Depressed! Try Chewing Some gum!

Some of you might find this absurd but trust me it is true. 

Listen up guys! Gum is not only good for freshening breath  and cleaning out food particles from your dentition apparently, it’s also good for depression! (to be more specific, for easing some of the gastrointestinal symptoms of depression, including loss of appetite and flatulence.) 
I've had personal experience from chewing gum when i was seriously depressed at some point in life but discovered the amazing effect gum had on depression. In no time I found myself bubbling back to excitement.
Of course, there are lots of therapy applicable to easing off depression: medications, movies, walking, exercising to mention few.  This is not the best alternative to getting out of depression depending on the degree and the type the person is distressed from. But to a large extent "Chewing gum" therapy has been discovered to help out ease depression. So how would you like to grab some bubble gum today if you are feeling depressed or down in your spirit?

Below is an article by Seriously Science on Chewing gum therapy published today....

Chewing gum may be an effective complementary therapy in patients with mild to moderate depression.

“Previous studies indicated that chewing gum may relieve stress and depression. There have, however, not been a significant number of studies on clinical usage of chewing gum. In the present study, 30 patients with mild to moderate depression were given either medication combined with chewing gum, or medication only, for 6weeks. Turkish adaptation of Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) was used to measure depression levels. Assessments were conducted by the same physician both before, and after treatment. The physician who was responsible for the assessment was not aware of the group allocation. Changes in main HAM-D scores and each item were analyzed by independent samples t test and Chi-Square test, respectively. Those patients who were administrated chewing gum responded better to the treatment than patients who took medication only. The most beneficial effect of chewing gum was observed on the gastrointestinal symptoms, e.g. loss of appetite, and flatulence among others. These results indicate that chewing gum may not be directly effective on depressed mood; however, it may reduce the symptoms originating from depression.”

.....culled from Seriously Science (May 29, 2013)