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Is It Time for Full-Time Mask Mandates?

Posted by on Nov 2, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on Is It Time for Full-Time Mask Mandates?

When you look at the timeline1,2 of statements about the pandemic made by government officials, public health spokespersons and media pundits who unquestioningly echo the talking points du jour, it’s a panoply of mixed messages to say the least. This, despite former White House Coronavirus Task Force lead Dr. Anthony Fauci’s February 25, 2020, assurance that the U.S. was “reasonably well prepared” as it has had a pandemic plan in place “for years.”3 As noted in a Fox News article4 published in mid-April 2020, many of the statements have not...

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Low Zinc Levels Increase Risk of Death With COVID

Posted by on Nov 2, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on Low Zinc Levels Increase Risk of Death With COVID

Although conventional medicine suggests there is no known cure for viral infections, there are steps you can take to support your body’s immune system as it fights a virus. Antibiotics are not effective since they work only against bacteria. Because a virus cannot replicate independently, it inserts into your normal cells, where it uses your cell function to multiply. Your body uses a complex process to find, fight and destroy viruses. One way it does this is to use zinc inside the cells to stop the virus from replicating. Zinc may...

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Curcumin: Could This Spice Actually Help You Shed Pounds?

Posted by on Nov 1, 2020 in Dr. Becker | Comments Off on Curcumin: Could This Spice Actually Help You Shed Pounds?

By Dr. Mercola One of the simplest and most enjoyable ways to up the health ante of your meals is by adding herbs and spices, and in the realm of spices, turmeric and its active ingredient curcumin may be king. If you’re a fan of curry, you’re probably also a fan of turmeric, as this is the yellow-orange spice that makes the foundation of many curry dishes. It’s a great addition to your diet, but to get the full benefits curcumin has to offer, look for a turmeric extract that contains 100 percent certified organic...

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3 Myths About Running and Your Health

Posted by on Nov 1, 2020 in Dr. Becker | Comments Off on 3 Myths About Running and Your Health

Every person who takes up running has been confronted by a “helpful” critic who is more than happy to reel off the reasons running will ruin your life. Here’s a look at three questionable claims about running and health: 1. Running will give you a heart attack or other heart problems. It is true that exercise temporarily raises the odds of a heart attack while you’re mid-workout, but doing it consistently reduces that risk over the long haul, leading to a net benefit. Going for a run most days of the week is doing far more good than bad...

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What You Need to Know About ‘the Great Reset’

Posted by on Oct 28, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on What You Need to Know About ‘the Great Reset’

By now, you’ve probably started hearing world leaders speak of “the Great Reset,”1 “the Fourth Industrial Revolution”2 and the call to “Build Back Better.”3 One example among many is this speech by Matt Hancock, British Minister for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, given during an All-Party Parliamentary Group meeting on the Fourth Industrial Revolution in 2017:4 “One of the roles of Parliament is to cast ahead … and tackle the great challenges of our time … The nature of the technologies is materially different to what has come before....

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What’s Inside Your Bottled Water?

Posted by on Oct 28, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on What’s Inside Your Bottled Water?

Sales of bottled water have been on the rise since 2010, driven in large part by those choosing it as a healthier alternative to soda. In the U.S., 14.4 billion gallons of bottled water were consumed in 2019, up 3.6% from 2018. During this period, per capita consumption rose 3.1%, reaching 43.7 gallons per person in 2019.1 In 2016, sales of bottled water outpaced those of soda for the first time, and has continued to do so since.2 While choosing water in lieu of sugary beverages like soda is a smart health choice, health-conscious consumers...

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CDC Report: 70.6% of COVID Patients Always Wore a Mask

Posted by on Oct 27, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on CDC Report: 70.6% of COVID Patients Always Wore a Mask

In a case-control investigation of people with COVID-19 who visited 11 U.S. health care facilities, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report revealed factors associated with getting the disease.1 People who spent time around others with COVID-19 had an increased risk, as did those who dined in restaurants. Those who reported going to restaurants or bars were twice as likely to have a positive test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as those who did not. This was the main focus of the report, with the researchers...

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How COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Are Rigged

Posted by on Oct 27, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on How COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Are Rigged

There’s been a lot of talk lately about whether or not the fast-tracked COVID-19 vaccine will in fact be safe and effective. While vaccine makers insist that any vaccine reaching the market will have undergone rigorous testing, the way trial protocols are designed suggests these vaccines may leave a lot to be desired. As reported1 by Forbes contributor William Haseltine, a former professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, while Moderna, Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson have all published their...

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Weekly Health Quiz: Fluoride, Anxiety and 5G

Posted by on Oct 26, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on Weekly Health Quiz: Fluoride, Anxiety and 5G

1 According to recent research and clinical experimentation, high-dose treatment with the following has been shown to significantly improve COVID-19 outcomes: Melatonin Recent research suggests melatonin may be an important adjunct to COVID-19 treatment. Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia who were given high-dose melatonin as an adjunct therapy to standard of care improved within four to five days, and all survived. Doctors are also reporting a high degree of success using high-dose melatonin in their COVID-19 treatment. Learn...

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Zinc Is Key for COVID-19 Treatment and Prevention

Posted by on Oct 26, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on Zinc Is Key for COVID-19 Treatment and Prevention

Your immune system is your first line of defense against all disease, especially infectious disease, and there are many different ways to boost your immune system and improve its function. One nutrient that plays a very important role in your immune system’s ability to ward off viral infections is zinc. Zinc gluconate,1 zinc acetate2 and zinc sulphate3 have all been shown to reduce the severity and duration of viral infections such as the common cold. Zinc also appears to be the key ingredient in treatment protocols using...

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Green Tea Compound Improves Zinc Absorption

Posted by on Oct 26, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on Green Tea Compound Improves Zinc Absorption

One of the key factors to your health and wellness is your nutrition. Hopefully, everyone who reads my newsletters is drinking plenty of pure water every day and abstaining from soda. After water, the most common beverages people drink are coffee and tea. Unlike soda, organic coffee and tea are leading sources of beneficial antioxidant polyphenols. According to the Tea Association of the USA,1 tea is found in nearly 80% of all households and on any day, more than 159 million people in the U.S. are drinking it. In 2019, 15% of 84 billion...

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The Interconnectedness Between Anxiety and Inflammation

Posted by on Oct 26, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on The Interconnectedness Between Anxiety and Inflammation

Dr. David Hanscom, an orthopedic surgeon whom I’ve previously interviewed about strategies for chronic back pain, quit his practice to focus on educating others on becoming pain-free without surgery. Most recently, after surviving COVID-19, he turned his attention to prevention and surviving it, which is an important part of this discussion. We’ve known for some time now that with diet, exercise and other interventions, you can radically reduce your risk of COVID-19. The focus of Hanscom’s COVID-19 prevention is on strengthening immune...

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Why Do You Continue to Eat When You’re Full?

Posted by on Oct 23, 2020 in Dr. Becker | Comments Off on Why Do You Continue to Eat When You’re Full?

The premise that hunger makes food look more appealing is a widely held belief. Prior research studies have suggested that the hunger hormone ghrelin, which your body produces when it’s hungry, might act in your brain to trigger this behavior. New studies suggest that ghrelin might also work in your brain to make you keep eating “pleasurable” foods when you’re already full. Scientists previously have linked increased levels of ghrelin to intensifying the rewarding or pleasurable feelings that can be obtained from...

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New Court Created for COVID Vaccine Injuries

Posted by on Oct 21, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on New Court Created for COVID Vaccine Injuries

Buried in the March 17, 2020, Federal Register — the daily journal of the U.S. government — in a document titled, “Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19,”1 is language that establishes a new COVID-19 vaccine court — similar to the federal vaccine court that already exists for injuries and deaths caused by federally recommended vaccines for children and pregnant women. The U.S. vaccine industry operates under a liability shield unlike any other in existence. In most...

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Scientist Attacked for Fluoridation Facts

Posted by on Oct 21, 2020 in Dr. Mercola | Comments Off on Scientist Attacked for Fluoridation Facts

While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention promotes water fluoridation as one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century, hundreds of studies reveal it’s one of the most harmful public health strategies ever implemented. Among the many researchers who have published damning fluoride studies is Christine Till, Ph.D., an associate professor at York University in Toronto, Canada1 who in 2019 received the President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award (PERLA) for her research into the neurotoxicity of fluoride...

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