Dr. Joseph Mercola's Natural Health Articles

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Dr. Joseph Mercola's Natural Health Articles episodes:

06.05.2010
Enormously Popular Drug Used to Treat this Harmless Condition Can be Addictive, Trigger Hip Fractures, and Spark Intestinal Infection
Here are some of the side-effect free methods U.S. News & World Report lists as ways to relieve heartburn: Avoid heartburn-triggering foods Stay upright for a few hours after you eat ...
06.05.2010
Enormously Popular Drug Used to Treat this Harmless Condition Can be Addictive, Trigger Hip Fractures, and Spark Intestinal Infection
Here are some of the side-effect free methods U.S. News & World Report lists as ways to relieve heartburn: Avoid heartburn-triggering foods Stay upright for a few hours after you eat ...
04.03.2010
Healthier Men Want More Sex for More Years
According to a new study, healthier men, no matter their age, have better sex more frequently and desire it more often than healthier women -- and a healthier sex life could mean a longer life. The paper's findings have wide implication...
04.03.2010
Healthier Men Want More Sex for More Years
According to a new study, healthier men, no matter their age, have better sex more frequently and desire it more often than healthier women -- and a healthier sex life could mean a longer life. The paper's findings have wide implication...
04.03.2010
Engineered Poison Lurking in Your Everyday Food?
In this interview, Jeffrey Smith, author of the bestseller Seeds of Deception,nbsp;explains how genetically modified foods cause health problems, and their potential for creating a vast array of unforeseen and surprising illnesses. He also sheds ...
04.01.2010
Experts Say U.S. Doctors Overtesting, Overtreating
Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggests that many Americans are being overtreated. New evidence and updated guidelines are recommending a step back and more thorough ...
04.01.2010
Experts Say U.S. Doctors Overtesting, Overtreating
Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggests that many Americans are being overtreated. New evidence and updated guidelines are recommending a step back and more thorough ...
03.30.2010
Central Figure in Vaccine Cover-Up Absconds With $2 Million
Dr. Poul Thorsen, a central figure behind the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) claims disputing the link between vaccines and autism and other neurological disorders has disappeared after officials discovered massive fraud involving the theft of ...
03.30.2010
How to Prevent Lower Back Pain
Back pain affects about 8 out of 10 people. But there are many steps you can take to avoid it. One of the best things you can do to prevent back pain is to exercise regularly and keep your back...
03.30.2010
Shocking! The "Tequila" Sweetener Agave Is Far Worse Than High Fructose Corn Syrup
Many people interested in staying healthy have switched to agave as a safer "natural" sweetener. They want to avoid well documented dangerous sweeteners like HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) but are unaware that most agave is actually WORSE ...
03.23.2010
Nutrition Experts Battle Industry Groups Over Sugar
There's a heated debate going on over the health risks of consuming too much sugar, high-fructose corn syrup and other caloric sweeteners. On one side are leading nutrition experts, who believe that these sweeteners add empty calories to people's ...
03.23.2010
The Ominous Beef Cover Up: The Hidden Truth Behind the Meat on Your Plate
Of all the animals that humans eat, none are held more responsible for climate change than cows. Cows not only consume more energy-intensive feed than other livestock, they also produce more methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. But grass-fed cows ...
03.18.2010
Salt Water Soaked Chicken isn't Natural at All
Chicken, salt, and water all are natural, but when you combine the three what you get is chicken that is anything but "all natural." The practice of pumping up poultry with salt water is basically a hidden tax of up...
03.18.2010
See My Presentation at the Anti-Aging Conference
World leading medical doctors in the fields of anti-aging and prevention discussed anti-aging strategies at this conference -- Dr. Dave Woynarowski, Dr. Karlis Ullis, Dr. Phillip Miller and Dr. Stephen Coles and me.
03.16.2010
Omega-3 Boosts Brain Function in Boys
The omega-3 fat DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) may alter the function of the brain associated with working memory, according to results of a new study with healthy boys. Scientists showed, for the first time using neuro-imaging, that supplementation ...
03.16.2010
New Research Finds Most Slippery Non-Stick Surface
Scientists have obtained the first glimpse of miniscule air bubbles that keep water from wetting a super non-stick surface. The non-stick material was created by “pock-marking” a smooth material with cavities measuring mere billionths of a ...
03.16.2010
Read This Shocking Vitamin D Report or You'll Kick Yourself for the Next Decade
The British Medical Journal has published a remarkable paper confirming that low vitamin D levels obtained in the past are a risk factor for developing colon cancer in the future. But the study contained an even more significant finding --...
03.13.2010
Fructose: This Common Food Ingredient Is as Addictive as Cocaine?
By Dr. Mercola The interview above is with Dr. Richard Johnson, a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado, where he runs the kidney division and is in charge of transplantation and research about blood pressure. He...
03.11.2010
Is Vitamin D the New Silver Bullet for Cancer?
Doctors have known that low levels of vitamin D are linked to certain kinds of cancers as well as to diabetes and asthma, but new research also shows that the vitamin can kill human cancer cells. Researchers took human breast...
03.11.2010
How to Easily Cut Your Calories -- Eat Slowly
For ages, mothers have admonished children to slow down and chew their food. It turns out they’re onto something. Researchers have found evidence that when people wolf their food, they end up consuming more calories than they would at a slower...
03.11.2010
Is Vitamin D the New Silver Bullet for Cancer?
Doctors have known that low levels of vitamin D are linked to certain kinds of cancers as well as to diabetes and asthma, but new research also shows that the vitamin can kill human cancer cells. Researchers took human breast...
03.09.2010
Do Not Take The Deadly Diabetes Drug "Avandia" -- Two Reasons Why
Hundreds of people taking Avandia, a controversial diabetes medicine, needlessly suffer heart attacks and heart failure each month. Confidential government reports say that about 500 heart attacks and 300 cases of heart failure would be averted ...
03.09.2010
Do Not Take The Deadly Diabetes Drug "Avandia" -- Two Reasons Why
Hundreds of people taking Avandia, a controversial diabetes medicine, needlessly suffer heart attacks and heart failure each month. Confidential government reports say that about 500 heart attacks and 300 cases of heart failure would be averted ...
03.04.2010
Why Anxiety Drugs are Addictive
Valium-like drugs use the same potentially addictive "reward pathways" in the brain as heroin and cannabis, according to new research. Researchers found that so-called benzodiazepine drugs, such as Ativan, Xanax and Valium, exert a calming effect ...
03.04.2010
Blueberries Can Help Counteract Intestinal Diseases
By Dr. Mercola Blueberries are rich in antioxidants and vitamins. But new research shows that blueberry fiber is also important and can alleviate and protect against intestinal inflammations, such as ulcerative colitis. The protective effect is ...
03.02.2010
America's Deadliest Sweetener Betrays Millions, Then Hoodwinks You With Name Change
Aspartame producer Ajinomoto is launching a new initiative that will rebrand the sweetener as “AminoSweet”. Aspartame is used in many foods and beverages marketed as low calorie or sugar-free. However, its reputation has been clouded somewhat by ...
02.27.2010
Top 8 Foods That Slow Your Aging
By Dr. Mercola Healthy foods not only provide you with life-giving nutrients and fuel for all the organs in your body, they also help you keep an ideal weight. And as study after study proves, and regular readers of this newsletter...
02.27.2010
Radical New Treatment May Help Cancer Without Drugs
Developed by Dietrich Klinghardt, MD, PhD., autonomic resonance testing (ART) is a comprehensive diagnostic system that uses changes in muscle tone as a primary indicator. The journal Chiropractic & Osteopathy published a review on the ...
02.27.2010
Top 7 Foods That Slow Your Aging
By Dr. Mercola Healthy foods not only provide you with life-giving nutrients and fuel for all the organs in your body, they also help you keep an ideal weight. And as study after study proves, and regular readers of this newsletter...
02.25.2010
MS Drug Continues to Cause Disastrous Side Effects
In the latest blow to the controversial multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ordered a new label be put on the drug, warning that the risk of developing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a rare ...
02.25.2010
9 Food Label Lies
The healthiest food often has the least marketing muscle behind it. The Center for Science in the Public Interest recently published a comprehensive report on the subject, a persuasive indictment called "Food Labeling Chaos." The Daily ...
02.23.2010
Why Haven't Infertile Couples Been Told These Facts?
Millions of people have celiac disease, but most don’t know they have it, in part because symptoms can be so varied. It is an often overlooked digestive disorder that causes damage to the small intestine when gluten, a protein found...
02.23.2010
Obesity Threatens National Security
Childhood obesity has become so serious in this country that military leaders are viewing the epidemic as a potential threat to our national security. Obesity, it turns out, is the number 1 reason why applicants fail to qualify for military ...
02.23.2010
Science Finally Reveals How You Can Actually REVERSE Aging
By Dr. Mercola In November 2009, I had the privilege of attending a gathering of some of the leading anti-aging biologists and experts in the world. In the video above, Bill Andrews, PhD and CEO of Sierra Sciences explains what telomeres are,...
02.20.2010
Printing Organs in Inkjet Printer Can Save Two Lives a Minute
Anthony Atala's state-of-the-art lab grows human organs -- muscles, blood vessels, bladders, and more. In this video, he shows footage of his bio-engineers working with advanced technology, including a machine that "prints" human tissue.
02.20.2010
What May Be the Single Biggest Threat to Your Health?
The UK Government is seeking to rid itself of a billion pounds worth of unwanted swine flu vaccine -- because the “deadly” H1N1 epidemic never materialized. Major drug companies may have pushed the World Health Organization (WHO) to warn ...
02.20.2010
Vitamin D Fights Crohn's Disease
A new study has found that vitamin D can counter the effects of Crohn's disease. Researchers found that vitamin D acts directly on the beta defensin 2 gene, which encodes an antimicrobial peptide, and the NOD2 gene that alerts cells to...
02.20.2010
Overlooked Contaminant Found in Donated Blood…
The CDC has reported that, in March 2009, several people accidentally received blood products with yellow fever vaccine in them. The investigation documents evidence for transmission of vaccine virus through infected blood products. The mistake was ...
01.30.2010
If You Drink Coffee Make Sure it is Organic
Many Mesoamerican farmers here are starting to give up on organic coffee. The premium price that it used to fetch is disappearing. From Mexico to Costa Rica, at least 10 percent of growers have returned to chemical fertilizers and pesticides in...
01.28.2010
Warning! Don't Take Another Drug Until You Read How You're Being Conned...
Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to become thinner, more porous and break more easily. Osteopenia is different from osteoporosis -- it is a slight thinning of bones that occurs naturally as women get older and typically doesn't result...
01.28.2010
Grieving Mother Blames Gardasil
Rhonda Renata is in no doubt about what caused the death of her 18-year-old daughter Jasmine, who died last September, apparently in her sleep. It was six months since she had received the last of the three injections of the cervical...
01.28.2010
Many Ignorant of Waist Fat Risk
Almost nine in 10 people are not aware of the risks of carrying extra fat around their waistline. A survey of 12,000 Europeans found most had no idea that a thick waist was a sign of a build-up of a dangerous...
01.26.2010
HFCS: This Common Food Ingredient Can Really Mess Up Your Metabolism
By Dr. Mercola Continued from Part 1. What if you were to learn that every day, 25 percent of your calories came from a poison, disguised as a food? And what if you discovered that this chemical imposter was responsible for your...
01.26.2010
President Obama Broke Promises About Healthcare Negotiations
President Obama promised public, televised healthcare negotiations. But now that those negotiations are actually occurring, they are behind closed doors, and television cameras are banned from the room.
01.26.2010
HFCS: This Common Food Ingredient Can Really Mess Up Your Metabolism
By Dr. Mercola Continued from Part 1. What if you were to learn that every day, 25 percent of your calories came from a poison, disguised as a food? And what if you discovered that this chemical imposter was responsible for your...
01.23.2010
Why Your DNA Isn’t Your Destiny
You have had a long-standing deal with biology: whatever choices you make during your life might ruin your short-term memory or make you gain weight t or could hasten death, but they won't change your genes — your actual DNA....
01.21.2010
Shocking U.S. Senate Hearing Confirms Dangers of Cell Phones
Witnesses before a Senate Committee testified about research into cell phone use and its potential impact on human health, as well as the potential side effects such as brain and salivary gland tumors. In 2008, cell phones were identified as a...
01.19.2010
Five Steps to Overcoming Gout Naturally
By Dr. Mercola Often in past centuries, gout was laughingly passed off as an affliction of the rich, because it usually affected those who had easy access to fancy foods and plenty of liquor. However today we know...
01.16.2010
Why Haven't Fruit Vegetable Eaters Been Told About This Toxic Waste Overload?
The U.S. government is encouraging farmers to spread a chalky waste from coal-fired power plants on their fields to loosen and fertilize soil. The material is produced by power plant scrubbers that remove acid-rain-causing sulfur dioxide from ...
01.14.2010
Everything you MUST KNOW About Dangerous Genetically Modified Foods
Expert Jeffrey M. Smith, author of Seeds of Deception and Genetic Roulette, reveals shocking facts about genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Smith links GMOs to toxins, allergies, infertility, infant mortality, immune dysfunction, stunted growth, ...

What's Dr. Joseph Mercola's Natural Health Articles about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Dr. Joseph Mercola's Natural Health Articles episodes:

Enormously Popular Drug Used to Treat this Harmless Condition Can be Addictive, Trigger Hip Fractures, and Spark Intestinal Infection

Enormously Popular Drug Used to Treat this Harmless Condition Can be Addictive, Trigger Hip Fractures, and Spark Intestinal Infection

Healthier Men Want More Sex for More Years

Healthier Men Want More Sex for More Years

Engineered Poison Lurking in Your Everyday Food?

Experts Say U.S. Doctors Overtesting, Overtreating

Experts Say U.S. Doctors Overtesting, Overtreating

Central Figure in Vaccine Cover-Up Absconds With $2 Million

How to Prevent Lower Back Pain

Shocking! The "Tequila" Sweetener Agave Is Far Worse Than High Fructose Corn Syrup

Nutrition Experts Battle Industry Groups Over Sugar

The Ominous Beef Cover Up: The Hidden Truth Behind the Meat on Your Plate

Salt Water Soaked Chicken isn't Natural at All

See My Presentation at the Anti-Aging Conference

Omega-3 Boosts Brain Function in Boys

New Research Finds Most Slippery Non-Stick Surface

Read This Shocking Vitamin D Report or You'll Kick Yourself for the Next Decade

Fructose: This Common Food Ingredient Is as Addictive as Cocaine?

Is Vitamin D the New Silver Bullet for Cancer?

How to Easily Cut Your Calories -- Eat Slowly

Is Vitamin D the New Silver Bullet for Cancer?

Do Not Take The Deadly Diabetes Drug "Avandia" -- Two Reasons Why

Do Not Take The Deadly Diabetes Drug "Avandia" -- Two Reasons Why

Why Anxiety Drugs are Addictive

Blueberries Can Help Counteract Intestinal Diseases

America's Deadliest Sweetener Betrays Millions, Then Hoodwinks You With Name Change

Top 8 Foods That Slow Your Aging

Radical New Treatment May Help Cancer Without Drugs

Top 7 Foods That Slow Your Aging

MS Drug Continues to Cause Disastrous Side Effects

9 Food Label Lies

Why Haven't Infertile Couples Been Told These Facts?

Obesity Threatens National Security

Science Finally Reveals How You Can Actually REVERSE Aging

Printing Organs in Inkjet Printer Can Save Two Lives a Minute

What May Be the Single Biggest Threat to Your Health?

Vitamin D Fights Crohn's Disease

Overlooked Contaminant Found in Donated Blood…

If You Drink Coffee Make Sure it is Organic

Warning! Don't Take Another Drug Until You Read How You're Being Conned...

Grieving Mother Blames Gardasil

Many Ignorant of Waist Fat Risk

HFCS: This Common Food Ingredient Can Really Mess Up Your Metabolism

President Obama Broke Promises About Healthcare Negotiations

HFCS: This Common Food Ingredient Can Really Mess Up Your Metabolism

Why Your DNA Isn’t Your Destiny

Shocking U.S. Senate Hearing Confirms Dangers of Cell Phones

Five Steps to Overcoming Gout Naturally

Why Haven't Fruit Vegetable Eaters Been Told About This Toxic Waste Overload?

Everything you MUST KNOW About Dangerous Genetically Modified Foods