segunda-feira, 7 de janeiro de 2019

Suplemento alimentar probiótico psicoactivo?

Probiótico afecta disposição, capacidade mental e sono (para além da saúde gastro-intestinal)?
https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/worlds-first-psychobiotic-food-supplement-13820955

Citando:
"Traditionally, probiotics containing live bacteria and yeasts have been thought to be good for the gut.

But they have now been linked to a sense of happiness and a boost in brain power."

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"The food supplement named Zenflore has become one of the first ‘psychobiotics’ available over the counter.

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"Breakthrough research carried out in Ireland three years ago found that bacterial culture bifidobacterium longum 1714 can increase activity in the areas of the brain associated with emotions, learning and memory."