A Mercola interview with biophysicist James Oschman on earthing, the idea that walking barefoot lets free electrons from the ground pass into the body. The summary claims these act as antioxidants and that rubber-soled shoes have let chronic inflammation go unchecked.
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Weight loss helps prevent diabetes
In the Swedish Obese Subjects study, obese participants who cut their BMI by five units within two years had diabetes rates of 2.0 to 3.4 percent, against 6.5 to 9.3 percent among those whose weight held steady. Remission rates did not depend on how obese patients were to begin with.
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Does Sunshine Actually Decrease Dangerous Melanoma Skin Cancers?
Mercola, citing epidemiologist William Grant, argues that research blaming sun exposure for rising melanoma rates overlooks evidence that chronic UV exposure and outdoor work are tied to lower risk, and that safe sun exposure optimizes vitamin D levels.
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Cancer News: Induced abortion boosts breast cancer risk - new study
A case-control study from Nanjing reported that premenopausal women with three or more induced abortions were 141% more likely to develop breast cancer, a 55% increase after adjustment for other factors. Spontaneous abortion showed no such association.
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This Daily Habit Can Burn Heavy Metals and Toxic Chemicals Out of Your Body
Mercola talks with Steve Benda about saunas, which Benda says aid detoxification, and about the electromagnetic fields many electric and infrared models emit. Benda suggests testing with an EMF meter and keeping levels below roughly 3 milligauss.
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Why Do You Yawn? (It's Not What You Think...)
Yawning may cool the brain rather than signal boredom: a Princeton researcher's work suggests the rush of cool air ventilates the sinuses, and brain temperature climbs with sleep deprivation. Yawning may also reflect a capacity for empathy, and it begins before birth.
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Puberty Before Age 10: A New ‘Normal’?
Precocious puberty, meaning pubic hair or breast growth before age 8 or menarche before 9, affects at least 1 in 5,000 US children and is on the rise, ten times more often in girls. Mercola points to hormone-disrupting chemicals such as phthalates, parabens, PFOA and BPA.
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Fascinating New Research on Meditation and Brain Health
Published research links regular meditation to greater brain density, stronger connections between neurons, fewer depression and anxiety symptoms and better mood. UCLA neuroscientists add another effect: increased cortical gyrification, the folding of the cortex that speeds information processing.
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Fascinating New Research on Meditation and Brain Health
UCLA neuroscientists report that regular meditation is associated with greater cortical gyrification - the folding of the cerebral cortex that lets the brain process information faster. The piece also recaps earlier findings on brain density, neuron connections, mood and anxiety.
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This Common Sleeping Mistake Can Double Your Risk of a Heart Attack
Research cited here indicates sleeping under six hours may raise insulin resistance and roughly double the risk of angina, coronary heart disease, heart attack or stroke, with the same appearing true above nine hours. Sleep specialist Rubin Naiman discusses how much sleep people need.
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New Study Finds Too Much Exercise Can Delay Pregnancy in Normal-Weight Women
Research in Fertility and Sterility found that among normal-weight women, very vigorous exercise, defined as running, fast cycling, gymnastics or swimming more than five hours a week, was linked to delays in conceiving. Among overweight and obese women, exercise improved fertility.
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Too Busy to Exercise? Get Fit in 3 Minutes a Week
Dr. Mercola reports that at some research centers three minutes a week of high intensity training improved insulin sensitivity by an average of 24 percent in four weeks, and that brief intense exercise changes gene activity in muscle. Response may depend partly on genetics.
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Lifestyle Intervention for Diabetes More Cost-Effective Than Drugs
A 10-year analysis in Diabetes Care of people at high risk for diabetes found lifestyle changes cut diabetes incidence by 58 percent against 31 percent for metformin, and were cost-effective over the long run, while metformin was only slightly cost-saving.
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Exercise induces sexual pleasure in women
Surveys of 124 women reporting exercise-induced orgasm and 246 reporting exercise-induced sexual pleasure found abdominal exercises the most common trigger at 51.4%, ahead of weight lifting and yoga. Most said they were not fantasizing when it happened.
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This Simple Hand Trick Helped Participants Melt Away Flab
Research suggests breast cancer patients who start exercising regularly within six months of diagnosis can lower their chance of dying by up to 30 percent, with benefit seen at a minimum of 2.5 hours a week. Mercola urges patients to set intensity by how their body responds.
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Intentional weight loss curbs recurrence of breast cancer
Data from 1,909 node-positive breast cancer patients in the CALGB 9741 trial show women who were overweight or obese at diagnosis faced higher risk of recurrence or related death than leaner women, even though the trial adjusted chemotherapy dosage for body weight.
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Man Refuses Surgery and Loses Nearly 300 Pounds
Mercola recounts how Bryan Ganey, who weighed 577 pounds when a pulmonary embolism nearly killed him, turned down the weight-loss surgery his doctors suggested and lost nearly 300 pounds by changing his diet and exercising, dropping 130 pounds in the first six months.
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Lack of sleep may increase calorie consumption (PR)
In a study presented to the American Heart Association, 17 healthy young adults spent eight nights either sleeping normally or on about two-thirds their usual sleep. Those who slept 80 minutes less ate an average 549 extra calories a day without burning more energy.
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