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Can Humidifiers Help Prevent COVID?

Posted by on Dec 5, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on Can Humidifiers Help Prevent COVID?

Controlling the humidity level in your home, or even simply in your bedroom while you sleep, may lower your risk of contracting infectious diseases like influenza, colds or possibly even COVID-19 during the winter months.1 Humidity is an often overlooked factor in the spread of viruses, which become more transmissible in cold, dry winter climates. This is why many viral diseases are seasonal in nature, peaking during the colder, less humid winter. Dr. Stephanie Taylor, a graduate of Harvard Medical School who also has a master’s in...

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Asymptomatic People Do Not Spread COVID-19

Posted by on Dec 4, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on Asymptomatic People Do Not Spread COVID-19

According to media reports, COVID-19 “cases,” meaning positive PCR test results, are soaring across the U.S. and around the world, leading to the implementation of measures that in some cases are stricter than what we endured during the initial wave. However, as detailed in several recent articles, including “Why COVID-19 Testing Is a Tragic Waste,” PCR tests are being used incorrectly, resulting in the false appearance of widespread transmission. In reality, the vast majority of people who end up with a positive test...

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Calorie Restriction Fights Fatty Liver and Tumor Growth

Posted by on Dec 4, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on Calorie Restriction Fights Fatty Liver and Tumor Growth

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a primary liver cancer and a leading cause of death from cancer worldwide. In the U.S. in 2016, liver cancer was the ninth leading cause of cancer-related deaths.1 In 2020, it’s the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and the seventh leading cause of cancer deaths in women.2 A recent study in mice concluded that restricting calories could reduce cellular stress, improve insulin signaling and prevent steatosis-associated hepatocarcinogenesis.3 Your liver is located under your right ribs...

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Astaxanthin Shown to Slow Brain Aging

Posted by on Dec 3, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on Astaxanthin Shown to Slow Brain Aging

Astaxanthin is a naturally occurring carotenoid with a wide variety of nutraceutical applications in the fight against diseases. Data now reveal astaxanthin has significant promise as a geroprotector, helping to slow brain aging.1 Astaxanthin is responsible for the pink or red color of salmon, trout, lobster and other seafood.2 According to Science Direct, “when compared to other antioxidants such as lycopene, vitamin E and vitamin A,” astaxanthin comes out on top and is often referred to as the “king of antioxidants.”3 It is derived from...

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Landmark Study Finds Masks Are Ineffective

Posted by on Dec 3, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on Landmark Study Finds Masks Are Ineffective

The first randomized controlled trial1,2 to assess the effectiveness of surgical face masks against SARS-CoV-2 infection specifically — which journals initially refused to publish — is finally seeing the light of day. The so-called “Danmask-19 Trial,” published November 18, 2020, in the Annals of Internal Medicine,3 included 3,030 individuals assigned to wear a surgical face mask and 2,994 unmasked controls. Of them, 80.7% completed the study. To qualify, participants had to spend at least three hours per day outside the home and not be...

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Early Health Screening Not Beneficial for Women in Their 40s

Posted by on Dec 2, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on Early Health Screening Not Beneficial for Women in Their 40s

In a study published in The Lancet Oncology, scientists analyzed the effectiveness of breast cancer screening in Great Britain.1 The researchers concluded that mammograms beginning at age 40 or 41, as opposed to the recommended age 50 by the NHS, were associated with a relative reduction in breast cancer mortality. They noted that a 2010 study2 found that early screening in ages 40 or 41 to 48 resulted in an 18.1% false positive rate which resulted in cytology and surgical and nonsurgical biopsies in women who ended up not actually having...

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Iron and Vegetable Oil Are a Deadly Combo

Posted by on Dec 2, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on Iron and Vegetable Oil Are a Deadly Combo

The evidence continues to accumulate that avoiding toxic industrially processed seed oils, often referred to as “vegetable oils,” is essential to protecting your health, and recent research adds dietary iron to the increased health risks as well, particularly for those with Type 2 diabetes.1 Examples of seed oils high in omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) include soybean, cottonseed, sunflower, rapeseed (canola), corn and safflower.2 Omega-6 is considered to be proinflammatory because of the most common variety, linoleic acid, which...

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The Plan Is Unfolding for How Vaccines Will Be Monitored

Posted by on Dec 1, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on The Plan Is Unfolding for How Vaccines Will Be Monitored

Operation Warp Speed (OWS), a joint operation between U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Defense, continues to be shrouded in secrecy, but little by little information is emerging that long-term monitoring of the U.S. public is part of the plan. At face value, OWS is a public-private partnership tasked with producing therapeutics and a fast-tracked COVID-19 vaccine1 — 300 million doses’ worth that are intended to be made available starting in January 2021.2 But it appears the involvement doesn’t end there....

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Spy Agencies Threaten to ‘Take Out’ Mercola

Posted by on Dec 1, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on Spy Agencies Threaten to ‘Take Out’ Mercola

I’ve been warning you about the seeming inevitability of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for several months now, and have discussed the ever-tightening grip of media and online censorship even longer. As an independent source of health news, Mercola.com has been in the crosshairs of globalist interests for years, and the attacks are intensifying with each passing day. While, on the surface, health recommendations and geopolitics may appear to have nothing in common, they are in fact intertwined. As more and more information about the Great...

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This Spice Might Extend Your Life

Posted by on Nov 30, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on This Spice Might Extend Your Life

Researchers from Cleveland Clinic in Ohio reviewed health records of more than 570,000 people from four large studies and found, as compared to those who rarely or never ate chili peppers, that those who ate them on a regular basis reduced their risk of death from heart-related sources by 26%, from cancer by 23% and from all-cause mortality by 25%.1 This reduction in the potential risk of death is significant and could make an impact on the number of people with heart disease and cancer. An American Heart Association report released in...

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Weekly Health Quiz: Vitamin D, Stress and Gratitude

Posted by on Nov 30, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on Weekly Health Quiz: Vitamin D, Stress and Gratitude

1 Which of the following enhances vitamin D signaling and works synergistically with vitamin D to enhance your mitochondrial function? Vitamin C Quercetin Glutathione Melatonin Melatonin enhances vitamin D signaling and the two work synergistically to enhance your mitochondrial function. Learn more. 2 What is CommonPass? A digital “health passport” initiative CommonPass is a digital “health passport” framework initiated by The Commons Project, the World Economic Forum and The Rockefeller Foundation. Learn more. A drug...

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Are Enzymes a Key to COVID Endothelial Injury?

Posted by on Nov 30, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on Are Enzymes a Key to COVID Endothelial Injury?

Enzymes catalyze many biological reactions in your body. They regulate the rate of these chemical reactions, speeding them up so necessary functions like digestion, muscle contractions and other aspects of cellular metabolism can occur.1 Enzymes are also emerging as key players in COVID-19, as studies suggest damage to the endothelium, which are cells covering blood vessels, is contributing to the development of blood clots, or thrombosis, in the blood vessels of severely ill COVID-19 patients.2 Enzymes may turn out to be the missing link in...

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The Remarkable Benefits of Low-Dose Naltrexone

Posted by on Nov 29, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on The Remarkable Benefits of Low-Dose Naltrexone

In this interview, we review some of the remarkable benefits of low-dose naltrexone (LDN), including the surprising benefits of microdosed LDN. The two experts featured in this interview are Linda Elsegood, a Briton who founded the LDN Research Trust1 in 2004, and Dr. Sarah Zielsdorf, who has a medical practice in the Chicago area in the U.S. Elsegood, who was diagnosed with MS in 2000, has been involved in LDN research and public education for 16 years. LDN is a powerful, safe and effective treatment for many autoimmune diseases, yet few,...

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Retrain Your Brain How to Smell Again

Posted by on Nov 28, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on Retrain Your Brain How to Smell Again

Loss of sense of smell, a condition known as anosmia, has emerged as a hallmark symptom of COVID-19. It’s estimated that 33.9% to 68% of COVID-19 patients1 — and as high as 98%, according to one study2 — experience some type of olfactory dysfunction, which is often regarded as more of an inconvenience than an actual health threat. In reality, however, you may not realize how important your sense of smell is until it’s gone. When you lose your sense of smell, you also lose your normal sense of taste. In the case of COVID-19, anosmia often...

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Addicted: America’s Opioid Crisis

Posted by on Nov 28, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on Addicted: America’s Opioid Crisis

The featured 2019 BBC documentary, “Addicted: America’s Opioid Crisis,” explores the depth of the nation’s addiction to opioid painkillers and the role played by Purdue Pharma and other makers of the drug. As noted in the film, opioids kill more people than any other drug on the market, and it’s the only type of drug that can condemn a person to a life of addiction after a single week of use. According to the BBC, “1 in 8 American children live with a parent who suffers from a substance abuse disorder,” and “every 15 minutes, a baby in...

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