Health

More than 1 in 4 rice products sold in the U.S. now exceed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) arsenic limit for infant cereal.1 This isn't about obscure brands or specialty imports. It's about the same white and brown rice that millions of families serve daily, unaware of the ...

Microplastics are no longer just polluting oceans and rivers; they're accumulating inside your body. A 2026 study published in Environmental Science and Ecotechnology found plastic particles inside human bile, revealing that your body's own waste-processing fluid is acting as a collection site for these contaminants.1 What researchers uncovered goes beyond ...

Most people treat diet as a matter of willpower — choosing the right foods, resisting the wrong ones, and grinding through discipline until something sticks. But two studies found that one of the most powerful ways to improve what you eat has nothing to do with meal plans, calorie counting, ...

Have you ever experienced feeling a sudden, sharp pain in your chest? For most people, their immediate response would be to seek urgent care. Although this seems like a wise move, there are cases when it might not be necessary. In fact, among patients who visit the ER to have ...

If you've ever taken a sleep supplement, chances are you've tried melatonin, magnesium, or perhaps valerian or L-theanine. But there is an amino acid that costs pennies per dose, tastes sweet enough to use as a sugar substitute, and has a sleep mechanism that works through a distinctive pathway — ...

1What effect does amyloid buildup have on the gut’s nerve network? It strengthens communication between nerve cells It improves digestion and gut-brain coordination It increases nerve signaling speed in the gut It disrupts communication between nerve cells Amyloid-beta damages proteins that help nerve cells communicate, leading to poor gut coordination ...

Semaglutide, marketed as Ozempic and Wegovy, has taken the weight loss world by storm. Originally developed to treat Type 2 diabetes, its dramatic weight loss effects quickly caught attention. However, a study analyzing World Health Organization data raises serious concerns about its safety.1 The research reveals a 45% increased risk ...

If you've been following my work, you may have recently read my article on geranylgeraniol (GG) and its remarkable ability to reverse statin-induced muscle pain where CoQ10 has failed. Today, I want to share another critical application of this same compound — one that could help prevent a devastating condition ...

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Among the many components that contribute to a healthy gut, prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics stand out as key players. These compounds play distinct yet interconnected roles in maintaining a balanced and healthy digestive system. Prebiotics, the nondigestible fibers, serve as nourishment for beneficial bacteria. Probiotics, the live microorganisms, directly contribute ...

Linoleic acid (LA) is an omega-6 polyunsaturated fat (PUF) abundantly found in vegetable oils like safflower, soybean, and sunflower oil, as well as most ultraprocessed foods. Despite mainstream medical advice dictating that LA is essential, I believe that it is one of the worst ingredients in the food system today ...

The Newsletter We Promised Just Got Much Better IMPORTANT The Newsletter We Promised Just Got Much Better Since our original announcement, Dr. Mercola personally rebuilt the search engine from the ground up — five parallel search methods, 18 health categories searched daily, 30–50x more comprehensive than conventional tools. The upgraded ...