Author: Joseph Mercola

By Dr. Mercola The hormone melatonin plays many important roles in your health, from helping you sleep better to strengthening your immune system, slowing down brain aging, reducing migraine attacks, protecting bone mass, and preventing cancer. Lack of sun exposure during the day combined with artificial lighting late into the night disrupts your biological clock and hence, your melatonin production, and this disruption can provoke a number of adverse health effects. In fact, melatonin has been the subject of preclinical research on over 100 different disease applications, many of which go hand in hand with your need for sleep. Visit … Continue reading →

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By Dr. Mercola One in 3 reading this likely has a serious overload of a mineral that may be more dangerous to your health than lack of vitamin D. That mineral is iron. Making matters worse, few physicians fully appreciate the danger of excess iron, which Gerry Koenig, former chairman of the Iron Disorders Institute (IDI) and the Hemochromatosis Foundation, discusses in this interview. Koenig’s personal story is a powerful illustration of what can happen to someone with excess iron. Approaching his 50th birthday, he’d lost a lot of weight, worked out, and felt healthy. By age 55, he was … Continue reading →

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By Dr. Mercola Whey protein, a byproduct of milk and cheese (often referred to as the gold standard of protein), was promoted for its health benefits as early as 420 B.C. At that time, Hippocrates recommended whey to his patients. These days, whey protein has been linked to health benefits such as: Supporting your immune system, as it contains immunoglobulins Helping you preserve lean body tissue (particularly during exercise) as it delivers bioavailable amino acids and cysteine Maintaining blood pressure levels that are already within the normal range, and promoting healthy vascular function1 Whey Protein Promotes Weight Loss and Muscle … Continue reading →

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By Dr. Mercola Many people love eating a bowl of crunchy popcorn. It’s been a favorite snack for centuries in America. Anthropologists have actually found popcorn remnants in the American Southwest dating from about 2,500 years ago and in Peru and Mexico as old as 5,000 years. Sold as “Pearl” corn or “Nonpareil” in the early 1800s, a popcorn “boom” increased its popularity quickly during the Great Depression because it was so inexpensive. It must have caught on because Americans now eat around 1.2 billion pounds every year!1 Popcorn is not the healthiest snack out there, but if you choose … Continue reading →

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By Dr. Mercola In 1931, Dr. Otto Warburg won the Nobel Prize  Physiology or Medicine for his discovery that cancer cells have a fundamentally different energy metabolism compared to healthy cells. Most experts consider him to be the greatest biochemist of the 20th century. His lab staff also included Hans Krebs, Ph.D., after whom the Krebs cycle1 was named. The Krebs cycle refers to the oxidative reduction pathways that occur in the mitochondria. So just how does the metabolic inflexibility of cancer cells differ from healthy cells? A cell can produce energy in two ways: aerobically, in the mitochondria, or … Continue reading →

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By Dr. Mercola If you were to believe the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Pop-Tarts and Frosted Flakes are healthier than nuts and avocados. This incomprehensible stance stems from the agency’s definition of the word “healthy.” According to FDA rules, food can only be marketed as healthy if it meets certain nutritional criteria for fat, sodium, cholesterol and beneficial nutrients like vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Snack foods cannot contain more than 3 grams of total fat per serving in order to qualify as healthy, and only 1 gram of that can be saturated fat. This position is reprehensibly negligent in … Continue reading →

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By Dr. Mercola Your body is designed to naturally regulate how much you eat and the energy you burn. Part of how this occurs is through the release of the hormones ghrelin and leptin. When you eat a sugar dessert, for instance, your body increases production of leptin, which regulates your appetite and fat storage. Ghrelin, on the other hand, is known as the “hunger hormone” because people given the hormone in a study on grehlin became so ravenous, they ate markedly more than their usual food intake. Ghrelin appears to act on your brain’s “pleasure centers,” driving you to … Continue reading →

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By Dr. Mercola History tells us it can take decades before a medical truth becomes accepted as fact, and recent headlines are a perfect example of this. Sixteen years ago, I read an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that stunned me. I was shocked JAMA published it. Although the article did not explicitly state it, the data was very clear. So I published my summary of the study, which revealed that doctors are in fact the third leading cause of death in the U.S.1 You likely have seen this statistic or headline, but you may not … Continue reading →

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By Dr. Mercola The air you’re breathing inside your home can be five times more polluted than the air outside. A combination of carpet, chemicals, air fresheners, plastics and furnishings contribute to the chemical soup you breathe indoors. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, you spend at least 10 hours each day inside your home and another eight hours at your work environment.1 That’s at least 75 percent of your day spent indoors and often longer for many people. Poor air quality has been linked to a number of different illnesses and diseases. The air you breathe inside is as … Continue reading →

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By Dr. Mercola Despite the name, heartburn doesn’t affect your heart, but rather your esophagus in the area of your chest around your heart. You’ll feel a burning sensation in your chest and maybe experience a sour taste in your mouth. Some people find that the pain lasts for just minutes and others experience the pain for hours. Occasional heartburn is common and usually not serious. However, if you experience it frequently, it can lead to inflammation of your esophagus and, over a long period of time, to esophageal cancer. One of the most common prescriptions written for heartburn are … Continue reading →

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By Dr. Mercola Although many people would rather not sweat, especially when said sweating occurs in the midst of an important social or work-related event, this natural body process is quite beneficial. For starters, sweating helps to prevent your body from overheating because it helps you maintain a proper body temperature. Your sweat also carries toxins out of your body, assisting in detoxification, cleans out your pores (which helps to minimize acne), and can even help kill viruses and bacteria on the surface of your skin. Visit the Mercola Video Library The Science of Sweating You have two different types … Continue reading →

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By Dr. Mercola The average American adult eats about 12 pounds of carrots a year, making them one of the most popular root vegetables in the U.S. (even though that works out to only about one cup per week). Carrots were originally grown in central Asian and Middle Eastern countries, but they were viewed as more of a medicinal herb than a food. Early carrots (some believe they may even date back to early Egypt) were not orange. Instead, they came in a variety of colors like purple, white, red, yellow and black. The orange carrots known and loved today … Continue reading →

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By Dr. Mercola Every year, people in the U.K. throw away more than 93 million gallons of milk, 733,000 tons of potatoes and 473,000 tons of bread, according to U.K. supermarket chain Sainsbury’s.1 Similarly, the average U.S. family of four wastes more than 2 million calories, which equates to $1,500 worth of food, every year.2 Wilted or spoiled produce, moldy bread, or leftovers that sit too long in the fridge are common contributors to such food waste, but so are potentially good foods that get thrown away solely based on their “sell by” dates. Labels like “use by” and “sell … Continue reading →

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By Dr. Mercola Can vaccines trigger autism? This is the topic of the film “Vaxxed”, which was originally scheduled to be shown at the Tribeca Film Festival, but was pulled from the lineup on March 26. The decision has created so much blowback and publicity that whoever was pushing for its removal may have cause to regret it because it has given the film a much higher public profile than if it had simply been screened as scheduled. The Tribeca Film Festival was started by Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro and producer Jane Rosenthal in 2001 in an effort to … Continue reading →

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By Dr. Mercola In a survey conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the vast majority of Americans (76 percent) said they had had their cholesterol level checked at least once in the previous five years.1 Despite the commonality of the cholesterol test, many are seriously misled about what the results of the test mean. Many people aren’t even receiving a useful cholesterol test at all. A total cholesterol test, for instance, tells you practically nothing about your health. What you really need to know is how much high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) you have … Continue reading →

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