Here is the news article: https://www.sciencealert.com/vinegar-has-a-surprising-effect-on-depression-study-finds
More importantly, here is the research article: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/14/2305
this post was submitted on 07 May 2025
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Salt and vinegar pringles: brain feels better, chemical burns on tongue
that’s the worst possible kind… and i’ve tried every kind of them
If you've tried them all then you'd know that Pringles Rice Infusions salt and vinegar is worse because it only takes 6 pringles to cause long lasting chemical burns.
At least normal ones are half a tube.
And all BBQ ones are objectively awful, like licking an ashtray that had tomato puree smeared on the bottom.
pringles aren’t even potato chips… they’re a potato based product
My mouth hurts so that my heart doesn't
Nice
The surprising effect? Makes it a billion times worse. /S
I drink a daily bottle of kombucha, and I'm pretty convinced that (with therapy) helped improve my mental health. I cannot explain how much better I am today than a few years ago when I first started drinking it. Within a few months, I signed up for therapy and within a year I was majorly improved.
IIRC gut microbes influence our bodies so much, so I won’t be suprised if that’s the reason it helped.
When you actually drink vinegar but still depressed as hell: