Health
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This Powerful, Ancient Herb Offers Impressive Benefits
When it comes to popular herbs in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), you probably think of ginseng, goji berries, and astragalus. But have you heard of jiaogulan? This herb has a long history in TCM and is revered for promoting longevity, stamina, cardiovascular health, and more. Now, modern science is beginning to confirm these ancient claims with hard data. …
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Inhaled Microplastics Impair Lung Immunity and Spread to Organs
You breathe in thousands of particles each day, including dust, pollen, and fumes, but one of the most dangerous is something you can’t see, taste, or feel: microplastics. These microscopic fragments, shed from synthetic clothing, packaging, and polluted air, have become a constant part of the air around you. Whether you’re indoors or out, you’re inhaling them with every…
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This Unknown Deadly Health Syndrome Affects Nearly 90% of US Adults
Nearly 90% of U.S. adults have at least one risk factor for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, yet almost no one has heard of it.1 That’s what the American Heart Association (AHA) revealed in its October 2025 survey.2 The condition is a newly defined but increasingly urgent public health crisis — one that connects the dots between heart disease, kidney disease,…
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The Best Flowers to Support Healthy Soil and Protect Your Garden from Pests
If you’ve ever poured your energy into growing vegetables only to watch them wilt, weaken, or fall prey to pests, you’re not alone. The missing piece in many struggling gardens isn’t fertilizer, more watering, or better tools — it’s flowers. Not for looks, but for function. Flowers are the most underused tool in the gardener’s toolkit, and the science…
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Heavy Metals in Everyday Toothpaste Threaten Your Health
One product that’s an essential part of oral care is toothpaste. Sold in different colors and flavors, almost everyone has a preferred brand they regularly buy. However, most people take toothpaste for granted and don’t think twice about what’s in it. As it turns out, the minty flavor you’ve been enjoying reveals a dark side — heavy metals. …
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How Your Diet Shapes the Way Your Skin Ages
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 newsletter launches in the coming weeks. See exactly what changed…
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Just Like Cigarettes, Vaping Likely Causes Cancer, Major Study Finds
For years, vaping was marketed as the cleaner alternative, a way to keep the ritual of smoking without the tar, the smell, or the serious health consequences. That framing is collapsing. A growing body of research now points in the opposite direction, and the latest analysis lands with unusual force: scientists are no longer hedging about whether e-cigarettes cause cancer.…
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Molecular Hydrogen May Reduce Fatigue and Support Physical Function in People with Long COVID
In a 14-day pilot, single-blind randomized controlled trial of 32 adults published in Nutrients, hydrogen-rich water was associated with reduced fatigue scores and improved walking distance, strength, and sleep quality in people with long COVID.1 Fatigue is widely understood as a sign that cells are not producing energy as efficiently as they could. When that system falters, even simple tasks…
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Unique Protein Provides Clues on How to Extend Lifespan Through Diet
A New Series of Health Insights Is on the Way IMPORTANT A New Series of Health Insights Is on the Way Our team has been working behind the scenes to prepare new research and practical health strategies for our readers. While we finish preparing what’s coming next, we invite you to explore one of the most-read articles from our library below. See…
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the Missing Link Between Sleep Deprivation and Immune Dysregulation
You already know poor sleep makes you sick more easily — but you probably don’t know exactly why. The mechanism behind that vulnerability hasn’t been fully mapped — until now. A 2025 narrative review in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences pulled together two decades of research to answer a specific question: what actually breaks down between a short night…
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