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by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY AT-A-Glance “Conventional wisdom” states that a high-sodium diet will increase your blood pressure, thereby raising your risk for a cardiac event. However, this claim is largely based on uncontrolled case reports from the early 1900s A 2018 systematic review found no evidence of benefit from a low-sodium diet for those […]
by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY AT-A-GLANCE Minerals play a crucial role in the activation of enzyme pathways, which are responsible for metabolism. This, in part, is what makes minerals so foundational for good health. If you don’t have the required minerals, the “batteries” of your cells, the mitochondria and the nuclei, won’t work. Inflammation is […]
by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY AT-A-GLANCE In the first large-scale trial to evaluate the long-term effects of cocoa flavanols on heart disease, notable benefits were uncovered Those who received cocoa flavanols had a 27% reduction in death from cardiovascular disease, and incidence of three cardiovascular events — heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular deaths — was […]
by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY AT-A-GLANCE Lung function tends to peak around the age of 30, after which it starts to decline. The rate of decline varies depending on factors such as smoking, exercise, exposure to pollutants, medical conditions and diet Anthocyanins, a type of flavonoid, have been shown to improve symptoms of chronic obstructive […]
by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY AT-A-GLANCE Thousands of studies spanning many decades show excess sugar damages your health, yet the sugar industry successfully buried the evidence and misdirected the public with manipulated science “Sugar Coated” investigates the sugar industry’s once secret PR campaign, showing it normalized excessive consumption by deflecting evidence implicating sugar as a […]
Video Link by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY-AT-A-GLANCE Dr. Paul Saladino, a functional medicine practitioner, advocates the use of a nose-to-tail carnivore diet to heal many autoimmune conditions, and points to evidence suggesting the notion that all plants are beneficial may need to be revisited and revised Plant lectins can have harmful effects by binding to […]
by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY-AT-A-GLANCE The dangers of excess sugar consumption have been well-established and were officially recognized in the 2015-2020 U.S. dietary guidelines, which recommend limiting added sugars to 10% of daily calories Sixty percent of the processed foods consumed by Americans are ultraprocessed and account for 90% of the added sugar consumption in […]
by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY AT-A-GLANCE Fish farms are the water-based equivalents of land-based concentrated animal feeding operations, and as such they create the same, if not worse, environmental concerns Since the salmon pens are placed along wild salmon runs, they pose a severe threat to wild salmon that pass by, exposing wild fish to […]
by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY-AT-A-GLANCE Cruciferous veggies such as broccoli, cabbage, collards, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower contain plant compounds that are important for optimal health, including chemoprotective compounds One of the most well-known of these is sulforaphane. Sulforaphane supports normal cell function and division while causing programmed cell death in colon, liver, prostate, breast and […]
by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY-AT-A-GLANCE Giving up soda — both sugar-sweetened and diet — is one of the most fundamental steps you can take to improve your health. You may have made that choice yourself long ago, but it is one that is important to others, too Research suggests sugary beverages are to blame for […]
by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY-AT-A-GLANCE When taking high-dose vitamin D3, it’s important to also take extra vitamin K2 and magnesium to avoid complications associated with excessive calcification Magnesium, the fourth most abundant mineral in your body, is a component necessary for the activation of vitamin D, and without sufficient amounts of it, your body cannot […]
by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY-AT-A-GLANCE As you age, your mitochondrial function decreases, and this is a hallmark of both the aging process itself as well as most chronic disease. Bio-energy testing can quantitatively measure the function of your mitochondria Even asymptomatic people in their 30s can have significantly decreased mitochondrial function. Early onset mitochondrial dysfunction […]
by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY-AT-A-GLANCE The more vegetables you eat, the lower your risk of heart disease, with different types of vegetables protecting your heart through different mechanisms Leafy greens have high amounts of nitrates that naturally boost your nitric oxide level. L-citrulline in watermelon also boosts nitric oxide Cruciferous veggies lower your risk of […]
by Dr. Valerie Donaldson via Regenerative Medicine Center Watching athletes in the winter Olympics win by hundredths of a second is a testament to how much your mind and focus can affect yby our outcome. Being mentally prepared as well as physically prepared is a well-accepted concept to most. But have you ever wondered if […]
by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY-AT-A-GLANCE A ketogenic diet is a dietary approach that focuses on minimal carbohydrates, moderate amounts of protein and high healthy fat consumption — the three keys to achieving nutritional ketosis The ketogenic eating plan is slowly gaining traction as an effective method of helping to promote weight management, reduce inflammation and […]
by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY-AT-A-GLANCE Aquaculture promotes itself as a sustainable solution to overfishing, but it actually takes 1.5 to 8 kilograms (3.3 to 17.6 pounds) of wild fish to produce a single kilogram (2.2 pounds) of farmed salmon Fish farms pollute the aquatic environment and spread disease to wild fish. Farmed fish are also […]
by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY-AT-A-GLANCE Low vitamin B12 and vitamin D levels, along with increased homocysteine, may play a role in depression among children and adolescents While there was no significant difference in folate levels between the depression and control groups, 11.23% of those with depression had low levels of folate Both vitamin B12 and […]