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Are These Perilous Chemicals in Your Food?
By Dr. Mercola The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), a group of over 65,000 pediatricians in the U.S., are asking parents to limit their children’s exposure to dangerous plastic chemicals known to leach into food from packaging, as well as chemical food additives, warning the chemicals may damage their children’s health for years to come.1 Some of those chemicals include phthalates, nitrates and bisphenols.2 Results of past research led the World Health Organization (WHO) to study and then release a joint report with the...
read moreToo Many Ultra-Processed Calories and Wasted Food
By Dr. Mercola 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. Obesity affects more than one-third of adults and 17 percent of young people in the U.S.1 Research has linked growing waistlines to a number of different sources, including processed and high-fructose foods, sodas and high-carbohydrate diets. Risks associated with belly fat in aging adults includes an elevated risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease.2 You may have...
read moreBetween Pathogens and Chemical Contaminants, Chicken Is Best Avoided
By Dr. Mercola While health agencies make a big stink about unsterilized foods such as raw organic milk, the food associated with the greatest number of foodborne illnesses is factory farmed chicken. According to the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistics,1 there were 5,760 reported foodborne outbreaks between 2009 and 2015, resulting in 100,939 illnesses, 5,699 hospitalizations and 145 deaths. Of these, chicken was responsible for the most outbreak-associated illnesses — 3,114 illnesses in total (12 percent),...
read moreHow Factory Farms Pump, Poison and Pollute the Earth
By Dr. Mercola Up to 40 percent of drinking water worldwide comes from underground waterways that make up largely uncharted aquifer systems, some containing water that’s tens of thousands of years old. When NASA published a study of global underground water reserves, they found 37 major aquifer systems — 21 of which were at risk of being depleted.1 The problem is especially pronounced in the U.S. southwest (among other regions in Asia and the Middle East), where it’s not unusual for family wells to run dry. Unless they can pay...
read moreThe European Union Versus US Food and Drug Administration — One Protects Consumers; the Other Ignores Them
By Dr. Mercola For an entire week each year, I focus on the campaign to end dental amalgam. Those silver fillings are really mercury fillings, and their use in America and around the world needs to stop — for health reasons, for environmental reasons, for workplace safety reasons and for social justice reasons. We have a united worldwide team, and we can win the campaign for mercury-free dentistry. I have worked closely with the leader of this campaign — Charlie Brown of Consumers for Dental Choice — and I have full confidence that we are on...
read moreThe Organic Corporate Takeover
By Dr. Mercola For many Americans, the organic label on a food represents a superior product, one that’s free from pesticides and other agricultural chemicals and farmed using sustainable agricultural practices. Many would be surprised to learn, however, that in many cases organic companies are owned by multinational conglomerates, many of which produce nonorganic foods as well, using methods that are in direct contrast to the rules of organic. Such discrepancies have become even more apparent when you look at trade groups like the...
read moreWeekly Health Quiz: Anniversary Week Recap
1 Which of the following certifications offers the highest assurance of organic quality and regenerative standards? All-natural certification Fair trade certification USDA 100% Organic certification Biodynamic certification Certified biodynamic products adhere to regenerative standards that far surpass USDA 100% organic certification. Neither the “all-natural” label nor fair trade certification offer any guarantee of organic quality or regenerative methods. Learn more. 2 What percentage of cancer incidence can be prevented by...
read moreAre Many Fish Oils Synthetic?
By Dr. Mercola Omega-3 fats are essential polyunsaturated fats (PUFA) required for healthy digestion, muscle activity, blood clotting, visual acuity, memory and much more. Most omega-3s are considered “essential fats” as your body cannot make them. You have to get them from your diet. However, there’s plenty of confusion when it comes to which omega-3 fats are required for optimal health. You can obtain omega-3 fats from both plants and marine animals like fish and krill. However, these sources provide very different types...
read moreGinger Is Great for Bad Breath
By Dr. Mercola Whether you’re an enthusiast of Asian and East Indian cuisine or enjoy experimenting with different herbs and spices in the kitchen, it’s likely you’re familiar with the warming essence of ginger. From stir-fries to salad dressings, the flavor and fragrance of ginger is versatile and distinct. And like so many plants, ginger is renowned for both traditional and modern medicinal remedies. An attractive perennial herb that produces a sideways-growing rhizome underground, ginger is the common name for the plant...
read moreOrganic Egg Farmer Wages War on ‘Health’ Agency
By Dr. Mercola Jesse Laflamme, chief executive officer of America’s No. 2 egg brand, Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs, is asking tough questions about how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sets its food labeling rules. After filing a 17-page citizen’s petition with the FDA in April 2018, Laflamme took to his company’s blog to make his point.1 Beneath photos of four food items, Laflamme posed this question: “Which of the following does the FDA consider ‘healthy’?” The three so-called...
read moreMercola Recipe Section Has Something for Everyone
By Dr. Mercola Many struggle with obesity and a variety of chronic diseases. Although your food choices affect your health and how you feel today, tomorrow and in the future, rapid growth in the processed food industry has triggered an avalanche of weight gain, inflammation and chronic disease. It might be difficult to imagine you could find nutritious and delicious meals that are easy to fix and satisfying to eat, but this is exactly what you’ll find in the Recipe section. Although eating right is not an overnight fix for chronic health...
read moreUpdates on the Fight for Mercury-Free Dentistry
By Dr. Mercola In this interview, Charlie Brown, founder of Consumers for Dental Choice, provides us with an update to the global mercury-free dentistry campaign you’ve so generously helped us support through the past eight years. We are now incredibly close to the ultimate finish line, thanks to Brown’s persistent and dedicated efforts and your unrelenting financial support. I want to extend a personal thank you to all who have contributed to this mission in the past, and are considering doing so now. “We’ve been a...
read moreMy Personal Journey on How I Went From Sick to Healthy
By Dr. Mercola This website was created 21 years ago, in 1997, when I combined my two primary passions in life — health and technology — and made it my mission to share exciting new developments in natural health with a wider audience. Thanks to you, this site has become one of the most visited natural health websites in the world for the last 12 years, with more than 10 million unique visitors each month and more than 80 million unique visitors annually. Because of your loyal support, we’ve slowly but surely awakened the world to the...
read moreValuable Nutrition Information at Your Fingertips With Mercola Food Facts
By Dr. Mercola Have you ever wondered how much vitamin C is in a serving of strawberries or what makes avocados so good for you? Or maybe you’re interested to know which has more sugar: raisins or dates? It’s questions like these that necessitated the creation of Mercola.com Food Facts. Nutrition is key to staying healthy and avoiding chronic diseases. That’s why I recommend virtually anyone starting out on the path to optimal wellness to adopt my nutrition plan. The plan provides a guide to changing your diet and lifestyle...
read moreYou Won’t Want to Miss This Live EFT Demonstration Today
You Won’t Want to Miss This LIVE EFT Demonstration Join us LIVE Today, August 10, at 11 a.m. CT as Julie Schiffman demonstrates the benefits of tapping and how tapping can help relieve stress. The demonstration is absolutely FREE for all Mercola subscribers, so if you are not subscribed please take a minute to do so below. Julie will also be taking your questions, so feel free to submit them right now in the comments section at the bottom of this page. The earlier we get the questions the greater the likelihood that Julie will have a...
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