Dr. Mercola

The Truth Behind Fake Meat A 2024 systematic review of the literature confirmed what multiple studies have shown — the higher your intake of ultraprocessed food, the higher your risk of adverse health outcomes. The analysis, which included 45 unique pooled analyses and 9,888,373 participants, found direct associations between 32 health parameters and exposure to ultraprocessed food, including metabolic dysfunction, cancer, mental, respiratory, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal issues, as well as all-cause mortality. Depression and anxiety disorders were also highly correlated with ultraprocessed food consumption. Previous studies have also linked ultraprocessed foods to cognitive decline and obesity. More on this story: https://bit.ly/3y2cEbG

The CDC Took Out 148 Pages of Essential Information People who received this medical intervention are at risk of myocarditis, but the CDC fully redacted a 148-page report about it. https://bit.ly/44iSUMR

Big Pharma Has Captured Osteoporosis The points discussed in this article are founded on the importance of recognizing bone's vitality and understanding how our interactions with it shape our health and longevity. Ancient medical traditions, like Chinese medicine, appreciated this aspect of bone health. They saw it as integral to overall well-being, acknowledging its interconnectedness with the body's systems. Here's more information: https://bit.ly/44pCeDA

Maine Attorney General Sues Monsanto for PCB Contamination Aaron Frey, the attorney general of Maine, filed a 47-page complaint against Monsanto for selling this chemical, despite knowing it can harm human health and the environment. https://bit.ly/44hJYHH

Try These Natural Therapies for Cystic Fibrosis Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a progressive and terminal genetic disease that causes an overproduction and buildup of thick, sticky mucus in the lungs and other organs that lead to chronic inflammation and, eventually, a deterioration of lung function. The disease requires daily breathing treatment for up to five hours a day, and many CF patients end up spending a lot of time in the hospital due to respiratory distress and chronic infections. Pancreatic and gastrointestinal complications, including malabsorption of proteins and fats, and chronic liver disease are also common. The median survival age is about 35 years. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3QoJlX8

One Woman's Quest to Save the Bees This is a story about one woman's mission to provide bees with a sustainable habitat, allowing them to survive for many generations to come. https://bit.ly/3UBSv4J

Could Vitamin D Help Fight Cancer? I strongly recommend getting sensible sun exposure each day, and one of the reasons why is because it helps naturally optimize your vitamin D levels. Low vitamin D levels are linked to an increased risk of cancers, while vitamin D can attach to the vitamin D receptor (VDR) in your cells, setting off a series of signals that may affect how they grow, develop and survive. In this way, vitamin D acts like a brake on the process of cell growth in many tissues of the body, helping to control the speed at which cells multiply. This is particularly important when it comes to cancer because one of the key features of this disease is cells growing out of control. Moreover, vitamin D has been observed in animal studies to help delay some age-related changes by activating another important pathway via the vitamin D receptor. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Uhdmch

Could This Be the Reason for Lowered Sperm Counts? An obscure food additive was recently discovered to contain a neurotoxin, which may be responsible for reproductive damage in mammals. https://bit.ly/3Qh49Q2

Mind Your Calcium-to-Phosphorus Ratio for Optimal Health One of the biggest lessons along my health journey is that health is not found at the extremes, and that finding balance is not only more sustainable, but also more health-promoting. This applies to exercise — balancing working out and providing your muscles with an effective stimulus to elicit change, with enough recovery, food, rest and relaxation. And to food choices, like macronutrients (for ex. balancing protein with enough carbs) and micronutrients (like mineral balance). Today, I want to briefly touch on why we should consider balancing dietary calcium and phosphorus for optimal long-term health. Here's more: https://bit.ly/3Qjk8No

Navigating the World of Organic Food Labeling Consumers choose organic because it's superior to conventionally grown food. However, regulations make it difficult to know what you're buying exactly. https://bit.ly/3w7R8S0