COVID-19: Antiparasitic Offers Treatment Hope

• June 12, 2020

Why COVID-19 Disproportionately Affects the Elderly

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Story at-a-glance

• Recent data show a single dose of Ivermectin, an antiparasitic medication used since 1981, could kill 99.8% of the virus in 48 hours
• The drug was used with a single dose of Doxycycline, an antibiotic, in 60 patients with confirmed COVID-19; all recovered in four days
• Researchers urge caution moving forward and warn people not to use drugs designed for veterinary use
• You have options to help prevent illness, including making sure that you have healthy levels of vitamin D
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Suicide: Second Leading Cause of Death in 15- to 29-Year-Olds

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola

September 26, 2019

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among 15- to 29-year-olds, second only to road injuries. Every year, nearly 800,000 people die by suicide, mostly in low- and middle-income countries, where self-poisoning with pesticides is common. Suicide is also on the rise in high-income countries.  read more>>>  https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2019/09/26/suicide-second-leading-cause-death-among-15-29.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art2HL&utm_campaign=20190926Z1&et_cid=DM353569&et_rid=716057397

Flu Shot Fails to Protect Seniors and May Increase Miscarriages

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola

September 26, 2019

Two Types of People Who Should Never Get the Flu Shot I've written extensively detailing the scientific basis against routine influenza vaccinations in general - but if you fall into either of these two categories please avoid it like the plague. Research shows it may actually make you more susceptible to the infection.  read more>>>  https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2019/09/26/flu-shot-ineffective.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1HL&utm_campaign=20190926Z1&et_cid=DM353569&et_rid=716057397

What's the Best Way to Use a Standing Desk?

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola

September 27, 2019

The standing desk trend may have been driven by hopes it would help you burn more energy, but research finds the increase is negligible. Additionally, prolonged stationary standing may be as challenging as sitting. Sit-to-stand desks offer more benefits as they promote greater movement throughout the day, thus supporting health and wellness.  read more>>> https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2019/09/27/best-way-to-use-standing-desk.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art2HL&utm_campaign=20190927Z1&et_cid=DM353603&et_rid=716734958

Vaccine Exemptions Under Attack in 2019

September 27, 2019   

 Story at-a-glance

• In 2010, the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) launched the NVIC Advocacy Portal, a free online vaccine choice advocacy network, for the purpose of securing and defending informed consent protections in vaccine policies and laws
• During the 2019 legislative session, 22 bills across 17 states were filed to attempt to eliminate vaccine exemptions. Three bills passed, 12 died and seven are still pending in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
• While media hyped bills attacking exemptions, there were almost as many bills to expand informed consent rights as there were to eliminate or restrict those rights. This can be directly credited to positive action taken by forward-thinking state legislators given fact-based information about vaccines, exemptions and diseases by concerned citizens who took the time to make one-on-one personal contact with their elected representatives
• Of the 137 vaccine-related bills NVIC opposed, only 18 bad bills passed
• It is critical that vaccine choice advocates in every state register for and check in to the NVIC Advocacy Portal. The most important thing you can do is to establish relationships with and educate your legislators now and into next year so you can be ready to counter bills that will restrict or eliminate exemptions and get good bills filed to protect and expand vaccine exemptions  read more>>>https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2019/09/27/vaccine-exemption-laws-are-under-close-scrutiny.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1HL&utm_campaign=20190927Z1&et_cid=DM353603&et_rid=716734958

How Meditation Benefits Your Body and Mind

October 26, 2017

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Evidence shows your mind and body are intricately connected, and that your mind has a direct impact on your physical health. Thousands of genes have been identified that appear to be directly influenced by your subjective mental state
• Meditative practices have been shown to lower your heart rate, blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, cortisol and overall stress level, all of which help reduce your risk of heart disease
• The American Heart Association recently issued its first guidelines on seated meditation, suggesting it can be a valuable adjunctive intervention in combination with other recommended lifestyle and medical treatments
• Stress-related problems account for as much as 70 percent of the average U.S. physician's caseload. Research suggests that practicing meditation and other relaxation techniques could save the average patient between $640 and $25,500 a year in medical costs
• People who received eight weeks of relaxation-response training reduced the number of doctor’s visits by 42 percent, lab use by 44 percent, use of procedures by 21 percent and emergency room visits by 46 percent a year after the program

read more>>>https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/10/26/meditation-benefits-body-mind.aspx

Research Finds Sugar Changes Metabolism in Even the Healthiest of People

October 25, 2017     

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Refined sugar is one of the most dangerous products you can ingest and triggers addiction that is difficult to break, as it affects neurotransmitters in much the same way cocaine does
• Sugar consumption is strongly linked to the leading causes of death. It triggers metabolic and mitochondrial dysfunction leading to obesity, depression, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease
• Historical data have demonstrated the sugar industry has manipulated information for decades to increase profits
• Your best strategy to reduce health care costs is to severely reduce your sugar intake and carefully read labels on any packaged foods for the more than 50 names manufacturers use to disguise sugar

read more>>>https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/10/25/sugar-trigger-metabolic-dysfunction.aspx

Is Most Back Pain Caused by Repressed Emotions?

October 25, 2017

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Worldwide, 1 in 10 people suffers from lower back pain and it’s the No. 1 cause of job disability. In the U.S., $90 billion is spent on back pain each year
• Few people want to be told that their pain is psychological or emotional in origin, but there’s quite a bit of evidence that backs this up. Studies suggest that, to be effective, pain needs to be addressed from a biopsychosocial perspective
• The late Dr. John Sarno used mind-body techniques to treat patients with severe low back pain. He believed you unconsciously cause your own pain, and that pain is your brain’s response to unaddressed stress, anger or fear
• Pain acts as a distraction from the anger, fear or rage you don’t want to feel or think about, acting as a lid to keep unwanted emotions from erupting. Sarno believed most pain can be overcome by acknowledging its psychological roots
• Recent research supports Sarno’s ideas. In one recent study, emotion awareness and expression therapy reduced chronic musculoskeletal pain by 30 percent in two-thirds of patients; one-third of patients improved by 70 percent

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What You Need to Know About Your Fascia

September 01, 2018

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Your fascia, the fibrous connective tissue found throughout your body, accounts for about 20 percent of your body mass
• Your fascia stores and moves water, and carries voltage, acting like an electrical wiring system
• Fascia may play a significant role in pain, especially back pain. The reason for this is because the fascia is one interconnected system, and when it loses its suppleness, pain can transfer from one region to another
• Fascia is made up of fibroblasts — cells that produce collagen and other fibers — held together by a surrounding matrix. Physical inactivity causes the fascia to tighten and become less supple
• The fascia’s ability to slide plays a major role in back pain. Fascia in people without back pain can slide about 75 percent of its length; in people with back pain, this movement is reduced to about 50 percent

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