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How to Cook Crab Legs
Crabs are a very popular seafood choice in the U.S., with different varieties scattered all over the country. While there are many ways you can prepare and eat crabs, consuming crab legs is popular as an appetizer or main course. If you want to learn how to cook king, snow or other types of crab legs without fail, check out this guide. What Are the Most Popular Ways to Cook Crab Legs? Some of the most popular methods of cooking fresh crab legs include boiling, steaming, baking or grilling. Prior to attempting any of these, however, make sure...
read moreEnhanced External Counterpulsation Therapy for Heart Disease and More
By Dr. Mercola Dr. S. Ramasamy1 is a cardiologist and noninvasive cardiology consultant specializing in heart failure management, whose innovative work centers around the use of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP). In this interview, he discusses the use of EECP as an adjunct to or primary therapy for heart disease, and how it may benefit a number of other conditions as well, including diabetes. I had the pleasure of meeting him and his wife at last year’s annual Academy of Comprehensive and Integrative Medicine (ACIM) conference...
read moreAn Introduction to Chickenpox: Facts About This ‘Childhood Disease’
Many years ago, when a child came down with chickenpox, other parents would willingly expose their own children to the infected one — a practice known as a “pox party” — hoping that their son or daughter would also catch the disease.1 But today, pox parties are generally frowned upon, as conventional health experts warn that the disease can pose serious complications, and that it’s “better” for children to get vaccinated against this illness. The reality is that getting chickenpox naturally in childhood can give a child a better and lifelong...
read moreThe Dark Side of the Global Tea Industry
By Dr. Mercola Aside from pure water, drinking high quality tea can be a healthy beverage option. Many teas contain polyphenol antioxidants recognized for their disease prevention and antiaging properties. For example, research1,2 has shown long-term tea intake can improve your blood pressure. One systematic review of 25 randomized controlled trials found those who regularly drank either green or black tea for 12 weeks had an average of 2.6 mm Hg lower systolic blood pressure and 2.2 mm Hg lower diastolic pressure compared to those who did...
read moreSencha Tea: Japan’s Most Popular Tea Variety
You may think that matcha green tea is the most popular and widespread type of tea found in Japan, but it actually isn’t — that title belongs to sencha. Comprising over 80 percent of tea consumption in Japan,1 sencha is a high-quality tea that anyone visiting this oriental country must sample. But what is it and what health benefits can be attributed to it? What Is Sencha Tea? Harvested from small-leaf Camellia sinesis bushes, Japanese sencha is a steamed, high-quality green tea variety. Do not confuse it with matcha — while matcha is...
read moreCold Temperature Can Increase Brown Adipose Tissue in Offspring
By Dr. Mercola Sometimes the simplest strategies can have a tremendous impact on your health and wellness. For example, exposure to extreme temperatures may serve as a catalyst to improve your health and also the health of your unborn children. In previous interviews with Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D., we discuss the importance of mitochondrial function and how exposure to extreme temperatures can improve your mitochondrial health. Estimates suggest you may have from 15 to 50 quadrillion mitochondria throughout your body. When they are not working...
read moreHow to Treat Tinnitus
By Dr. Mercola Tinnitus, a chronic ringing in your ears,1 affects an estimated 1 in 10 adults.2 The sounds are caused when cells are damaged inside the cochlea, your inner ear, and the malfunctioning cells end up sending signals to your brain even in the absence of audible sound. Your brain translates these signals into what has been described as ringing, buzzing, hissing, clicking, chirping, screeching, static, roaring, pulsing, whooshing and/or whistling sounds. The pitch can be either high or low, and may intermittently change. The volume...
read moreOlive Oil: The Salad Superstar
The humble olive is not just a dietary staple in the Mediterranean region — it also enjoys the reputation of being a healthy oil in the United States. It is valued not only for its flavor, but also for its range of wellness benefits. Learn more about this plant-based oil, its uses (why you should drizzle it cold on salads, not cook with it), health value and how to distinguish good olive oil from bad ones. What Is Olive Oil? Olive oil is pressed from fresh olives and is made mainly in the Mediterranean, mostly in Italy, Spain and Greece. It...
read moreTime in Nature Provides a Host of Health Benefits
By Dr. Mercola There’s a reason why being outdoors in nature feels so good — it’s great for your health on multiple levels. A massive study involving data from more than 140 studies and 290 million people revealed that exposure to greenspace, defined as open, undeveloped land with natural vegetation, led to significant reductions in diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number), salivary cortisol (a physiological marker of stress) and heart rate, along with significant decreases in Type 2 diabetes and mortality from all causes and those...
read moreHow Did Plastic Straws Take Over the World?
By Dr. Mercola In the U.S., nearly 500 million plastic straws are used every day,1 many of which end up polluting the environment. While the number may seem extreme, you likely have not taken notice of the straws you use. Nearly every time you order a drink at a restaurant, there’s a good chance you’ll receive a straw to go along with it. Unfortunately, while this may seem innocuous, Australian scientists estimate as many as 8.3 billion plastic straws are polluting beaches around the world.2 Eight million tons of plastic flow into...
read moreFarmed Salmon Contaminated With Toxic Flame Retardants
By Dr. Mercola Fish are an important part of the ecosystem and the human diet. Unfortunately, overfishing has depleted many fish stocks, and the proposed solution — fish farming — is creating far more problems than it solves. Not only are fish farms polluting the aquatic environment and spreading disease to wild fish, farmed fish are also an inferior food source, in part by providing fewer healthy nutrients; and in part by containing more toxins, which readily accumulate in fat. Farmed Salmon = Most Toxic Food in the World Salmon is perhaps...
read moreAir Pollution Triggers Millions of Cases of Diabetes Each Year
By Dr. Mercola Air pollution has been named the “largest environmental cause of disease and premature death in the world today” by a collaboration of more than 40 researchers looking at data from 130 countries.1 The problem is insidious and travels without respect for borders. Air pollution created in Asia affects people living on the California coast. Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) is the most studied type of air pollution and refers to dust, dirt, soot, smoke or other particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter. These...
read moreThis Evil Corporation Bullies Scientists to Cover Up Toxicity
By Dr. Mercola Thousands of people across the U.S. have now filed lawsuits alleging that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, which contains the active ingredient glyphosate, caused them to develop cancer. A cluster of more than 400 lawsuits from farmers, landscapers and others claiming Roundup caused Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a blood cell cancer, were consolidated before a federal judge, and Monsanto tried to get the cases dismissed. The judge, however, recently ruled they will be allowed to proceed,1 and the first case — that of DeWayne “Lee” Johnson,...
read moreBen & Jerry’s Sued for Misleading Customers
By Dr. Mercola Ben & Jerry’s, loved by so many because of its environmentally friendly image, is being sued by Organic Consumers Association (OCA), which alleges its do-good reputation and marketing campaigns are all “smoke and mirrors.”1 In the lawsuit against Ben & Jerry’s and their parent company, Unilever, filed in July 2018, OCA takes issue with statements that the ice cream is made using milk from “happy cows” raised in “Caring Dairies.”2 They promote their Caring Dairy program...
read moreThe US Campaign Against Breastfeeding
By Dr. Mercola What’s the optimal food for your newborn baby? Common sense would tell you that a mother’s breast milk is as optimal as infant nutrition could possibly get, yet that fact — indisputable as it may seem — is something that makers of infant formula have spent decades’ trying to sweep under the carpet.1 Following the development of manufactured infant formula, mothers were told breastfeeding was unnecessary. Formula offered greater freedom for busy moms, and the promotion of the obnoxious idea that breastfeeding...
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