Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health
Listen to Dr. Mercola’s Weekly Podcast, as the legendary natural health pioneer continues to lead you on your journey towards optimal health.
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- Motivation isn’t just about willpower; it also starts with brain chemistry. Dopamine drives your internal momentum to act, and thiamine plays a key role in keeping this system energized
- Thiamine deficiency disrupts energy metabo...
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- Inflammation in your colon triggers insulin resistance by sending nerve signals from your liver to your pancreas, even before your blood sugar rises
- A study showed that leaky gut activates a liver stress response, which tells yo...
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- Your immune system’s frontline defenders, called neutrophils, are most powerful in the early morning when activated by daylight exposure
- Light works like an internal alarm, switching your immune response on at the right time and...
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- Healthier eating patterns significantly improve cholesterol, triglycerides, and liver fat even when body weight remains unchanged, showing that metabolic benefits occur independently
- Metabolic markers like insulin sensitivity an...
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- Inhaling microplastics disrupts your lung’s immune defenses within 24 hours by disabling macrophages, the cells that normally clear out pathogens and waste
- Once inhaled, plastic particles travel beyond your lungs and accumulate ...
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- Vitamin D deficiency is strongly linked to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a growing metabolic disorder that often develops silently until serious damage occurs
- Research shows vitamin D controls liver function at the g...
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- Modern technology causes widespread eye strain by reducing natural blinking rates from 15 times per minute to just five to seven times when using screens
- Follow the 20-20-20 rule and take longer breaks — look 20 feet away for 20...
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- Google slashed traffic to Mercola.com by 99.9%, replacing years of trusted content with pharma-backed search results that promote junk food and drugs as "healthcare" solutions
- A new term, “nonaginate,” describes Google's tactic ...
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- Dragon fruit delivers antioxidant protection, gut support, and metabolic benefits, making it an easy way to upgrade your fruit intake
- Research shows that 100 grams of dragon fruit, about 1/2 cup, daily lowers LDL cholesterol by ...
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- Microplastics contaminate drinking water, food and blood; the average person consumes a credit card's worth of plastic weekly, causing hormone disruption and organ damage
- Natural okra and fenugreek extracts removed up to 93% of ...
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- Drinking just one sugary beverage a day increases your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 25%, even if you're not overweight
- Boys who consume daily sugary drinks in childhood show a 34% rise in insulin resistance by age 17, a...
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- Inhaling specific essential oils before bed helps calm your nervous system, lower stress hormones, and prepare your brain for sleep, without medication
- Lavender, jasmine, clary sage, and cedarwood have been shown in clinical stu...
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- Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is typically linked to cardiovascular risk factors like hypertension and aging, but evidence suggests chronic oral infections also play a direct role in its development
- New research links Porphyromonas...
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- For 50 years, medicine has waged a misguided war against critical sources of health like salt and sunlight while avoiding discussing the real causes of diseases. Because of this, the dangers of salt are relentlessly focused on despite evidence not supporting them ...
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- Water temperature influences how the body absorbs and responds to fluids, affecting digestion, circulation, hydration rate, and recovery depending on when and how different temperatures are consumed
- Cold water helps cool the bod...
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- Just five minutes of exposure to junk food branding — including ads that did not show any food — caused children to eat an average of 130 more calories that same day
- Logos, jingles, and color schemes trigger subconscious food cr...
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- Women who ate more whole fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains in their 40s and 50s had up to 31% better odds of aging without disease or decline
- Diets high in white bread, sugary snacks and processed carbs were linked to...
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- Results of a two-year investigation found that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved nearly 75% of new drugs between 2013 and 2022 without meeting its own basic standards
- Some cancer and Alzheimer’s drugs were fas...
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- A single protein called klotho extended healthy mice lifespan by 20%, while improving muscle strength, bone density and cognitive function across multiple body systems
- Klotho functions as a "longevity switch" that naturally decl...
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- PPI heartburn drugs have been linked to a 16% higher risk of heart attacks and double the risk of dying from cardiovascular events, even in people with no history of heart disease
- Contrary to common belief, most reflux is caused...
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