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 🍊
Does this work with dried oranges?
I drink a tea that has orange in it so it would be awesome if it applies
I mean, this research wouldn’t be able to tell what about oranges makes these bacteria thrive, so would need a separate study for dried oranges or similar variations.
Having said that, your tea likely has so little actual orange in it, that it’s very likely negligible either way.
There’s probably just a tiny bit of orange in each tea bag to begin with, and it might even just be orange peel. And then it’s just traces of that which go into your tea water, too.
Of course, drinking tea in general can probably also help with depression in some way. At the very least, it hydrates you and presumably improves blood circulation, which can help get you out of a rut.