
A Harvard-led study published in Microbiome found that eating one orange a day may reduce depression risk by 20%.
The research links citrus consumption to increased levels of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, a gut bacterium associated with higher serotonin and dopamine production, which can boost mood.
The findings were confirmed in both women and men. While not a replacement for antidepressants, citrus may play a role in mental health strategies.
Researchers hope to conduct clinical trials to further explore the connection between diet and mental health.
Let’s not forget, orange juice is like $11 a gallon in some places these days. It’s cheaper to drink gasoline now.
No, don’t drink gasoline.
Orange juice, unless it’s freshly squeezed, is about as far from eating an orange as could be.
You’re probably not wrong, but honestly I haven’t seen anyone either eat an orange or drink orange juice in over 10 years.
…and they’re all sad, now aren’t they?
I don’t understand the question. What is happy?
Everyone is sad these days, happy doesn’t exist anymore. And if it somehow does still exist, they can afford oranges and eggs.
@[email protected] was satirically referencing the post title.
Also, I’ve been drinking orange juice recently, but only because a friend of mine buys them devotedly.
Has orange juice not already been ruined for you?
https://gizmodo.com/dirty-little-secret-orange-juice-is-artificially-flavo-5825909
Shoot. Thanks. I wish there was something more recent about this, though… A lot has happened in 15 years…
I get the satirical reference, it just made me wonder what happy even means these days…
Oh. Well, for me, I suppose it’s about feeling okay with your current life situation and where you currently stand in relation to your hopes and dreams, in conjunction with not letting the problems of the world dampen your mood. It’s okay to have questions, including unanswerable ones. We can only do so much, so it’s vital to not press ourselves to try to do more than we can. (Needless to say, this all assumes that living is generally a good thing and therefore that stress should generally be reduced when possible.)
I find myself happy when I wake up in the morning, then it all goes downhill from there when I see the news.
But your comment made me happy again, or at bare minimum at least content while I’m getting ready to sleep soon.
Thank you for being a nice person in troublesome times. 👍
Is diesel okay?
No, I do not recommend drinking diesel either.
But that does raise the question of the price of cooking oil…