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The Destructive Cheesing of America
By Dr. Mercola Today we know that trading saturated fats for added sugars and trans fats in our diet was one of the worst lifestyle alterations, as it’s a recipe for obesity, heart disease, cancer and other chronic diseases.1,2 Research demonstrates that once your daily caloric intake of sugar reaches 18 percent, you suffer a 200 percent increase in metabolic harm that promotes prediabetes and diabetes.3 To put this into perspective, the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine) places the upper limit of added...
read moreDevelopments in Chemical Biotechnology Continue to Threaten Environmental and Human Health
By Dr. Mercola Pesticides are taking a major toll on health across the globe. According to a recent United Nations (UN) report,1 pesticides are responsible for 200,000 acute poisoning deaths each year, and chronic exposure has been linked to cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, hormone disruption, developmental disorders and sterility.2 In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a research arm of the World Health Organization and the “gold standard” in carcinogenicity research, found glyphosate — the...
read moreMcCain’s Brain Tumor From Cellphone?
By Dr. Mercola Robert Romeo, a former telecommunications worker in Italy, told an Italian court that he used his cellphone three to four hours a day for 15 years as part of his job duties. He subsequently developed a brain tumor, which the court ruled was due to his constant cellphone use. As a result, he was awarded a state-funded pension of about $535 a month.1 In 2012, Italy’s supreme court similarly upheld a ruling that heavy cellphone usage — five to six hours daily for 12 years — led to a brain tumor in Innocenzo Marcolini. He,...
read moreStop Subsidizing the Wrong Food Crops
By Dr. Mercola As farming has transitioned from a once localized industry to an international one, it’s brought with it a new set of challenges for U.S. farmers. Spurred in part by a growing demand for biofuel, along with federal subsidy programs, about 180 million additional acres of corn and soybeans have been planted around the world over the last decade. In the U.S., this two-crop cycle of corn and soybeans has become the dominant model in the Midwest, thanks to the federal farm policy that subsidizes these crops, with devastating...
read moreDirt Don’t Hurt
By Dr. Mercola If you live in the typical American household, dirt of any kind is often avoided at all cost, so much so that hand sanitizer is very probably in the majority of school classrooms, day care centers and even mom’s purses if they have a toddler in the house. But is that really the best thing to do? Microbial ecosystems scientist Jack Gilbert decided to do some checking on his own regarding the best way to view germs and the risks for children growing up in today’s modern culture. One bit of advice might be...
read moreExotic Superfood Swap
By Dr. Mercola It’s probably impossible to count all the times you’ve run across an article or study featuring this or that “superfood” found only on some exotic island or in the wilds of China. Information about many superfoods is everywhere, and while they’re interesting and their nutritional profiles may be impressive, aren’t there any superfoods near where you live? How odd is it that everything that seems to be the best at aiding weight loss, preventing cancer and boosting brain power comes from...
read moreSuccessful Vitamin D Project Aims to Change Standard of Care for Pregnant Women Across US
By Dr. Mercola Despite being simple and inexpensive to address, vitamin D deficiency is epidemic around the world. It’s been estimated that if vitamin D levels were raised among the general population, it could prevent chronic diseases that claim nearly a million lives throughout the world each year. Raising vitamin D levels among pregnant women is of particular concern, as insufficiency affects both the mother and her developing child. Protect Our Children NOW! is a GrassrootsHealth campaign launched in 2015 to combat vitamin D...
read moreMarvelous Moringa Pesto Recipe: A Timeless Classic With a Healthy Twist
Recipe by Dr. Mercola Basil, crushed garlic and pine nuts may seem like ordinary ingredients, but they combine to form a well-loved Italian sauce — pesto. Derived from the Genoese word “pesta,” meaning “to pound or to crush,” pesto is often used as a pasta sauce, although it can be utilized as a spread, dip or salad dressing as well. Sometimes, pesto can also accompany steak, poultry or fish.[i] While the classic Italian recipe is still delicious after all these years, you can surely add variety to boost flavor and nutrition. For example,...
read moreConcentration and Power in the Food System: Who Controls What We Eat?
By Dr. Mercola Most of us have little to no idea how behind-the-scenes forces control the food we buy, and the depth of the corruption involved. Philip Howard, Ph.D., author of “Concentration and Power in the Food System: Who Controls What We Eat?,” studies food system changes, with an emphasis on visualizing these trends.1 “My motivation [for writing the book] was to uncover what’s going on, to help people understand who owns what and all the strategies these dominant firms use to further increase their power,”...
read moreHow the Obesity Epidemic Got Started, and How We Can End It
By Dr. Mercola “Fed Up,” narrated by Katie Couric, investigates the misinformation touted by the processed food industry, and how these fallacies have created (and continue to drive) the global obesity epidemic. This includes the lies you’ve been told about calories and diet versus exercise, government subsidies that support the junk food industry, and government policies that prop up the processed food industry even though they’re harming public health. As noted by Couric, obesity has been a topic of discussion for...
read moreWhy Do We Yawn?
By Dr. Mercola Yawning starts before you’re born and has often been associated with boredom or being tired. But, research now suggests there is more to this simple behavior than you may have imagined. It is as involuntary as breathing in many cases and likely has more than one trigger. Scientists are split into two camps — one believes yawning has a physiological cause and physical benefit, while the other believes yawning is psychologically triggered and once was used as means of communication.1 What we do know is that all humans and...
read moreWhat a Hunter-Gatherer Diet Does to the Body in Just 3 Days
By Dr. Mercola If you’re not convinced that eating a healthy diet is crucial to your health, and perhaps for reasons that might be a surprise, you may remember the story of an undergraduate student who spent a solid month eating breakfast, lunch and dinner at McDonald’s. The rule was that every time someone took his order and asked if he wanted something “super-sized” he had to go for it. Over those few days and weeks, he not only gained weight, his liver was damaged and several other changes took place that prompted his doctor to...
read moreDepressed and Anxious Patients Receive More Than Half of All Opioid Prescriptions
By Dr. Mercola According to Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), opioids kill patients more frequently than any other medication used for nonfatal conditions.1Back pain has been identified as one of the most common reasons for receiving a prescription for a narcotic pain reliever.2 Disturbingly, more than half of all opioid prescriptions in the U.S. are given to patients suffering from anxiety and other mental health disorders. The reason why is unclear, although it’s possible...
read moreHow Video Games Affect Your Brain
By Dr. Mercola Video gaming is an incredibly popular pastime in the U.S., with more than 150 million regular users, defined as those who play at least three hours a week. In fact, the majority of U.S. households (65 percent) are home to at least one person who plays video games regularly. According to the Entertainment Software Association’s (ESA) 2017 Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry, the typical gamer is 35 years old and most (72 percent) are 18 years or older.1 Among children, video games have somewhat of a...
read moreWhite Camphor Oil: The Purest Camphor Oil
What Is White Camphor Oil? White camphor oil (Cinnamomum camphora) is a potent essential oil with a number of health benefits. This essential oil comes from the camphor tree, which is native to Asia, specifically in Japan, Taiwan (Formosa) and China. It was initially widely cultivated only in China, but is now also grown in Sri Lanka and India. Camphor oil produces three distinct fractions: white, brown and yellow. Among all fractions, only white camphor oil is used for medicinal and aromatic purposes. The other two fractions contain high...
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