The rate of mercury contamination in tuna and other Pacific fish has increased 30 percent since 1990. The increase is a direct result of China's rapid industrialization, and the mercury content is expected to increase another 50 percent by ...

By Dr. Mercola

There’s little doubt that a bra is an important support device, particularly for women with large breasts who may suffer serious discomfort and even pain otherwise.

However, wearing certain types of bras might not be in your best ...

By Dr. Mercola

Vitamin B12 is fittingly known as the energy vitamin, and your body requires it for a number of vital functions. Among them: energy production, blood formation, DNA synthesis, and myelin formation. Myelin is insulation that ...

Take a look at this video -- you'll be amazed by what alpha lipoic acid can do.

I'm sure you received many valuable health tips from this small segment of the expert interview with Dr. Burt Berkson. To hear the full version of this and other ...

New research shows that there are big differences in how the sugars fructose and glucose are metabolized by your body. Overweight study participants showed more evidence of insulin resistance and other risk factors for heart disease and diabetes ...

New research provides evidence for a link between vitamin D insufficiency and asthma severity. Serum vitamin D levels in more than 600 children were inversely linked to several indicators of allergy and asthma severity.

While previous studies have ...

Drinking at least one glass of low-sodium vegetable juice daily may help overweight dieters lose more weight.

In a study, adults who drank at least 8 ounces of vegetable juice as part of a diet lost 4 pounds over 12 weeks, while those who ...

As you no doubt know, exposure to sunlight causes vitamin D to be produced in your skin. But only a portion of the solar spectrum, known as ultraviolet B (UVB),  that has this effect. Other parts of the solar spectrum can have very ...

According to a very "about-face" recommendation by the American Heart Association, Americans should not reduce their consumption of omega-6 fats -- and might even benefit from eating a little more.

Omega-6 and omega-3 fats are "essential fats" that ...

There are simple, basic, natural strategies you can use as an alternative to the drugs that are usually prescribed for IBS. The drugs treat only the symptoms, and do nothing to address the underlying causes.

Please understand that these are ...