A recent study highlights the potentially positive effect of probiotics and prebiotics on anxiety and depression symptoms.
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• This may occur thanks to better gut health, since a considerable amount of the body's serotonin is produced in the digestive tract.
• Adding probiotics and prebiotics could be used to complement standard therapies and make them more effective, some experts believe."

​https://www.verywellmind.com/could-probiotics-be-a-good-mood-food-5071406

The Healthy Eating Plate was created by Harvard Health Publishing and nutrition experts at the Harvard School of Public Health.

It offers more specific and more accurate recommendations for following a healthy diet than MyPlate, developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Service.

In addition, the Healthy Eating Plate is based on the most up-to-date nutrition research, and it is not influenced by the food industry or agriculture policy."
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Sciatica is caused by two common culprits – the lumbar spine and the piriformis muscle.
 
If you’re a total anatomy newbie – like I was and still am – let me further explain those two culprits.
 
The lumbar spine is the lower back area that connects the thoracic spine (middle to upper back) and the sacral spine (the tailbone).
 
The piriformis is a sneaky muscle located deep within the buttock, it attaches your sacrum to the top of your femur (thigh) bone.
 
It’s important to understand the difference between these two in order to locate where the pain is originating from and then how to heal this pain..."

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There are many reasons people may choose to cut dairy from their diet. Some do it because they’re following a new diet, some for weight loss, women might do it when breastfeeding, and others because they have a dairy allergy or lactose intolerance. 

But cutting out dairy is hard to do! Cutting dairy out of your diet means eliminating a lot of foods, such as milk, butter, cheese, ice cream, yogurt, and a lot more. It can make cooking and baking difficult, and you may find yourself wondering if you’ll still enjoy many of your favorite meals or treats. 

The good news is that it is possible to cut dairy and still enjoy most of the same recipes you did before. You need to make a few substitutions.

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Holistic medicine is a form of healing that considers the whole person -- body, mind, spirit, and emotions -- in the quest for optimal health and wellness.

​Holistic medicine practitioners believe that the whole person is made up of interdependent parts and if one part is not working properly, all the other parts will be affected. In this way, if people have imbalances (physical, emotional, or spiritual) in their lives, it can negatively affect their overall health."

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