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Eating Mistakes That Can Damage Your Kidneys
Dr. Mercola Interviews the Experts This article is part of a weekly series in which Dr. Mercola interviews various experts on a variety of health issues. To see more expert interviews, click here. In this interview, Dr. Lynda Frassetto, a nephrologist and professor emeritus in the department of medicine at University of California San Francisco (UCSF), shares important information about how acid in your diet affects your kidney health and longevity. “When I was in internal medicine training, I happened to have a really super mentor, Dr....
read moreAlcohol Accelerates Brain Aging
By 2050, it’s estimated that 80 million Americans will be 65 years or older,1 making brain health of paramount importance. Lifestyle factors are known to be protective of or damaging to the brain, and this includes alcohol consumption. While some research suggests wine consumption may benefit heart health and even has neuroprotective properties,2 numerous studies have shown that alcohol consumption has a detrimental effect on your brain. Chronic excessive alcohol consumption, aka “alcohol abuse,” in particular, is known to...
read moreHow the Method of Birth Can Influence Lifelong Health
Microorganisms in your gastrointestinal tract form a highly intricate, living “fabric” that plays an integral part in your health, affecting everything from body weight and nutrition to chronic diseases of all kinds. And, as detailed in the featured documentary, “Microbirth,” written, produced and directed by Alex Wakeford and Toni Harman, the groundwork for your gut microbiome laid at the time of birth. The film highlights how events during childbirth have lifelong consequences, and reviews the current scientific...
read moreSymptoms of Prostate Disease You May Have Overlooked
The diagnosis of cancer often has a profound effect on men and their families. The word “cancer” signals a life-changing issue that may be accompanied by feelings of fear, depression and anxiety. Sometimes these feelings linger for years after diagnosis and treatment. The American Cancer Society believes that in 2020 there will be an estimated 1,806,950 new cases of cancer diagnosed and 606,520 people with cancer will die.1 Of these, the top three primary tumor locations are in the breast, lung and bronchus, and prostate, in that...
read moreTop Health Official Cashes in on Merck Stock
As detailed in The Highwire video above, in January 2020, Dr. Julie Gerberding — director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2002 until 2009, who after leaving the CDC became president of Merck’s vaccine division in January 20101 — sold half her Merck stock options for $9.11 million. Gerberding also cashed in on her company stock options in 2016, when she sold $5.1 million-worth of Merck stocks, and 2015, when she made $2.3 million. In total, Gerberding has made $16,592,144 from selling off her Merck...
read moreThere Is No Such Thing as a Minor Concussion
More than 1.5 million Americans experience a traumatic brain injury each year, up to 75% of which are considered to be mild.1 Concussions are considered to be a form of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) because they’re typically not life-threatening, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that concussions are often not mild, instead leading to serious symptoms and lasting changes in the brain. A concussion occurs when a bump, blow or jolt to the head or body causes the head and brain to move back and forth rapidly. The jarring...
read moreNew Study Sheds Light on Stroke Recovery
Strokes can be divided into hemorrhagic stroke and ischemic strokes, and approximately 80% of them are ischemic brain injury. Ischemic strokes are sometimes referred to as “brain attacks” (instead of “heart attacks”) because they typically occur when a blood clot blocks an artery or blood vessel, cutting off blood flow to your brain, as opposed to your heart.1 As a result, brain cells die and neurological damage can occur. Without proper and timely treatment, a stroke can be lethal. According to the latest statistics...
read moreCosmetics Are a Menace — But You Have Options
Business Insider1 reports that the beauty industry reached a value of $532 billion in 2019 and is projected to rapidly rise in the coming years. Cosmetics and personal care products are benefiting from social media, targeted pricing and companies that are aiming at sustainable alternatives demanded by consumers. In other words, it’s big business. Women have been using products to alter or enhance their appearance since at least the times of ancient Egypt.2 Despite continued growth in the industry, it’s important to note that just...
read moreJunk Foods Promote Hunger and Overeating
The struggle with weight gain and obesity is a common and costly health issue, leading to an increase in risk for heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and cancer, just to name a few.1 Obese individuals also have substantially higher medical expenses and indirect costs associated with lost productivity, transportation and premature mortality, and obesity is the reason why 1 in 3 fail to qualify for military service in the U.S.2 According to the 2019 State of Obesity report,3 18.5% of American children (ages 2 to 19) and 39.6% of adults are now...
read moreGenetically Engineered Food – the Lie That Won’t Die
Promises, promises, promises. The toxic world of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and industrial agriculture is built on false promises. For nearly 30 years we have been listening to the propaganda of the big biotech companies like Monsanto/Bayer, Syngenta, DuPont/Pioneer, BASF and others about how genetic engineering will transform farming and food production. We’ve heard how it will reduce the environmental impact of farming by lowering pesticide use. We’ve been promised that it will increase the nutritional content of...
read moreDangerous Placebos Used in Medical Trials
In assessing the validity of medical trials, an inactive control, or placebo, is considered essential in producing high-quality evidence. Randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled studies are, in fact, considered to be the “gold standard,” as good as it gets in terms of epidemiologic studies.1 The assumption here is that the placebo is inert, i.e., is a substance that has no effect on your body. The reason this is an assumption is that, typically, the contents of the placebo in a study are not disclosed — not to the...
read moreThe Hidden Risks of Pesticides
Chemical pesticides have become a mainstay of modern agriculture, despite red flags that they’re slowly destroying ecosystems. (Technically, pesticides are designed to kill insects, while herbicides are used to kill weeds or substances like bacteria or fungi, but when discussing them, the U.S. EPA lumps them all together as “pesticides.”1) Part of what makes assessing the health and environmental risks of pesticides so difficult is that many of the risks remain unknown, and those that are known can be difficult to quantify,...
read moreWhat Are the Health Benefits of Galangal?
Galangal is a popularly cultivated and eaten plant in Malaysia, Indonesia, other parts of Southeast Asia and India, but in the U.S. it might be mistaken for the more common ginger. Both galangal and ginger are in the Zingiberaceae family, as are turmeric and cardamom. They’re called “rhizomes” because their creeping rootstalks grow horizontally, sending out roots and shoots from nodes. Both galangal and ginger are used in cooking but there are several clear differences between them. Galangal’s skin is smoother and...
read moreGolden Milk: Nondairy, Powerfully Healthy, Tasty Drink
Do you start your day with coffee and end it with tea? Consider tempting your taste buds with a warm cup of golden milk instead. And, as the summer months approach, you can enjoy it as a tasty cold treat as well. Golden milk is not made with a dairy product but, rather, with coconut milk. You’ll find other recipes using other nondairy products, but I recommend coconut milk for the health benefits and the superior taste. The high number of antioxidants in the drink contribute to the prodigious array of benefits for your health and...
read moreMoringa Contains All Essential Amino Acids Your Body Needs
There are 20 basic amino acids that make up the proteins in your body.1,2 In other words, amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. Conversely, when your body breaks down or digests proteins, amino acids are what’s left behind. Nine of these — histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, threonine and valine — are considered “essential” as none of them are made by your body and therefore must be obtained from your diet. Three of these essential amino acids — leucine,...
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