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Pumpkin Cider Cake Recipe
Recipe by PaleoHacks The holidays are not only for celebration and gift-giving but, for some, indulging in delicious feasts. You may have already tried pumpkin pies and pumpkin spice drinks, but have you tried incorporating this sweet vegetable into a cake? PaleoHacks has created this Pumpkin Cider Cake Recipe for Mercola.com readers just in time for the holidays. Its comforting flavor makes it a great dessert or even as a gift to colleagues and friends, and is made with healthy wholesome ingredients, so you won’t have to worry about ruining...
read moreTop Lifestyle Changes to Build a Better Heart
30 Tips in 30 Days Designed to Help You Take Control of Your Health This article is included in Dr. Mercola’s All-Time Top 30 Health Tips series. Every day during the month of January, a new tip will be added that will help you take control of your health. Want to see the full list? Click here. Dr. Dean Ornish, clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), is perhaps best known for his pioneering work in how to use food and simple lifestyle strategies to improve health. This is also the topic of...
read moreAn Introduction to Addison’s Disease
On top of your kidneys sit the adrenal glands — these are two thumb-sized triangular glands that are responsible for the production of several hormones, including adrenaline, cortisol and aldosterone.1 When the glands become physically damaged and cease to function normally, you may have a disorder called Addison’s disease. This is a rare but potentially life-threatening illness that can affect people of any age.2 Before going into details about this condition, let’s first discuss how the adrenal glands work. What’s the Role...
read moreBaking Soda, an Inexpensive Way to Combat Autoimmune Disorders
In scientific circles, NaHCO3, or sodium bicarbonate, is a substance with the more common designation of baking soda. Known as a leavening agent in baking, you’ll find it in the cupboards of most households; in the kitchen, it allows batter and dough to form air bubbles and rise. But a recent study1 shows that baking study does much more than that. The Journal of Immunology reports that in a clinical setting, baking soda also “stimulates splenic anti-inflammatory pathways” or, in layman’s terms, fights inflammation in the spleen. From the...
read moreTop 7 Ways to Support Sustainable Fashion
30 Tips in 30 Days Designed to Help You Take Control of Your Health This article is included in Dr. Mercola’s All-Time Top 30 Health Tips series. Every day during the month of January, a new tip will be added that will help you take control of your health. Want to see the full list? Click here. Shopping is often referred to as “retail therapy.” Some suggest buying stuff, especially new clothes, can make you feel better — more relaxed, perhaps, or prettier or popular. While shopping for the latest trendy fashions may boost...
read moreBalancing Hormones, Easing PMS and More: Red Clover Tea Benefits You Can Count On
Table of Contents What Is Red Clover Tea? 5 Benefits of Red Clover Tea Nutritional Profile of Red Clover Tea: Does It Contain Caffeine? How to Make Red Clover Tea Red Clover Tea Side Effects Final Thoughts on Red Clover Red Clover Tea FAQs Red clover is valued in agriculture because it fixes nitrogen in the soil without the use of toxic fertilizers. It also prevents erosion, provides food for livestock and is hearty enough to survive in colder climates.1 But this versatile plant has other applications as well. Natural healers have long...
read moreYour Guide for Growing Okra
Okra (Hibiscus esculentus) is a unique, annual vegetable from the same family as the hollyhock. It is usually the color of fresh corn husks, has the shape of a spike and the texture of a grooved cucumber. When sliced, it may remind you of a tiny star fruit. In this short video, you’ll see how easy it is to add to your garden planting. Although technically a fruit because its seeds are inside the plant, okra is usually referred to as a vegetable that is also called “lady fingers” in reference to their shape, and comes in more than one variety....
read moreTop Gardening Tips to Build Better Health
30 Tips in 30 Days Designed to Help You Take Control of Your Health This article is included in Dr. Mercola’s All-Time Top 30 Health Tips series. Every day during the month of January, a new tip will be added that will help you take control of your health. Want to see the full list? Click here. Growing your own food has many rewards, from providing you with fresher, uncontaminated produce and cutting your grocery bill, to increasing your sense of well-being and slashing your risk of depression. Interestingly, research shows gardening is...
read moreTop 11 Reasons to Start Using Frankincense Oil
30 Tips in 30 Days Designed to Help You Take Control of Your Health This article is included in Dr. Mercola’s All-Time Top 30 Health Tips series. Every day during the month of January, a new tip will be added that will help you take control of your health. Want to see the full list? Click here. Scents can have a powerful influence on your well-being. Aromatherapy, which uses concentrated essences of various botanicals, allows you to harness the olfactory power of plants for healing on many levels. Essential oils carry biologically...
read morePeppers to Help Prevent Parkinson’s
One of the most compelling statements in a 2014 study published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience is that in regard to Parkinson’s disease, “[A] growing body of evidence suggests that nutrition may play an important role.” Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that usually develops in older people, with such symptoms as inflammation, stiff muscles and tremors, all signs of decreased mitochondrial function. The disease is called idiopathic, which refers to conditions that occur spontaneously and with no known cause....
read morePeppermint Oil: A Potent Oil With the Power of Menthol
Table of Contents What Is Peppermint Oil? 9 Uses and Benefits of Peppermint Oil Composition of Peppermint Oil How to Make Infused Peppermint Oil How Does Peppermint Oil Work? Is Peppermint Oil Safe? Side Effects of Peppermint Oil History shows a wide range of uses for peppermint essential oil, which has been used as far back in time as ancient Rome and Egypt.1 Various cultures have used this oil not only for its minty fragrance, but for its therapeutic benefits as well. In addition, peppermint oil is known to symbolize hospitality.2 What Is...
read moreTop 4 Reasons to Check Your Iron Level, Not Your Cholesterol
30 Tips in 30 Days Designed to Help You Take Control of Your Health This article is included in Dr. Mercola’s All-Time Top 30 Health Tips series. Every day during the month of January, a new tip will be added that will help you take control of your health. Want to see the full list? Click here. While many health screens are overrated or unnecessary, a few stand out as vitally important. For example, while most people will check their cholesterol on a regular basis, even though high cholesterol has been proven to have no significant...
read moreAntibiotics Linked to Fatal Heart Condition
Research shows your body’s microbiome has nearly 39 trillion bacteria.1 During early years, your family, dietary intake and environmental exposure contribute to the variety in your microbiome, influencing your lifelong health. Everyday activities such as brushing your teeth, eating, kissing someone or handling a family pet also affect your microbiome. This composition may be as distinct to you as a fingerprint and plays an enormous role in disease prevention, and influences the function of your skin, lungs, breast and liver.2 Harmful...
read moreShould You Wash Your Produce?
Bacteria live on your skin and nearly every other unsterilized surface. However, not every bacterium is dangerous or harmful to your health. In fact, data have demonstrated the more children are exposed to bacteria the lower their risk of developing allergies.1,2 Your skin is the largest organ in your body and colonized by a diverse number of microorganisms, many of which are harmless or even beneficial. Your skin acts as a physical barrier to prevent the invasion of foreign pathogens and at the same time provides a home to your microbiome....
read moreMakers of Marlboro Invest in Juul E-Cigs
Juul Laboratories is already the largest force in e-cigarette sales in the U.S., with three-quarters of the market share.1 It could potentially get even bigger, due to a new partnership with Altria, one of the world’s largest tobacco companies. Altria owns some of the most well-known companies in the tobacco industry, including Philip Morris USA, maker of Marlboro cigarettes, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, which makes Copenhagen and Skoal, and Nat Sherman, a maker of premium cigarettes and cigars, among others. In December 2018, Altria...
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