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Bedbugs Like the Smell of Dirty Laundry
By Dr. Mercola Bedbugs are little parasitic insects that feed exclusively on blood, preferably human blood. An adult bedbug is about the size of an apple seed, with a flat brown body. However, after feasting on your blood, their body swells and turns a reddish color.1 Although these tiny insects are a nuisance and multiply quickly, they’re not likely to spread disease. Typically, these little vampires hide during the day in the crevices of your mattress, couch, dirty laundry or any small crack they can find. They don’t create...
read moreThe Shocking Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Fabric and Leather Industries
By Dr. Mercola Inexpensive clothing has become a serious pollution problem in more ways than one. Each year, an estimated 80 billion garments are sold worldwide, and each year, Americans alone throw away 15 million tons of clothing1 — most of it having been worn just a few times. This is a trend that completely disregards the toxic toll each garment takes on environmental and human health throughout the manufacturing and distribution processes involved in its creation. Organic cotton, which is more sustainable, accounts for a mere 1 percent...
read moreThis Federal Agency Is Concerned About the Rising Rate of Antibiotic-Resistant STDs
By Dr. Mercola Cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) had been declining until the 1970s. However, a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)1 reveals that trend has reversed. Some of the diseases that fall under the category of STDs are treatable with antibiotics, while others have no known treatment or cure. Interestingly, whether a disease is categorized as an STD depends on a number of factors, including whether infections transmitted through sexual contact are also counted in the category. For...
read moreBen & Jerry’s Responds to Boycott Dirty Dairy
By Dr. Mercola Many health and environmentally conscious individuals who enjoy ice cream as an occasional treat feel good about choosing Ben & Jerry’s brand. They’ve painted the idyllic image of a socially responsible company “with a continued commitment to incorporating wholesome, natural ingredients and promoting business practices that respect the Earth and the environment,” as they put it.1 Yet, it’s just that — an image, not a picture of reality. As I wrote about earlier this year, Ben & Jerry’s has...
read moreMonsanto Banned From Parliament
By Dr. Mercola Members in the European Parliament (MEPs) announced that Monsanto officials would no longer be able to meet MEPs, attend committee meetings or even use “digital resources” in Brussels or Strasbourg parliament premises, essentially banning them from parliament.1 The blow came after the biotech giant refused to attend a hearing organized by environment and agriculture committees over allegations that Monsanto engaged in regulatory interference, by influencing studies into the safety of glyphosate, the active ingredient in their...
read moreWhooping Cough Reemergence Traced Back to Vaccine Failure and Flawed Assumptions
By Dr. Mercola The pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine is included as a component in “combination” shots that include tetanus and diphtheria (DPT, DTaP, Tdap) and some pertussis-containing shots now also include polio, hepatitis B and/or Haemophilus Influenza B (Hib). Whole cell pertussis vaccines in DPT, used in the U.S. from 1949 until the late ‘90s, were estimated to be between 30 and 85 percent effective, depending upon the type of DPT and vaccine manufacturer, with protection lasting only two to five years.1 The DPT vaccine...
read moreEat More Purple Foods for Cancer Prevention and a Healthier Gut and Heart
By Dr. Mercola Polyphenols1,2 (also known as phenolics) are phytochemicals, natural plant chemicals with powerful antioxidant properties. There are over 8,000 identified polyphenols found in foods such as tea, wine, chocolates, fruits and vegetables. Antioxidants3 — which in addition to polyphenols include carotenoids and allyl sulfides — help protect your cells from free radical damage, thereby controlling general aging and disease potential. If your body does not get adequate protection, free radicals can cause cellular damage and...
read moreKetogenic Diet Study Confirms Massive Anti-Inflammatory Effects
By Dr. Mercola New research points to the effectiveness following a ketogenic diet may have on bridling brain inflammation — the same type of inflammation implicated in epilepsy and other neurological disorders. Ketogenic diets are high in good fats and extremely low in net carbs. The group of scientists, from the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF), found that following a ketogenic regimen may be the molecular key to suppressing damaging brain inflammation, especially after stroke and brain trauma. Senior study author Dr....
read moreMacro Versus Micro Nutrients
By Dr. Mercola Anyone interested in eating healthy foods for optimal nutrition may have read up on the subject, but still find certain terms to be a little ambiguous. The differences between macro and micro nutrients is a perfect example. You need at least a small amount of micronutrients and quite a bit of the macro kind.1 Both are needed for the aforementioned optimal nutrition, but they’re also necessary for survival. While macronutrients are important for everyone, they play an especially crucial role for anyone trying to build...
read moreHow Sporebiotics Can Help Reverse Chronic Disease
By Dr. Mercola By now, you probably know that probiotics are beneficial for you, but you may not be aware of sporebiotics, and how they can benefit a wide variety of health problems, including autism and other neurological and immune-related diseases. Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt, a long-time mentor of mine, is both an M.D. and a Ph.D. While trained in Germany, his practice is based in Seattle, where he sees some of the sickest patients around. Obviously, if you want good health, you need to clean up your diet. We won’t go into that here....
read moreSavor the Flavors of This Keto-Friendly Jamaican Jerk Chicken Recipe
Recipe by Pete Evans Craving the rich flavors of Jamaican dishes? There’s no need to book a flight to the Caribbean because you can satisfy your cravings in your own home with this Jamaican jerk chicken recipe from world-famous chef Pete Evans. The rich marinade and juicy meat of this dish are sure to give you the burst of aromatic and flavorful goodness that you desire. What makes this dish even better is that it’s filled with nutrients that can boost your overall health. If you want more healthy and delectable keto-friendly...
read moreHow to Do the Heimlich Maneuver
By Dr. Mercola Up until 1972, when the Heimlich maneuver was developed, the sixth leading cause of accidental death was choking, usually on a bite of food, or for young children, a small toy or other object. At that time, around 3,000 people in the U.S. died every year from getting something lodged in their throat. The sobering thing is that it doesn’t take long for choking to become a fatality. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) explains: “Choking is the blockage or hindrance of respiration by a foreign-body obstruction in the...
read moreThe Rarely Discussed Reality of Radioactive Pollution
By Dr. Mercola A rarely addressed environmental problem is radioactive pollution from nuclear waste disposal. For decades, the common method of nuclear disposal was to simply dump plutonium-filled steel barrels into the ocean. Starting with an overview of the past, the featured documentary, “Versenkt und Vergessen,” (Sunk and Forgotten), notes that in May 1967, 100,000 tons of nuclear waste from Germany, Great Britain and France were dumped in the North Atlantic, the Irish Sea and the English Channel. And that was just one of many loads....
read moreLet Sweet Basil Oil Boost Your Health Today
What Is Sweet Basil Oil? Sweet basil oil comes from basil (Ocimum basilicum), a plant with a thick foliage and small white flowers. Fresh basil leaves taste sweet and pungent and exudes a fresh and floral aroma, while the dried ones have a spicy and earthy scent. The “dot-like” oil glands in fresh basil leaves produce the essential oil of the herb. Its dried leaves and stems are used in food flavorings and in the production of essential oil. However, it is believed that oil obtained from the flowers is superior in quality compared...
read moreShould Antidepressants Be Given Prophylactically to Nondepressed Individuals?
By Dr. Mercola Mental health appears to be dwindling across the globe, with depression now being the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide.1,2 Over the past decade alone (2005-2015), rates of depression increased by 18 percent.3 In the U.S., more than 16 million people struggle with the condition, including 6 million seniors,4 and 11 percent of Americans over the age of 12 are on antidepressant drugs. Among women in their 40s and 50s, 1 in 4 is on antidepressants.5 Clearly, something is very wrong. Part of the problem, I...
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