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Magnesium — One of the Most Important Nutrients for Heart Health
By Dr. Mercola Magnesium deficiency is extremely common, and recent research shows even subclinical deficiency can jeopardize your heart health. Magnesium is also important for brain health, detoxification, cellular health and function, and the optimization of your mitochondria. In short, magnesium has enormous potential to influence your health and general well-being, especially the prevention of heart disease and cancer, but also for general energy and athletic performance. Why You Need Magnesium Magnesium is the fourth most abundant...
read moreWeekly Health Quiz: Plants, Pollution and Digestion
1 A potent adaptogen, this perennial plant has been shown to boost vitality and mood by modulating your immune function and enhancing nervous system health, and may offer powerful protection against burnout. Rhodiola Rosea Rhodiola rosea is a powerful adaptogen known to enhance vitality by helping your body adapt to physical, chemical and environmental stress. Learn more. Ginseng Holy Basil Rosemary 2 CDC Director Dr. Brenda Fitzpatrick resigned from her post a day after it was publicly revealed that she had bought stocks in: Fracking...
read moreWhat Makes Mustard Spicy?
By Dr. Mercola Everyone has individual likes and dislikes, especially when it comes to heat in their food. Look at the menus at certain restaurants, for instance, and you might find tiny jalapeno icons next to certain dishes to signify their heat level. One jalapeno means mildly hot; five indicate as fiery as they can make it. A perfect example of a food — or rather a condiment — that’s very popular and comes in widely varying degrees on the heat index is mustard, which can definitely rival jalapenos in the heat index. Some like it hot,...
read moreWhy This Meat Is so Healthy
By Dr. Mercola Even though grass fed and grain-finished beef sales have grown by 1,500 percent since 2012, according to ABC News, they are still overshadowed by conventional beef sales in the U.S., which topped $105 billion in 2015.1 While there is a long way to go before grass fed beef will become as popular as its conventional counterpart, the tides are changing as more consumers are demanding higher quality, safer meat products. Once again, the health benefits of grass fed beef — to both the consumer and the soil — are making news. An ABC...
read moreHow Long Does It Actually Take to Bake Chicken?
Chicken has been a staple food throughout the world for thousands of years. It’s absolutely easy to cook, and can be paired with just about any ingredients to whip up a tasty and fulfilling meal. What’s more, organic pasture-raised chickens are rich in high-quality protein, and are also excellent sources of vitamins and minerals, including:[1],[2] Niacin Pantothenic acid Vitamin B6 Riboflavin Selenium Phosphorus Vitamin A Choline From chicken noodle soup to chicken pudding dessert (also called Tavuk göğsü, a Turkish delicacy)[3],...
read moreHow the TB12 Method Can Help You Achieve Peak Performance at Any Age
By Dr. Mercola In this interview, Alex Guerrero, cofounder of TB12 and personal body coach for Tom Brady — one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history — shares the natural and holistic program he developed with Brady, called the TB12 Method. Tom was told at one point that surgery for one of his injuries was unavoidable. This training method was said to have helped resolve his injury and return to the field, without surgery. The pair recently launched “The TB12 Method” mobile app on iOS, and co-wrote a New York Times best seller book about...
read moreDo Your Moles Ever Go Away?
By Dr. Mercola Skin is your body’s largest and fastest growing organ, used to protect your body from bacteria and germs, regulate your temperature, get rid of waste products and house a nervous system that allows you to feel and sense your environment.1 Your skin is what others first notice about you, and is an indicator of both internal and external aging. Skin cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the U.S.2 Estimates suggest nearly 20 percent of all Americans will experience some form of skin cancer during their life....
read moreThe Motivation Factor
By Dr. Mercola Research1 has convincingly demonstrated that the more physically active children and teenagers are, the better they do academically. As noted by the authors of a 2012 scientific review: “Physical activity and sports are generally promoted for their positive effect on children’s physical health … There is also a growing body of literature suggesting that physical activity has beneficial effects on several mental health outcomes … In addition … there is a strong belief that regular participation in physical...
read moreHow to Grow Sage
By Dr. Mercola Known for its woolly oblong leaves and musky smell, sage (Salvia officinalis) is one of the easiest herbs to grow. While its ornamental varieties are also popular, sage is best known in its culinary form as a complement to poultry and other meat dishes. In the U.S., a mention of sage is likely to evoke memories of Thanksgiving turkey and stuffing, two dishes in which sage often features prominently. Beyond its culinary uses, sage has medicinal value to aid digestion, boost cognitive function, manage diabetes and treat...
read moreStart Your Parsley Plants Indoors
By Dr. Mercola Whether you prefer curly or flat varieties, parsley is more than a garnish or natural breath freshener. Rich in vitamins K, A and C, as well as minerals like calcium and iron, parsley can be easily grown outdoors when ground temperatures are above 50 degrees F, or indoors year-round. Despite being a slow germinator, parsley does well when maintained in moist, well-drained soil with decent sun exposure. Parsley is packed with flavonoids and volatile oils known to provide numerous health benefits. This nutrient-rich herb has been...
read moreHelp Regulate Blood Pressure With Celery Seeds
Most people are familiar with the fragrant and flavorful celery, but not everyone knows that its seeds are just as useful and as nutritious as the plant’s stalks. Celery seed has been especially famous in Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years, where it is used as a diuretic, cold remedy and an anti-inflammatory medicine. But while celery seeds are well-known in Eastern medicine, only a handful of people in Western territories know about the numerous uses of this spice.1 Celery seeds are found in the flowers of the celery plant,...
read moreNeed Help Setting Goals and Sticking to Them?
By Dr. Mercola It’s said that about 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions are abandoned by the second week of February.1 This means if you made one for 2018, there’s a good chance it may already have failed. There’s also a sizable number of people who set no goals at all, New Year’s resolutions or otherwise, in part because they may not realize the importance of goal setting and in part because they may not know how to do it.2 There are other reasons why you may avoid goal setting as well, like a fear of failure,...
read moreThe Surprising Benefits of Inclined Bed Therapy
By Dr. Mercola Oftentimes the simplest strategies pay great dividends. Getting sensible sun exposure and grounding to the Earth are two examples. Sleeping on an incline is another. While few have heard of it, and sleeping on a horizontal surface is a well-established norm, raising the head of your bed 6 to 8 inches so that your you’re sleeping on a 5-degree incline may have a number of benefits, including: Improving blood circulation Boosting metabolism Improving glymphatic drainage from the brain Improving immune system function...
read moreDrug Companies Responsible for Severe Environmental Pollution
By Dr. Mercola Environmental pollution is a tremendous concern, and the sources of toxic pollution are many. One source that has managed to skirt below the radar is the drug industry.1,2,3,4 In 2016, the nonprofit foundation Changing Markets issued a report on “Impacts of Pharmaceutical Pollution on Communities and Environment in India,”5 on behalf of Nordea Asset Management, a major investment firm in Sweden. According to this report, the severe water pollution problem in India can be, to a significant extent, traced back to the generic drug...
read moreSurprising Sources of Air Pollution
By Dr. Mercola Air pollution is an insidious problem that doesn’t recognize borders and travels thousands of miles. In fact, Americans are producing less pollution but experiencing greater amounts of smog on the West Coast, the result of pollutants originating in Asian countries.1 In 1991, the U.S. and Canada entered into an agreement to address transboundary air pollution that led to a reduction in the production of acid rain.2 A collaboration of more than 40 researchers looking at data from 130 countries has called air pollution the...
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