Is Tylenol killing both your pain and pleasure?

Popping a Tylenol or two is so common that it’s hard to imagine it could cause you serious harm. But, aka. acetaminophen is given by prescription only in some countries! Besides being linked to Autism, this study suggests that the drug goes beyond blunting negative sensations… it seems to also cancel out positive sensations and emotions. After taking Tylenol, people who saw a relatively happyContinue reading “Is Tylenol killing both your pain and pleasure?”

The future of psychiatry may be in your guts

Did you know that out of every 10 of the cells in your body, only ONE is human!? The rest are bacterial! Yep. That’s right. We’re not completely human. And thank goodness! We’ve delegated a lot of tasks to our microbe inhabitants: vitamin creation, food digestion, immune system regulation and, quite fascinatingly, mental health management.Continue reading “The future of psychiatry may be in your guts”