Today we discuss how the rinse cycle in some commercial dishwashers might be negatively affecting your gut, how a groundbreaking new study might have found a solution to PTSD, and how video games have been proven to improve our executive functioning skills.
Dangerous Dishwashers
- “Commercial dishwashers destroy protective layer in gut” by University of Zurich
- “Industrial dishwashers may harm your gut’s protective inner lining” by Tibi Puiu
PTSD Prevention
- “Taking hydrocortisone immediately after a traumatic event may help prevent PTSD” by Vladimir Hedrih
- “Accelerated forgetting of a trauma-like event in healthy men and women after a single dose of hydrocortisone” by Vanessa E. Hennessy, Luzia Troebinger, Georges Iskandar, Ravi K. Das & Sunjeev K. Kamboj
Game Brain
- “For young adults, more time gaming may mean better executive functioning” by Laura Staloch
- “Videogaming Frequency and Executive Skills in Young Adults” by Sara Peracchia, Giulia D’Aurizio, and Giuseppe Curcio
- “Young Adults Who Frequently Play Video Games Have Improved Executive Functioning Compared to Casual Gamers, Research Suggests” by Margaret Davis
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