▲ 286 ▼ YSK : If you feel sad, eat an Orange (news.harvard.edu) submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Wudi@feddit.uk to c/youshouldknow@lemmy.world 87 comments fedilink hide all child comments According to Harvard research, eating oranges stimulates growth of Faecalibacterium prausnitzia. This bacteria lives inside the human gut and generates serotonin and dopamine — 2 powerful molecules that elevate your mood. Harvard is one of the top 5 research universities in the world. Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Where does he work ? Harvard. If you feel sad, eat an orange 🍊
[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago Orange juice also has some magnesium in it which can slightly help with pain and such. I drink it when I get a migraine and always thought it was the sugar too till I found that out. permalink fedilink source parent