Mood & mental health
Mood, social anxiety and psychiatric symptoms.
4 pages, each grading the claims by what the studies found. How we grade.
SupplementsOutty for Social Anxiety: Does the “Social Nootropic” Work? GradedOutty says it switches off overthinking in 30 minutes. No trial of it exists; here is what trials of its main ingredients found.SupplementsTaurine for Psychotic SymptomsOne double-blind trial found 4 g of taurine a day eased symptoms in first-episode psychosis, alongside antipsychotics. Promising, not proven.Habits & practicesSelf-Talk and the Brain: What the Studies ShowSelf-talk improved sports performance and eased stress in experiments, and changed brain activity in scans. “Brain cells” goes beyond the evidence.Treatments & topicalsOxytocin for Stress and Mood (Healthspan)Placebo-controlled trials of oxytocin nasal spray found no significant effect on stress hormones or on symptoms. The ADHD story in the ad is one customer’s.