Have you ever noticed that you are most likely to get the common cold when you are stressed out? Stress from relationship problems, grief, and other traumatic events greatly influences your immune system negatively, making it unable to fight off infection. Now, another study reveals the effects of the stress hormone cortisol, further explaining why [...]
The flu season is upon us. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), flu activity often peaks between January and February, but can occur as late as May. Be forewarned: the flu can strike no matter what time of the month it is. Fortunately, it’s not difficult to dodge the dreaded flu virus. You [...]
WebMD is the second most visited health website, next to the National Institutes of Health. But is it a truly independent and objective online health information resource? Like many web sites, WebMD makes money from advertising. An online depression screening test advertised in a WebMD TV commercial sponsored by drug company Eli Lilly directed viewers [...]
Alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs are among the most dangerous substances known to man. But due to the greed of big pharmaceutical companies, many prescription drugs have joined this list. Even if an over-the-counter or prescription drug has been subjected to unbiased, stringent, long-term testing, anything can happen when it is released into the uncontrolled [...]
Do you remember your mother telling you when you were a kid to drink milk because it was good for you? It turns out that she may have been unknowingly stretching the truth, because pasteurized milk is not the health food that nearly everyone thought it was, Dr. Joseph Mercola points out. Milk is not [...]
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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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