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B Vitamin Deficiency and Depression

Major depression is a common yet often underdiagnosed psychiatric illness.  Though the exact causes is not completely understood, it’s thought to involve neurotransmitters in the brain including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine.  Lifetime prevalence of the disorder includes approximately 20% of women and 12% of men.  Consequently, it’s nearly twice as common in women as it […]

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NOPE, It Doesn’t Help You Lose Weight!

Does NOPE (N-oleyl-phosphatidylethanolamine) really help you lose weight?  Millions of Americans struggle with obesity and are constantly on the look-out for the latest weight loss pill. A recent study in the British Journal of Nutrition explored the efficacy of NOPE. The study found that NOPE was no more effective than placebo in helping overweight patients

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