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Weekly Health Quiz: Mushrooms, Depression and Salt
1 Which popular mushroom contains the highest amounts of the two master antioxidants ergothioneine and glutathione? Reishi Cordyceps Porcini Mushrooms are some of the most powerful natural medicines on the planet, offering potent anti-aging benefits. Learn more. White button 2 Which of the following scenarios has been scientifically verified to contribute to the resurgence of whooping cough? Uptake of whooping cough vaccine has declined, thereby allowing the disease to spread among unvaccinated populations The pertussis vaccine does not...
read moreWhy Is Chlorella Considered a Superfood?
By Dr. Mercola Many are doing whatever they can to optimize their health, especially their heart health, so a new study from the journal Clinical Nutrition1 is encouraging and helpful, as it emphasizes how powerful natural compounds such as those found in chlorella are for different aspects of your well-being. This systematic review revealed that chlorella, a nutrient-dense green alga that’s especially popular in Asian countries and is used to make medicine as well as nutritional supplements, is a powerful way to support your...
read moreShow Off Your Cooking Skills With This Braised Ginger Chicken Recipe
Recipe From Pete Evans Chicken is one of the most loved meats in the U.S., especially with our surplus of fast food chains that offer buckets and buckets of fried chicken. The bad news is that these fast food choices may also expose you to numerous possible harmful substances. But just because you want something savory doesn’t mean that you have to sacrifice your own health. This braised ginger chicken recipe is the perfect example of a meal that’s both delicious and healthy. With its numerous nutrient-filled ingredients, this...
read moreWhy a Low-Sodium Diet Might Wreck Your Health
By Dr. Mercola Is salt really bad for your blood pressure? James DiNicolantonio, Pharm.D., answers this and many other questions relating to salt in his book, “The Salt Fix: Why the Experts Got It All Wrong — and How Eating More Might Save Your Life.” DiNicolantonio is a doctor of pharmacy, and it was during his work as a community pharmacist that his interest in this culinary staple emerged. “[P]atients … were put on this low-salt diet and were having all these symptoms like muscle fatigue, muscle spasms, cramps and heart palpitations. They...
read moreBad News for Fast Eaters
By Dr. Mercola There are many things regarding food that are said to be good or bad for you, but you may not have thought of this one: Eating too fast can literally do you in, and in a few more ways than what might be obvious. When you’re really hungry and what you’re eating is just so amazingly good — that’s a perfect recipe for eating too fast, which may present a choking hazard, but there’s more than that you should be aware of. A new study shows that the habit of “shoveling in” one bite after another may not only...
read moreHow Metabolic Therapies Prevent and Treat Chronic Diseases
By Dr. Mercola Cancer has become Americans’ No. 1 health concern. According to the American Cancer Society, more than 1,600 people die every day from cancer in the U.S. That’s over 600,000 people each year. When you include the entire world population that number climbs tenfold to over 7.6 million. Statistics suggest half of all men and 4 out of 10 women will develop cancer during their lifetimes. Alzheimer’s disease is another major health threat that has dramatically increased in recent years. Between 1999 and 2014, the...
read moreEating the Right Foods Can Give Your Mood a Boost
By Dr. Mercola The connection between your food and mood has come under increasing scientific scrutiny in the past couple of decades. William Dufty brought early attention to this link with his book, “Sugar Blues.” Written over 30 years ago, it has become a classic. Another classic is “The Omega-3 Connection,” written by Dr. Andrew Stoll, published in 2001. This was one of the first books to bring attention to and support the use of omega-3 fats for depression. A third early pioneer that brought attention to the nutritional underpinnings of...
read moreGive Your Health a Much-Needed Boost With Geranium
Eye-catching geranium flowers in white, pink, salmon, red, fuchsia, lavender or bi-colors are popular additions to gardens.1 Now found worldwide,2 geraniums are actually perennial plants native to South Africa3 and then brought to Europe in the 17th century. Geraniums refer to more than 200 geranium plants,4 such as Geranium maculatum or wild geranium,5 Pelargonium peltatum or ivy geranium6 and Geranium “Rozanne” or hardy geranium.7 Out of all the geranium species, however, only Pelargonium graveolens, aka Sweet-scented geranium...
read moreLavender Aromatherapy Can Ease Pre-Op Anxiety
By Dr. Mercola Many people experience fear and anxiety prior to medical procedures like surgery. This anxiety, in turn, may lead to increased use of painkillers and anesthetics, prolonged hospital stays and even slower wound healing and worsened ability to fight infection. Risky opioids and sedatives are sometimes given to quell patients’ nerves, but recent research suggests aromatherapy may be a far safer alternative.1 In fact, aromatherapy, which involves using essential oils for health and well-being, has the potential to benefit...
read moreAmerican Heart Association President Suffers Heart Attack at 52
By Dr. Mercola In the health paradox of the year, 52-year-old cardiologist John Warner, president of the American Heart Association (AHA), recently suffered a heart attack in the middle of a health conference.1,2 In a statement, the association reported Warner was in stable condition after having a stent placed to open a blocked artery. Part of Warner’s speech at the Scientific Sessions conference in Anaheim, California, centered around his own family’s struggle with heart disease. “After my son was born and we were...
read moreBlood Pressure Lowered by Probiotics
By Dr. Mercola There are plenty of medical practitioners who will repeat that eating “too much salt” will increase your likelihood of developing high blood pressure. There’s a lot of new information on that from a growing number of scientists, and it’s a salty debate; in fact, Dr. Sean C. Lucan of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine refuted the premise behind then-New York City health czar, Dr. Thomas Farley’s “war on salt” campaign as far back as 2010, calling it “misguided” and asserting: “We do not know that reducing...
read moreHow Air Conditioners Can Be Dangerous
By Dr. Mercola Legionnaires’ disease first entered the news about 40 years ago when, according to The Legionnaires’ Lawyer,1 34 people died from a mysterious respiratory ailment. The same illness emerged again recently when 12 people at Disneyland became infected with the lung disease, with one fatality. Clues left for investigators to sort out were that the individuals ranged in age from 52 to 94. One was an employee at the park, eight were visitors and three had not visited the park but had been in Anaheim, California, where...
read moreCould Coconut Oil Help Reduce Antibiotics?
By Dr. Mercola It’s no secret that antibiotic resistance has become one of the greatest health threats of the 21st century. As the World Health Organization (WHO) notes, antibiotic resistance is present in every country.1 The Review on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), which was commissioned in July 2014 by the U.K. prime minister and produced its final report in 2016, further explained that without action to curb the growing rates of antimicrobial resistance worldwide, we’re headed for an era where antibiotics stop working and...
read morePharma Dogs Hunt Down Vaccine Disruptors in California
By Dr. Mercola “Anti-Vaxxers Have Found a Way Around California’s Strict New Immunization Law. They Need to Be Stopped.” This hostile and derogatory headline was published in the Los Angeles Times November 8.1 The “loophole” they’re referring to is the use of medical vaccine exemptions written by physicians. According to this editorial, no more than 3 percent of children “should reasonably” qualify for a medical exemption to avoid vaccination, yet parents of more than 10 percent of school-aged children enrolled at 58 California...
read moreThe Growing Threat of the Green Plague
By Dr. Mercola Algae are tiny aquatic organisms that, similar to plants on land, produce oxygen from photosynthesis. They’re a common part of fresh and saltwater environments; most people have seen green “pond scum” at one point or another. Algae is not inherently bad, either. In fact, when in the proper balance with their environment, algae provide food and oxygen to marine life, such as fish. However, when provided with an excess of nutrients, such as occurs when fertilizer runoff from farms contaminates waterways, algae...
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