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Top Benefits of Vitamin B6
By Dr. Mercola Marketers of energy drinks like Red Bull have sold the public on the notion that B vitamins, particularly B12, as well as the vitamin that headlines this article — B6 — are superb energy boosters. Advertising claims aside, does your body really need all those extra B vitamins? After all, a single 8.4-ounce can of Red Bull contains 5.6 milligrams of B6,1 which is more than four times the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for most people. It’s more likely the massive amounts of caffeine and sugar — not the B vitamins —...
read moreBe in the Know About Pneumonia
Maintaining the health of your respiratory system is extremely important. After all, the different organs that are in this system facilitate the entry and exit of oxygen and carbon dioxide, which are essential to life and day-to-day function.1 This is why acute respiratory infections like pneumonia should not be taken lightly. Anyone from any age group can be affected with pneumonia, but young children below 2 years old and senior citizens over 65 years old are most susceptible to this infection.2 Statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease...
read moreComforting Keto Pumpkin Pudding Recipe
https://www.ruled.me/keto-pumpkin-pudding/ [RS1] Pumpkins have always been a staple ingredient during Halloween and Thanksgiving celebrations. However, they’re more than just a nutritious comfort food for the cold autumn and winter months, since they also make for a great ingredient all year-round[CO2] . This rich and creamy Keto Pumpkin Pudding Recipe from Ruled.me is a perfect dessert that you can whip up any time the weather gets chilly. Take comfort in every bite as you taste its warm spices and delicate sweetness, courtesy of the...
read moreDirt to Soil: One Family’s Journey Into Regenerative Agriculture
By Dr. Mercola Gabe Brown is a pioneer in regenerative land management, a holistic strategy that helps restore soil health. Last year, I visited his 5,000-acre farm in Bismarck, North Dakota, on my 63rd birthday. We reviewed many of his techniques in “How to Use Regenerative Farming Principles to Grow Healthier Food in Your Own Garden.” Here, we discuss Brown’s book, “Dirt to Soil: One Family’s Journey Into Regenerative Agriculture,” which expands on the information discussed in that interview....
read moreHere’s Why You Don’t Ever Want to Eat Moldy Bread
By Dr. Mercola Molds are microscopic fungi. To date, no one knows exactly how many species exist, but estimates range from tens of thousands to potentially more than 300,000.1 As demonstrated in the featured video, fungi are made of many cells and can sometimes be seen with the naked eye. When mold appears on your food, there are strategies you may use to help determine whether or not the food is safe to eat. Generally speaking, softer foods, such as bread, should be discarded when you see mold, as the part of the fungi visible is usually...
read moreHere’s Why You Should Drink Chai Tea
By Dr. Mercola If you love Indian cuisine or are familiar with it, chances are you’ve heard about chai or masala chai, a spiced tea sweetened and mixed with milk. Although there are many theories surrounding chai’s origin, most information traces the drink’s roots to India. According to The Spruce Eats, the first known appearance of masala chai was in the 1800s, as the British started setting up black tea plantations in Assam, India. However, it wasn’t until the 1900s that the drink’s popularity became widespread.1 Take note that chai...
read more‘Dirt Rich’ — The Importance of Biochar and Regenerative Systems for Soil Health
By Dr. Mercola It’s easy to forget that at one point, not so long ago, all food was organically grown in a way that supported the ecosystem and environment. This abruptly changed in the 1940s when the Green Revolution took hold and industrial, chemical-dependent farming techniques quickly spread to become the norm. Organic farming sustained mankind for millennia. Industrial farming, on the other hand, has created a series of unsustainable situations in less than 70 years, and evidence suggests we may not make it until the end of the century...
read more1 in 4 Seniors Is Taking Anxiety Meds
By Dr. Mercola The news that 1 in 4 senior citizens is taking prescription medications for anxiety most likely comes as no surprise. After all, it’s rare to find an age group unaffected by anxiety these days. Not only does the current research suggest more seniors are using antianxiety drugs, but it also asserts they are increasingly at risk of becoming drug-dependent, particularly when medications like Valium and Xanax are prescribed to address anxiety and sleep issues.1 Beyond the risk of dependency, long-term use of a particular class of...
read moreThe Benefits and Potential Risks of Lucid Dreaming
By Dr. Mercola Healthy sleep consists of several stages, and you cycle through these stages four to five times during the nightly sleep cycle. As a result, you’re progressively descending into deep sleep and ascending toward lighter states of sleep several times, and this cycling is tremendously important, both from a biological and psychological perspective. During stages 1 and 2, your brain remains active as it begins the editing process where decisions are made about which memories to store and which to discard. During stages 3 and 4, you...
read moreValerian Root for Anxiety: Are There Any Side Effects?
Valerian root (Valeriana officinalis), which was prominent as early as the time of the ancient Greeks,1 is one of the many herbs you can utilize if you’re experiencing sleep and anxiety-related problems. Learn more about valerian root today, including growing tips and side effects to watch out for. What Is Valerian Root? Valerian root, a perennial plant that’s a member of the Valerianaceae family, is also known by other names, such as garden heliotrope, setwall, Valerianae radix (Latin), Baldrianwurzel (German) or phu (Greek).2...
read moreAir Pollution Reduces Intelligence and Life Expectancy
By Dr. Mercola According to a recent report by the Health Effects Institute,1 95 percent of the world live in areas where the pollution levels are higher than deemed safe by the World Health Organization (WHO). This makes air pollution the fourth largest cause of death, following high blood pressure, diet and smoking. Fine particulate matter (PM) concentration exceeds 10 micrograms per meters cubed (ug/m3) for 95 percent of the world, and nearly 60 percent live in areas where the PM exceeds even the least stringent WHO air quality target of...
read moreHousehold Chemicals Causing Obesity
By Dr. Mercola Using satellite data, the Health Effects Institute found that 95 percent of the world is breathing polluted air.1 Their statistics are based on outdoor sources of pollution, including transportation vehicles, industrial activity and coal power plants. Although these numbers are considerable, they are likely conservative and do not account for small particulate pollution in your home. Over the past 50 years the number of soaps and detergents have grown at an amazing rate as manufacturers work to meet the demands of consumers...
read moreLeading Institution for Science-Based Health Advice Implodes After Industry Bias Is Revealed
By Dr. Mercola I’ve written many articles highlighting the bias created by funding and the dangers of basing health decisions on industry-funded science. Independent, unbiased research is absolutely crucial for getting to the truth; without it science becomes little more than an extension of marketing, and hence useless. So, what’s happening at Cochrane right now is nothing short of tragic.1,2,3 Cochrane (an international network of scientists that promotes evidence-based medicine), formerly known as the Cochrane Collaboration,...
read moreAfter the Hurricane: Swine Waste Swirls in North Carolina
By Dr. Mercola When you house nearly 10 million pigs in a coastal state like North Carolina, placing them primarily in low-lying counties near the coast, you’ve set the stage for inevitable environmental disaster. Yet, many are talking about the devastation caused to North Carolina’s concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) by Hurricane Florence as a catastrophe, as though it came as a surprise. History has already shown that hog waste, which amounts to 10 billion gallons annually in North Carolina alone, is not adequately...
read morePlastic Rivers: Just 10 Streams Carry 95 Percent of Plastic Into Oceans
By Dr. Mercola Every minute, another truckload’s worth of plastic trash ends up in the ocean, amounting to 8 million tons every year.1 That plastic is ending up in sea turtle and whale stomachs, strangling seabirds and, perhaps even worse, being broken down into microplastics that are consumed by fish and plankton — with unknown consequences. How to clean up the swirling garbage patches in the world’s oceans is a daunting question. At least one organization, The Ocean Cleanup, is tackling it from a practical standpoint, using a...
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