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Synthetic Opioids Flooding Into US Via Postal Service
By Dr. Mercola According to U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death among Americans under the age of 50.1 Preliminary data for 2016 reveals the death toll from drug overdoses may be as high as 65,000,2 a 19 percent increase since the year before, and the largest annual increase of drug overdose deaths in U.S. history. Data from the National Institute on Drug Abuse suggests over 202,600 Americans died from opioids between 2002 and 2015.3 Opioid abuse has also been identified as a...
read moreAvoid This Seafood From Thailand
By Dr. Mercola In a perfect world, fish may be one of the healthiest food sources on the planet. Rich in omega-3 fats and one of the best dietary sources of vitamin D,1 eating fatty fish has been associated with lower rates of depression, asthma, cognitive decline, heart disease and improved quality of sleep. However, as waterways are becoming increasingly polluted with pharmaceutical and toxic waste, fish are also contaminated. Wastewater treatment plants have not been designed to remove pollutants in the water from personal care products or...
read moreCan Obesity Be Contagious?
By Dr. Mercola Obesity is deadly. Today it is growing at epidemic proportions and researchers find it may spread through communities. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 30 percent of adult Americans are obese.1 By comparison, in 1989 when the CDC began collecting data, no state reported obesity rates over 14 percent.2 By 2010 only one state reported obesity rates below 19 percent. The rising rates of obesity and challenges with weight management have been topics of discussion for at least 30 years....
read moreCan the Conventional Medical Profession Be Trusted?
By Dr. Mercola According to a recent article in The New York Times, growing distrust in the medical profession poses a threat to public health and safety.1 “Trust is crucial in the relationship between patients and health care providers, but it’s been on the decline in recent decades,” Dr. Dhruv Khullar, a physician at New York Presbyterian Hospital and a researcher at Weill Cornell Department of Healthcare Policy and Research writes, noting that: “Mistrust in the medical profession — particularly during emergencies like epidemics — can...
read moreEggs Cannot Be Defined by Law
By Dr. Mercola Eggs, organic and pastured, are among the healthiest foods you can eat, and discussing the definition of an egg seems, on the surface, to be a rather moot point. That is, until you learn a curious fact about the legal definition of an egg, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). While the FDA wasn’t shy about legally defining egg whites, frozen egg yolks and liquid eggs, regular eggs — the kind in the shell (as though there were any other kind — have no such definition. Stranger still, the FDA has a rule...
read moreSurprising Reason for Toxic Water Crisis
By Dr. Mercola If you live near a lake in the U.S., you may have noticed signs warning of toxic blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria. Such warnings, advising swimmers and boaters to stay out of the water, and keep pets away as well, are becoming increasingly common as the thick, green muck appears on once-pristine waterways. Blue-green algae make up a portion of the phytoplankton in many bodies of water,1 and they’re not inherently dangerous or even altogether unusual. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR),...
read moreAntibiotic Resistance: Onions to the Rescue
By Dr. Mercola As a close relative to onions, shallots provide some of the same benefits, including anticancer, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Now, researchers have determined certain antibacterial molecules from the Persian shallot, a staple of Iranian cooking, have the potential to combat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).1 If you suffer from a bacterial infection, you will very likely be prescribed an antibiotic. In the case of TB, you will very likely be prescribed not one, but a cocktail of four antibiotics,...
read moreKeto Fast Snacks
By Dr. Mercola If you haven’t heard about the ketogenic (keto) diet, suffice it to say that it’s all over the map nowadays, gaining popularity around the world for one simple reason: It works. As a “diet,” per se, it’s important to know that in this sense it is simply an approach to eating. While we all have to eat, eating healthily, and making it possible for your family to do the same, is important to optimize your body and mind, and lowers your risk of such disorders as insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and Type 2...
read moreVitamin D Insufficiency Linked to Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Sports Injuries
By Dr. Mercola Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common gastrointestinal disorder in the U.S. An estimated $1.6 billion is spent on treatments each year.1,2 Depending on the source, data suggests anywhere from 10 to 25 percent of Americans struggle with this condition.3,4 IBS is completely different from another condition with a similar name: inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which is an autoimmune disease that can have very serious consequences. While it can cause debilitating pain, IBS is a functional bowel disorder, meaning there...
read moreWeekly Health Quiz: Exercise, Blueberries and Magnesium
1 What is the most effective way to determine whether you might have a magnesium deficiency? Evaluate and track your signs of symptoms of magnesium deficiency Check your serum level of magnesium Take magnesium citrate to tolerance (until you get slightly loose bowels). If your dosage is above the RDA, you have an insufficient level of magnesium Check your RBC magnesium level Magnesium deficiency is extremely common, and even subclinical deficiency can jeopardize your cardiovascular health. Your best bet is to have an RBC magnesium test done,...
read moreHelp Boost Your Immune System With This Hearty Vegetable Soup
Hippocrates, the father of medicine, once said, “Let food be thy medicine.” Indeed, consuming the right types of food can have a significant impact on your well-being and may even help you restore your health with a plethora of nutrients and synergistic components. However, when talking about using food for healing, remember that we’re talking about real food —whole, non-GMO varieties that are ideally organic and locally grown — and not the processed junk you see on supermarket shelves. Hence, it’s always a smart idea to stock...
read more‘Primal Fitness’ Tips That Can Transform Your Health
By Dr. Mercola The secret to lifelong health and peak performance is modeling the lifestyle behaviors of our hunter gatherer ancestors — the so-called Paleolithic approach. Mark Sisson, founder of the popular website Mark’s Daily Apple and a leader in the paleo movement, was one of the first to help me understand the importance of burning fat for fuel. This is also the topic of his book, “The Keto Reset Diet: Reboot Your Metabolism in 21 Days and Burn Fat Forever.” Mark is an accomplished elite athlete, and has been featured on the...
read moreTime to Declutter
By Dr. Mercola Moving through life, most have a tendency to accumulate “stuff.” You may have drawers full of pictures and mementos, a closet full of clothes you no longer wear or a kitchen full of utensils you can’t remember how to use. It is a common human condition to acquire “things” from places you’ve been or events you want to remember. You may often crave more room or space to live in, which may mean you’re looking for a larger home every 10 years. But, what if you could create more in your life for yourself and your...
read moreWhy We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams
By Dr. Mercola In the featured video, professor Matthew Walker, Ph.D., founder and director of the University of California Berkeley’s Center for Human Sleep Science and author of the book “Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams,” shares the latest discoveries about sleep and how it impacts virtually every area of your physical and mental health. I read Walker’s book last fall, and share his view that sleep is profoundly important — even more important than diet and exercise. I say this because diet and...
read moreHow to Grow Blueberries
By Dr. Mercola Blueberries are among my favorite foods, not only for their delicious taste, but also for their tremendous antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Similar to other berries, blueberries are outstanding dietary sources of bioactive compounds, such as anthocyanins, ellagic acid, flavonols and resveratrol. Blueberries are an excellent source of vitamins C and K, manganese and fiber. They are highly regarded for their role in helping reduce your risk of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and vision loss. Blueberries are a...
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