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Can Ginger Combat Heart Disease and Improve Circulation?

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UPDATE: On Johns Hopkins Medicine’s Health website, Emma Slattery has listed the benefits of ginger, writing: “Ginger is fantastic,” says Slattery. “It’s not just delicious. Gingerol, a natural component of ginger root, benefits gastrointestinal motility ― the rate at which food exits the stomach and continues along the digestive process. Eating ginger encourages efficient digestion, so food doesn’t […]

How Broccoli Can Help You Fight Bacteria

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On his blog, Dr. Joseph Mercola explains broccoli’s potential ability to help humans fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria with its cruciferous compound. He writes” Cruciferous vegetables have long been cherished for their health benefits. Broccoli, cabbage, collards, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale and bok choy, just to name a few, contain several plant compounds that are important for […]

THE KING OF OILS: Have You Tried Frankincense Oil for Health?

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Not all health supplementation needs to be swallowed. Frankincense oil, writes Dr. Joseph Mercola on his blog, Mercola.com, “stands out above the crowd,” among other essential oils. He writes: Scents can have a powerful influence on your well-being. Aromatherapy, which uses concentrated essences of various botanicals, allows you to harness the olfactory power of plants […]

MELATONIN 101: What Do You Know About Melatonin?

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Melatonin is an antioxidant chemical. According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, melatonin has been part of biological life for over 3 billion years. Here he gives readers a review of melatonin writing: In this interview, Russel Reiter, Ph.D. — a world-class expert on melatonin — discusses some of the biological activities and health benefits of this […]

YOUR HEALTH: Are You Getting Enough Time Outdoors?

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Are you getting enough time outdoors for your health? Debbie and I spend plenty of time outside throughout the year in our Key West, Florida garden, pictured here, and walking around town to UVA Wine Shoppe, or the Thirsty Mermaid. On his blog today, Dr. Joseph Mercola explains the benefits of time outside for your health. […]

Statin Drugs/NNT Alert

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UPDATE July 19, 2022: In the UK Express, Solen Le Net highlights some of the undesirable side effects of statin drugs, writing: High cholesterol contributes to the furring of the arteries which leads to heart attacks and other major cardiac events. Fortunately, statins prevent the deposit of fatty molecules inside arteries. In some cases, however, […]

Mercola: One of the Most Important Health Strategies

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According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, one of the most important ways you can help your immune system is a proper vitamin D strategy. Watch his video with Bruce Hollis, Carole Baggerly, and Dr. Carol Wagner on Vitamin D and Covid-19 below: Mercola explains on his blog, Mercola.com: GrassrootsHealth conducted a review of an observational study […]

Why Is the USDA Burying the Facts on Low-Carb Diets?

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According to Nina Teicholz’s analysis at Unsettled Science, there is plenty of scientific evidence for the benefits of a low-carb diet, in fact much more than for vegetarian diets. But, she says, the official USDA/HHS guidelines ignore low-carb diets and while pushing vegetarian diets. She writes (abridged): “I was wondering if we should have a […]

These Normal Household Products Could Disrupt Your Endocrine System

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On his blog, Mercola.com, Dr. Joseph Mercola explains that certain household items could be harming your endocrine system, and could interfere with “development, reproduction, neurological functioning, metabolism, satiety and your immune system function.” He writes: Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are similar in structure to natural hormones such as the female sex hormone estrogen, the male […]