When you eat potato chips, French fries, and similar snacks, do you notice that they have a fairly dry and brown/yellow surface? Chances are they contain acrylamide, a neurotoxic, cancer-causing chemical. This substance is often produced when carbohydrate-rich foods are cooked, baked, fried, roasted, grilled, or toasted at high temperatures – specifically at 250 degrees [...]
People plagued with grief may now be subjected to a medical examination. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) recently announced that they are considering characterizing grief as a depressive disorder. If the patients show symptoms of bereavement for more than two weeks, clinicians can diagnose patients with major depression. This is intended to be included in [...]
They may be a place of recovery, but the reality is: hospitals are havens for bacteria. It is more alarming to know that the rates of super bugs, like Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), are rising by the minute. According to statistics, people who are infected with MRSA get it from healthcare facilities. Here are [...]
What do you think of this? Instead of going to a physician, you can go to the mall and get your prescription drugs from a vending machine. This idea was pitched by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These “patient kiosks,” as they call them, will require you to fill out online questionnaires and, [...]
A number of baffling cases of death have occurred during “healthy” sports and activities, like a marathon. Just recently, a 30-year-old woman ran at the London Marathon for the purpose of raising money for an organization that works to prevent suicides died. She collapsed a mile before the finish line and could not be revived. [...]
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Dr. Mercola is a well-known physician and a multiple New York Times Bestselling Author. He started his website, Mercola.com, in 1997, and it has become the world's #1 Natural Health site. Dr. Mercola is a recognized, licensed Physician and Surgeon in the state of Illinois. He first opened his practice outside Chicago in 1986 and has treated over 20,000 patients.
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