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How Activating Your Body’s Cell Repair Processes Can Improve Your Health and Well-Being
By Dr. Mercola Naomi Whittel is the former CEO of Twinlab and has written an interesting book about how to achieve radiant health by activating your body’s natural autophagy processes. In “Glow 15: A Science-Based Plan to Lose Weight, Revitalize Your Skin, and Invigorate Your Life,” she shares a number of valuable strategies for doing this naturally. Her deep-rooted interest in healthy living was an outgrowth of her lifelong struggle with eczema, an autoimmune deficiency. “The inflammatory process just ravaged my...
read moreCan Reducing Your Exposure to Toxic Chemicals Prevent Obesity?
By Dr. Mercola Research presented at the 20th European Congress of Endocrinology in Barcelona once again draws attention to hormone-disrupting chemicals and their suspected link to obesity. Researchers from two Portuguese universities evaluated current studies on obesity-causing chemicals, also known as “obesogens,” to determine where people are most likely to come in contact with them. Based on the findings, the team made seven recommendations to minimize the buildup of obesogens in your body and home. Habits such as dusting...
read moreChamomile Tea: Why This Ancient Therapeutic Drink Still Stands Out Today
The story of chamomile goes back to ancient European and Western Asian civilizations. Greeks, Egyptians and Romans valued the flower for its varied uses, such as for treating erythema and xerosis (severely dry skin). Hippocrates, the father of medicine, was one of the first luminaries to advocate the use of this plant.1 It was only during the Medieval Age that chamomile came into widespread use. During the 16th and 17th centuries, doctors and healers prescribed chamomile for all kinds of uses, and it was even used as an ingredient to make...
read moreGoogle – One of the Largest Monopolies in the World
By Dr. Mercola Google is undoubtedly one of the largest and clearest monopolies in the world. In fact, the company monopolizes several different markets, including search and advertising. Bing, its closest search competitor, has just 2 percent of the market — hardly a significant threat to Google’s 90 percent.1 Google also controls about 60 percent of the global advertising revenue on the internet. One of the primary reasons smaller advertisers cannot compete is because they don’t have the user data Google has. As noted by digital media...
read moreHow Aging Affects Mitochondria in Brain Cells and Contributes to Age-Related Diseases
By Dr. Mercola In recent years, it’s become increasingly apparent that most of what we refer to as health and disease really links back to the function of your mitochondria — tiny organelles inside your cells that play an important role in the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), required for all biological functions. If your mitochondria are not functioning well, your risk for chronic degenerative diseases will radically increase. Not surprisingly, optimization of mitochondria is also vital for life extension strategies. Your...
read moreCould This Bean Give Your Brain a Boost and Help Battle Parkinson’s?
By Dr. Mercola In tropical areas of the world, M. pruriens is not only a well-known protein source, but it is also used as a medicine. This unique-looking bean has long been used in Ayurvedic medicine as an aphrodisiac and nerve tonic, among other applications. Given the fact M. pruriens contains Levodopa, or L-dopa, a dopamine precursor that affects your energy, motivation and sense of well-being, it has long been used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease in developing countries worldwide. Before you decide to supplement with M. pruriens,...
read morePharmaceuticals, Strip Clubs and Guns
By Dr. Mercola As the opioid epidemic continues to take its toll on Americans, killing 115 every day,1 many are starting to ask the tough questions of how it got this bad. In many cases, drugs that were originally intended only for treating severe pain have become go-to treatments for mild and chronic pain, such as back pain. Subsys, a fentanyl under-the-tongue spray, is among the worst offenders. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that can be 100 times more potent than morphine. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug for...
read moreThe Factory Farm Toilet
By Dr. Mercola One of the litany of problems with industrialized agriculture, particularly concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), is the huge quantity of wastes produced and how it’s managed. There’s no easy way to deal with the staggering amounts of urine and manure produced by these facilities, which approach that produced by small cities, reaching over 335 million tons annually (and that’s just for dry matter).1 Some CAFOs treat animal feces in open air — often unlined lagoons — and “dispose” of the waste by spraying it onto...
read moreQuestionable Tactics Used in Vaccine ‘Safety’ Testing
By Dr. Mercola In December 2017, Slate magazine published an astonishing article about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil, revealing how the safety trials for this controversial vaccine actually “weren’t designed to properly assess safety.”1 Gardasil is supposed to prevent infection by certain strains of HPV virus, which in rare cases may cause cervical cancer if left untreated. However, trial data from Merck shows that Gardasil vaccinations may actually increase your risk of cervical cancer by 44.6 percent if...
read moreWeekly Health Quiz: Plants, Parasites and Potassium
1 Which of the following plant compounds has been found to offer significant protection against age-related decline in lung health? Flavonoids Anthocyanins, a type of flavonoid, have been shown to slow the gradual decline in lung health associated with aging. Those in the highest quartile of anthocyanin intake, compared to those in the lowest quartile, had a significantly reduced annual decline in three lung function measurements over time. Learn more. Ascorbic acid Vitamin E Carotenoids 2 According to a recent survey, American’s...
read moreThe Inflammation-Fighting Compounds of Lemongrass Tea
By Dr. Mercola Because it grows quickly, exudes a lemony essence and really is a grass that’s lush, hardy and attractive, lemongrass as a plant probably matches the first image that pops into your mind when you hear the word. Often used as an ornamental screening plant, it’s like grass on steroids, arcing in graceful plumes, especially when it grows to its potential height of 6 feet. About 55 varieties exist worldwide. One highly appreciated function, as many gardeners and nature-lovers can attest: It’s a natural mosquito...
read moreWhat Are Jujubes Good For?
By Dr. Mercola If you live in the U.S., the name jujubes may bring to mind the chewy, sticky corn-syrup-based candy known to wreak havoc on your dental work. You may not realize there is an actual jujube fruit that has been prized for millennia as a nutritional powerhouse of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and flavonols. Also known as Chinese dates or red dates (although unrelated to dates), jujubes have been cultivated and used medicinally in China for more than 4,000 years. As both a fruit and a medicine, jujubes are well-known for boosting...
read moreGut Microbiome May Be a Game-Changer for Cancer Prevention and Treatment
By Dr. Mercola In recent years, it’s become increasingly apparent that the composition of microbes in your gut — which is as distinct to you as your fingerprint — plays an enormous role in health and disease prevention. Your gut flora influences the function of various internal organs, such as your skin, lungs, breasts and liver.1 For example, recent research2 by the National Institute of Health shows gut microbes control antitumor immune responses in the liver, and that antibiotics — by depleting your gut of valuable bacteria — can alter the...
read moreHow to Make Aioli
You’ve probably seen the word “aioli” on menus — it’s served as a dip for crunchy raw veggies, spread on sandwiches and used as dressing for salads. It looks a lot like mayonnaise, which is why many people think it’s just garlic mayo. However, its distinct taste and the process by which it’s made prove that it’s a different type of sauce altogether. Read on to find out what aioli is and how you can make it at home. What Is Aioli? Aioli is a thick garlic sauce that’s traditionally used in the cuisines of Provence, France and Catalonia, Spain,...
read moreHow to Boost Brain Health and Reverse Neurological Disease Without Drugs
By Dr. Mercola Your brain is a really important part of your body. I’m sure no one would disagree with that. In this interview, Dr. Lee Cowden, cofounder of the Academy of Comprehensive Integrative Medicine (ACIM), discusses some really simple and inexpensive strategies that boost brain health and support neuroregeneration. This is also the topic of this year’s ACIM conference, which will be held in Orlando, Florida, in November. The Academy of Comprehensive Integrative Medicine was founded in 2008 with the vision of educating...
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