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Shocking Discovery — Organic Mac ‘n’ Cheese May Contain Plastic Chemicals
By Dr. Mercola Food is one of the foundational pillars of good health, providing your body with the energy, vitamins, essential fats and proteins needed to thrive. Eating a variety of whole foods helps provide you with nutrients for good health. One of the leading risk factors to disability is poor diet choices,1 and those poor choices lead to expensive health care costs. Eating well supports your immune system, slows the aging process, helps prevent many types of chronic diseases and increases your energy level and mood. “Let food by thy...
read moreShould You Microwave Your Underwear?
By Dr. Mercola Washing your clothes may not be as harmless as you might imagine. Detergents deposit toxic chemicals in your washing machine, on your clothes and into the environment. However, on the opposite side, wearing clothing riddled with bacteria and soaked in sweat is not a healthy answer either. Past studies have demonstrated microwave ovens may kill bacteria associated with the kitchen, often found on sponges and other cleaning utensils.1 However, microwaving foods doesn’t appear to have the same effect. Not only does the...
read moreCan This Deer Disease Be Transmitted to Humans?
By Dr. Mercola Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a contagious neurological disease that is part of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) disease family — the most notable member of which is bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease. Unlike BSE, which infects cattle, CWD affects deer, elk and moose. “It causes a characteristic spongy degeneration of the brains of infected animals resulting in emaciation, abnormal behavior, loss of bodily functions and death,” The Chronic Wasting Disease...
read moreChemotherapy Spreading Cancer
By Dr. Mercola Dr. Lee Cowden says most people don’t die from cancer; they die from the side effects of treatment. While the “war against cancer” is moving toward more personalized and so-called “precision medicine” treatments, the old standby model of “cut, poison and burn,” via surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, is still widely used and regarded as the standard of care for many cancer cases. One of the major problems with chemotherapy is its indiscriminate toxicity, which poisons your body systemically in an attempt to knock out...
read moreNew CDC Director Supports Soda Industry Science
By Dr. Mercola Last year, evidence emerged showing Barbara Bowman, Ph.D., then-director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, aided a Coca-Cola representative in efforts to influence World Health Organization (WHO) officials to relax recommendations on sugar limits.1 Bowman ended up vacating her post two days after her betrayal of the public trust was exposed.2 Now, we’re looking at a new CDC director, Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, and she too has a long history of...
read moreCoffee Leads to Longer Life
By Dr. Mercola What would you find if you followed three quarters of a million people and took notes on their longevity in light of their coffee drinking habits? That was the premise of two huge studies that lasted nearly 16 years in 10 European countries. What they concluded at the end — that a “moderate” three cups a day is perfectly fine — should be encouraging to people who’ve decided they don’t really care about the outcome; that’s just how dedicated they are to that cup of liquid energy. But the outcome was this:...
read moreStrawberry Compound a Key to Good Memory
By Dr. Mercola Ask several people what their favorite fruit is, and a good number of them will say strawberries. But aside from being luscious and one of the most fragrant, colorful essences of summer, this fruit contains a powerful compound that can make a remarkable difference in treating, improving and protecting against many disorders and diseases in your body. This somewhat obscure compound, fisetin, has been shown to decrease pain, prevent toxicity, maintain energy and improve your energy levels on a macro level, translating to more...
read moreHow a Fasting-Mimicking Diet Can Help You Live Longer
By Dr. Mercola Your diet can have an enormous influence on how long you live and your likelihood of contracting disease. In this interview, Valter Longo Ph.D., professor of gerontology and biological sciences at the University of Southern California and director of The Longevity Institute, discusses the health benefits of a fasting-mimicking diet. The fasting-mimicking diet developed by Longo’s team is thus named because it affects important disease and aging pathways in your body, such as insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), IGFBP1,...
read moreSpicy Rainbow Pasta With All-Veggie Noodles
Recipe From Megan Olson of Paleohacks If you’re about to cook a bowl of pasta, I urge you to reconsider. Traditional pasta noodles contain gluten, a type of protein that can be detrimental to your health. It’s known to interfere with the breakdown and absorption of nutrients in your stomach. Furthermore, undigested gluten causes your immune system to attack the lining of your small intestine, which can lead to diarrhea, constipation, nausea and abdominal pain. Instead of gorging on wheat-based pasta, try using vegetables for the...
read moreWhy Chili Peppers and Spicy Foods Trigger Hiccups
By Dr. Mercola I love spicy foods and enjoy the benefits of the spicy chemical in peppers — capsaicin — that may improve health. Chili peppers, one of the main sources of capsaicin, are a staple in diets of Central America, Asia and India. Even in the U.S. there are many who believe “the spicier the better.” One recent food industry report found the number of people who enjoy spicy foods is growing, up to 54 percent from 46 percent in 2009.1,2 The same report found those between 18 and 34 were the most likely to order spicy food from a...
read moreGarden Know-How: Extend Your Growing Season
By Dr. Mercola No matter where you live, if you enjoy gardening and grow your own vegetables, herbs and other plants, you probably wish the season were longer. Who doesn’t love picking luscious red tomatoes right off the vine, or finding an abundance of crisp, green cucumbers hiding under their fanlike foliage? Gardeners who live in the chilliest plant zones, though, have a definite disadvantage, as they may be forced to wait until May to sow their first seeds into the soil, and later watch their vibrant garden production come to a...
read moreHow to Grow Carrots in Colors of the Rainbow
By Dr. Mercola Carrots, while higher in sugar than many other vegetables and therefore best eaten in moderation, have a number of excellent health benefits, including: • Healthy vision • Brain and nervous system health • Liver protection • Protection against heart disease and stroke • Promotion of healthy bones One serving of orange carrots (one medium carrot or one-half cup chopped) will provide about 210 percent of the average daily recommended allowance (RDA) of vitamin A. The high vitamin A content, for which carrots are best known, comes...
read moreDo Fidget Spinners Help Anxiety and ADHD? Experts Are Skeptical
By Dr. Mercola Fidget spinners are the latest go-to gadget for schoolkids, but as their popularity has soared, so too has the controversy surrounding them. The hand-held, ball-bearing devices spin satisfyingly when manipulated by the users’ thumb and fingers, providing what would seem to be a novel form of fidgeting. The devices’ popularity is evidenced by Google searches for “fidget spinner,” which were nonexistent a year ago, and then suddenly peaked in popularity in May 2017.1 Part of the rise is due to the way they’re...
read moreYarrow Oil: Here’s Why It Deserves a Place in Your First-Aid Kit
What Is Yarrow Oil? Yarrow oil is extracted from Achillea millefolium, a member of the Compositae plant family. This perennial herb is known throughout Europe, but also grows in Asia and North America. Yarrow can grow up to 3 feet (1 meter) high, and is distinguishable by its feathery and aromatic fern-like leaves and pink-white, dense flower heads. Yarrow has many nicknames, such as milfoil, nosebleed, common yarrow and thousand leaf. It’s also called carpenter’s weed, because it’s useful for helping treat wounds that you...
read moreAre There Cheaper Alternatives to Hearing Aids?
By Dr. Mercola Nearly 20 percent of Americans, or 48 million people, report having some degree of hearing loss.1 After age 65 that percentage continues to rise as age is the strongest predictor of hearing loss.2 Almost 15 percent of school-age children also have some degree of hearing loss. While hearing loss affects millions, it is an invisible condition, often creating a barrier between the sufferer and society. In adults, the most common cause of hearing loss is noise pollution and aging. As you get older changes occur in the inner ear...
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