Flavonoids and intestinal microbes interact to alleviate depression

Phytochemicals are a class of biologically active nutrient compounds found in plants, and serve several nutritional and immunoprotective functions. Some phytochemicals possess antioxidant properties, such as flavonoids and carotenoids, which were found to protect against symptoms of depression when consumed in diet. Park et al. (2021) conducted this study to investigate the impact of flavonoid […]

Depression and anxiety are prevalent mental health disorders that affect around 20% of the global population. Research aimed at creating innovative treatment interventions is ongoing, however, current pharmacological treatment for emotional disorders require a long treatment course (up to weeks) before they start eliciting a positive response on a patient’s emotional state, not to mention […]