Dogs for Mental Health, Balancing Blood pH, Sleeplessness on Food Choices

In this episode, you will hear a little bit on how dogs may have an effect in regards to mental health, how the body uses a particular reaction to control blood pH (acidity and alkalinity), how sleep impacts our food choices (or, the lack thereof), and more. Check it out! 3:29 - Dogs 12:09 - Blood pH 27:32 - Sleep & Food Choice 34:49 - Calorie Deficit & Lifespan Reference: Robert Yolken, Cassie Stallings, Andrea Origoni, Emily Katsafanas, Kevin Sweeney, Amalia Squire, Faith Dickerson. Exposure to household pet cats and dogs in childhood and risk of subsequent diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. PLOS ONE, 2019; 14 (12): e0225320 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225320