Turmeric maybe as effective as omeprazole for dyspepsia.
In a small study done from Thailand, researchers randomly assigned 206 patients with functional dyspepsia into 3 groups, one who received curcumin (turmeric), 250 mg 4 times a daily, or omeprazole (20mg once daily) or both together. Omeprazole is a commonly used antacid available OTC! Once the study was started patients were checked for functional dyspepsia on Day 28 and Day 56. All three groups had good reduction in severity of symptoms. There was no additive effect in using curcumin and omeprazole together and the symptom improvements were even stronger on day 56 as compare to on day 28.
To conclude, turmeric at 1 g per day dose was nearly as effective as medication in treating patients with functional dyspepsia (sensation of bloating, indigestion in the absence of gastritis or gastric ulcer).

Ginger consumption may mitigate neutrophil dysfunction
This was a very small study which recruited nine healthy adults less than 40 years of age to receive hundred milligrams of oral ginger supplement daily for seven days. The blood samples were taken at baseline and on day seven and 14. The researchers measured neutrophil extracellular trap formation, an indicator of inflammation. The results showed that there was reduced NETosis in all nine adults who took the ginger supplements.
To conclude, this study showed that ginger has a potential biological role to reduce inflammation in humans.

Asian food has plenty of turmeric and ginger in it. This might be one reason to continue to eat our traditional foods regularly in place of the usual fast foods that we have so gotten used to eating.

Artificial sweeteners in processed foods tied to increased depression risk
All of us living in cities have gotten used to a diet that is high in ultra processed foods (UPF), including those foods that contain artificial sweeteners such as fizzy drinks, cookies, chips, sauces, ready to eat meals and packaged pastries, many breakfast cereals, candy etc. In a study done on nurses they found that those who consumed more than eight servings of the above kind of foods had a 50% higher risk of developing depression than those who consumed four or fewer servings of ultra-processed foods with artificial sweeteners. Animal studies have shown that artificial sweeteners may trigger the transmission of particular signalling molecules in the brain that are important to mood. This could also impact the ability of individuals to limit the intake of such foods. Artificial sweeteners have also been associated with diseases that are caused by chronic inflammation including depression.

Probiotics improve nonmotor symptoms of Parkinsons
In this study done in London, a total of 74 patients were randomly assigned into two groups which were well matched for social demographic, Parkinson’s disease and constipation related characteristics. Half were given a probiotic containing supplement including Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum. They found that those treated for three months with a probiotic supplement not only had lesser constipation and improvement in gut microbiota, but also a greater effectiveness of Parkinson‘s treatment with a quicker “time to on“ of treatment given. Apart from reducing constipation, nonmotor symptoms such as sleep and fatigue also improved in those who received the supplement.