Fast food is bad for you, but did you know that even its packaging can harm you? Fast food wrappers use perfluoroalkyls, synthetic chemicals that prevent grease, oil, and water from leaking through the wrappers. You can ingest these chemicals when they are transferred to your food and show up as contaminants in your blood, [...]
Vitamin B12, a nutrient which helps boost your energy, may also help support your memory. This is what a new Swedish study in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, suggests. The seven-year study involved 271 Finnish individuals ages 65 to 79 and did not show dementia symptoms or the loss of [...]
Food provides live nutrients that feed your cells, optimize your health, and sustain life. But since the advent of “TV dinners” in the 1950s, the concept of “food” has expanded from farm grown produce and meat to artificially flavored, preserved, brightly colored, and highly processed chemical creations from manufacturing plants. Is fast food and processed [...]
After more than a decade, Abbott Laboratories has finally withdrawn Meridia (Sibutramine), the controversial anti-obesity drug. This was due to strong pressure from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), backed by the results of a clinical study which showed that Meridia increased the risk of heart attack and stroke by 16 percent. Meridia works by [...]
Fermented soy is good for your body, and many Asian countries benefit from it. Fermentation involves growing mold on soybeans to destroy toxins and make the nutrients more available. Soybeans, in their natural form, contain substances that are toxic to humans. This is why unfermented soy can cause serious health problems, such as breast cancer, [...]
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Dr. Mercola is a well-known physician and a multiple New York Times Bestselling Author. He started his website, Mercola.com, in 1997, and it has become the world's #1 Natural Health site. Dr. Mercola is a recognized, licensed Physician and Surgeon in the state of Illinois. He first opened his practice outside Chicago in 1986 and has treated over 20,000 patients.
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