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 🍊
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Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 121 pts · 93d
YSAK: If you don't feel sad, eat an orange
Oranges are yummy and keep you from getting scurvy
This post has been paid for by The Orange Gang
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 24 pts · 93d
Oranges and other citrus fruit are also significantly acidic, which is hard on teef. So try not to go overboard, or at least rinse your mouth with water afterwards if you eat citrus regularly.
By the same token, do not rinse your mouth with water after brushing your teeth. This gives more of the toothpaste's fluoride a chance to adhere, from my understanding.
Steve@startrek.website · 10 pts · 93d
Can I eat the juicy orang right after brushing my teefers?
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 9 pts · 93d
Maybe save a step, and simply brush your teef with the orange!
Eric@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 92d
It is an exposure thing, so you're better off eating it in one sitting rather than snacking on acidic things throughout the day.
netvor@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 53d
i believe the correct scientific spelling is "teeph"
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 2 pts · 53d
You'll have to ask Keef Richers, mate.
netvor@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 53d
very orange.
netvor@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 53d
also, what if my teef are orange?
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 92d
I have never personally known anyone with scurvy... But yeah, they are tasty.
toynbee@piefed.social · 13 pts · 92d
You shouldn't eat people with scurvy, regardless of whether you know them.
akwd169@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 92d
Thats whats known as anecdotal evidence
Ive never met anyone with ebola yet WHO just declared a global emergency
Apparently, most people getting scurvy these days are autistic and have strong food selection preferences so they just dont end up eating anything with vitamin c
Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 92d
I'm sure there are some folks that got a little too into carnivore diets that have managed to serve the scurve
Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 92d
Ooh survivalship bias!!
toynbee@piefed.social · 4 pts · 92d
Remember shower oranges?
agent_nycto@lemmy.world · 42 pts · 92d
Have a shower orange.
Put orange in fridge to make it cool. Take orange to shower. Observe orange and realize you can eat it as messy and feral as you want. Go full lycanthrope on the orange. Shower off the juice. Go back to being an animal pretending to blend into a society, but now, you know better.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 92d
I suggest using a drain filter, then you can just spit out any seeds and just drop the bitter stringy parts.
NikkiDimes@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 92d
Those are bitter?? TIL
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 92d
Aren't they the same substance used in the white part of the peel below the delicious zest? Though I might be thinking about clementines and the white stringy bits that run from top to bottom along the centre. Been a while since I had a proper orange but don't they have even more of that white stuff?
I think the membrane that surrounds the little juice packets is also bitter, if you separate it from the good parts.
NikkiDimes@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 92d
Honestly, I have no idea, I can't even taste bitter, I just eat it all haha
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 92d
Ah lol. What about the peel? The zest is delicious but the white part is awful. You normally gotta be careful if you're using a shredder or microplane when zesting because if you go too deep it tastes pretty bitter. Though the texture is also not very appealing, though I do wonder how much of that is from the flavour.
NikkiDimes@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 91d
Oh, wow, I had no idea. I don't use zest too often, but I'll have to keep that in mind next time! I could probably end up making something that I think tastes amazing while being completely off-putting to others if I'm not careful 😅
Routhinator@startrek.website · 33 pts · 93d
Advice from the little book of calm.
yermaw@sh.itjust.works · 30 pts · 93d
If you cant find an orange, pretend you're eating one, and then laugh.
Routhinator@startrek.website · 23 pts · 93d
Buffalox@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 93d
The waves are scary if you don't read it correctly though.
I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 92d
Hello poor person. Are you sad because the unprecedented rise of global wealth inequality and corruption has robbed you of any realistic hope for success and stability? Have you tried eating an orange?
MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 92d
I can't afford an orange, so no...
JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 92d
The only oranges I see smell a lot like kerosene...
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 90d
may i offer you an orange in this trying time?
eleijeep@piefed.social · 15 pts · 93d
Oh yeah emotions are just nutritional signals and gut-bacteria signals, I guess we're all just making up reasons to be ABNORMAL AND DIFFICULT.
THANKS HARVARD NERDS
zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 pts · 93d
Ever thought about eating an orange?
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 92d
I don't wanna be that guy, but I have to be fair and ask:
Why should I know this?
Sludge@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 92d
Because if you're sad now, but you want to be happy - you should probably eat an orange. It's a nice thing to know
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 92d
Yeah I know, but its not in the body of the post per Rule 2. Plenty of really bad YSKs that didnt belong here had the same thing and I called some of them out too. So in order to be fair I have to ask it here too, thats all.
glimse@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 92d
The fediverse is falling into the same "eh, close enough" trap that homogenizes communities. Look at nostupidquestions, it's already a general questions community devoid of uniqueness
quick_snail@feddit.nl · 7 pts · 92d
Because you're in denial about your depression
MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 92d
What if I'm depressed about my denial?
rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 92d
Oh no I'm not.
scytale@piefed.zip · 12 pts · 93d
Does it work with (non-artifical) orange juice as well?
Gnergy@piefed.europe.pub · 9 pts · 93d
At least for me, all citrus fruits including their juices have an effect that they make me somewhat happier and help somewhat against depression. In the winter, I usually eat several mandarins a day.
Buffalox@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 93d
If it's artificial it isn't orange juice.
RedMari@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 93d
Artificial juice can definitely be orange (from dyes) 🤓
DokPsy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 93d
Tang is certainly orange
RedMari@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 92d
Checkmate ✅♟️atheists
Buffalox@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 92d
😋
True, but here (Denmark) it is literally illegal to sell anything but pure fruit juice as juice, if it is made from concentrate it has to be labelled clearly, and it is only allowed to ad the amount of water that was removed.
If it has added sugar it is called Nektar.
If it has artificial flavors it is called Saft. Saft can also have added sugar. Saft also means Juice, English does not AFAIK have the words to distinguish between pure juice and flavored and sweetened juice.
IDK the rules in other EU countries, but my guess is that they are similar, but localized depending on language.
PapaStevesy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 92d
I think the closest word would be syrup.
jared@mander.xyz · 4 pts · 93d
If the bacteria can get what they need from it, i imagine the less processed it is the better.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 10 pts · 93d
I always just thought it was the sugar in the OJ making me feel better. 🤷♂️
Broadfern@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 93d
Orange juice also has some magnesium in it which can slightly help with pain and such.
I drink it when I get a migraine and always thought it was the sugar too till I found that out.
Scotty_Trees@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 92d
I've had chronic pain and depression since I was a kid, I don't think oranges can fix me, but thanks for the advice, I'm sure it'll help someone that's better off.
digdilem@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 93d
What if you're sad about the price of oranges?
Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 93d
Does this work with dried oranges?
I drink a tea that has orange in it so it would be awesome if it applies
Ephera@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 93d
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.
getFrog@piefed.social · 6 pts · 92d
I don't need the serotonin and dopamine inside my gut, I need it in my brain. ..Will shoving an orange up my nose work?
braxy29@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 92d
look up gut-brain axis and mental health for some new insights
OozingPositron@feddit.cl · 3 pts · 92d
I used to take pieces of orange peel, bend them so the inside turns convex and inhale it through my nose, it helped me stay awake in class.
JackFrostNCola@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 92d
I do a similar thing but i bend the orange peel inside a short glass to spritz the oils, then occasionally lift the glass to my nose and enjoy.
Oh i forgot i also add ~80ml of whiskey, a squirt of simple syrup and 3 dashes of bitters first.
Dasus@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 92d
SUDO@reddthat.com · 6 pts · 92d
Sounds like something Big-Citrus would say.
Hiro8811@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 92d
And they say money doesn't buy happiness
Zacryon@feddit.org · 5 pts · 91d
The study is more correlation than causality. Even though they tried to be careful they did not (and can't) account for a plethora of confounding factors, which – especially with depression – is particularly problematic.
They provide a plausible explanation for a causal pathway, but did not prove it. This provides a testable hypothesis, which is why I would read this more like "more research needed", rather than definitive proof. I wouldn't go as far as to say "eat an orange a day, to keep depression away". Although it probably wouldn't hurt to eat some more fruit, given how bad the fruit content in most people's diet is anyway.
So this is, unfortunately, a rather sensationalist takeaway you've provided here, OP. But that's the curse of how we're doing capitalism. Even 'top research universities' like Harvard need to be sensationalist to attract some publicity and get their research funded.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 90d
really though, i fail to see any possible downside to eating a bunch of oranges, they're not even expensive.
Like.. worst case you make things around you sticky and attract ants?
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 92d
Manny knew this ages ago
Naz@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 90d
If you're happy and you know it, eat an orange
If you're unhappy and you know it, eat an orange
You know what? Fuck it, eat an orange
nocteb@feddit.org · 4 pts · 92d
Einfach Orangensaft
hydroleo@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 92d
Frag nicht was für Saft,
PixeIOrange@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 92d
Im in this picture and i like it
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 92d
Heading to the store...
HubertManne@piefed.social · 2 pts · 93d
do people hust have oranges lying around. We get them sometimes when they are in season enough to be cheap and nice.
Watermark710@piefed.social · 2 pts · 92d
I eat at least 2 blood oranges a day, sometimes 5 or even 6. They taste so damn good, and they're relatively cheap ($1.49/lb). I literally always have at least 4 pounds on hand, but I just restocked, so I've got 12 pounds at the moment. Sometimes, in the summer, I buy extra so I can juice them. Then I mix the juice with pomegranate juice, and pour the mix over ice in a kala namak rimmed glass. Vodka optional.
turdburglar@piefed.social · 2 pts · 92d
well alright then.
Mesa@programming.dev · 2 pts · 93d
I love me some good navel oranges. So, on a good day, yes.
Drusas@fedia.io · 2 pts · 93d
I usually do because they're tasty, they stay good for a long time, and they're available cheaply year round in the US.
deranger@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 93d
quick_snail@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 92d
Do lemons work?
GarboDog@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 92d
No, those are the fruits of manufactured suffering, not joyous wonders
quick_snail@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 92d
You sound depressed.
Can I offer you a lemon in these trying times
GarboDog@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 91d
We are but that’s besides the point, we actually meant it in a literal way lmao
Lemons are manufactured by mixing a Citron and a Bitter Orange. They’re are not naturally occurring in any way, while the orange is a fully natural occurring fruit. Other than that, lemons are metaphorically seen as struggles or suffering while oranges are shown to be liquid sunshine or joy.
That’s all we meant by lemons being manufactured suffering and oranges being joyous wonders. Was just play on words on our part
GarboDog@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 91d
Also we like both lemons and oranges thx for lemon 🍋 lol
quick_snail@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 92d
Wut
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe · 2 pts · 92d
Or just eat an orange. You don't have to be sad.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 90d
Are you said?
Do you want to be?
No well then eat an orange pre-emptively.
kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 92d
So I can burn my rage off trying to peel all the damn with off while getting covered in sticky juice?
JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 92d
Agent_nycto has a solution for that problem.
kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world · -8 pts · 92d
yakko@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 92d
🧡
belunos@lemmus.org · -14 pts · 92d
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 92d
Go away, baitin!
rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 92d
You might like to have an orange.