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Is there a link between gut bacteria and anxiety?

14/2/2015

Anecdotal evidence has indicated for some time an apparent connection between mental health and healthy gut flora.

A recent study by neurobiologists at Oxford University has provided exciting evidence that such a link does indeed exist - and it has implications for treating anxiety and stress-related conditions naturally.

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Poll - Would you recommend counselling for an anxious friend?

15/3/2014

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When confronted with something new, something personal, it's very difficult to know what to do. If a person in your world, be they a family member, a colleague or a friend unexpectedly began to behave very anxiously, what would you do? Of course, at these moments of confronting something new and unexpected, we tend to fall back on our social conditioning. Or do we?

There are two polls below. Answer the first with your immediate (socialised) reaction. Answer the second after some thought. Is there a difference? Are you aware of any discrepancy between what your automatic response is, and the way you would prefer to respond? Comments are most welcome below the two polls.

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Phone Free February

8/2/2014

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Phone Free February (or Fone Free Feb as it is actually know) is an organisation that has commenced this year to encourage us to put down our phones and engage with each other. Their idea is to encourage us "to foster and strengthen our relationships with those around us," to give us "a chance to be truly present, whether that is in your own company and the environment around you, or the company of your friends and family." What are the details around why they recommend giving up your phone, and what is the psychological impact of a constant attachment to our smart phones?

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Is there a link between gut bacteria and anxiety?

Poll - Would you recommend counselling for an anxious friend?

Phone Free February

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