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[Image credit: raportuldegarda.ro ] I n 2021, an Instagram employee created a false account posing as a thirteen-year-old girl searching for diet tips. Within minutes, the algorithm was surfacing accounts titled "skinny binge" and "apple core anorexic". The employee documented what she found. It was not a surprise to her colleagues — internal research had been saying this for years. What made the moment extraordinary was that the documents eventually reached the public, courtesy of whistleblower Frances Haugen, and were published by the Wall Street Journal in September 2021 . They revealed something the company had worked hard to avoid saying publicly: Instagram knew it was making things worse. "We make body image issues worse for one in three teen girls." — Internal Meta slide presentation, 2019 . What the internal documents showed The leaked presentations — reviewed across an 18-month window from 2019 — were striking not for being unusual ...

By @jorgebscomm for @empowervmedia FACT CHECKED ✅ P olyvagal Theory, developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, offers a novel perspective on the human autonomic nervous system and its impact on mental health. This article reviews the theory's implications for understanding and treating mental health disorders, providing an overview of current research. By exploring the mechanisms of the vagus nerve and its role in regulating emotional and physiological states, more effective therapeutic interventions can be developed to enhance mental well-being. Dr. Stephen's theory offers a novel perspective on the human autonomic nervous system and its impact on mental health.  (📷:  adaptablelabs ) Polyvagal Theory , introduced by Dr. Stephen Porges in the 1990s, has revolutionised our understanding of the autonomic nervous system and its role in mental health. By focusing on the vagus nerve , the theory explains how our physiological states influence our psychological experiences . This articl...