Dr. Mercola reviews evidence that gut bacteria influence weight, mood, insulin sensitivity and immune inflammation, including new research tying them to multiple sclerosis, and reports that fecal transplants are showing results against C. difficile, colitis and Crohn's disease.
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Dietary supplements: evidence, safety and new products.
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I Use This When I Fly To Protect Myself From Radiation Damage
Dr. Mercola describes astaxanthin, a carotenoid from the microalga Haematococcus pluvialis, as the most powerful antioxidant found in nature, citing research that it may protect against gamma-radiation DNA damage and sun damage.
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Probiotic protects intestine from radiation injury (PR)
Washington University researchers report in Gut that giving mice the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG before radiation protected the lining of the small intestine, which they suggest may point to a way to spare cancer patients intestinal injury.
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Experts Warn: This Popular Vitamin can Trigger Cancer
Mercola disputes coverage of a trial reporting 17% higher prostate cancer risk among men taking 400 IU of vitamin E daily, arguing the trial used a synthetic, petrochemically derived form, and calls a study tying supplements to mortality in older women deeply flawed.
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The "Antioxidant Superstar" Chinese People Eat Daily
Mushroom grower Steve Farrar tells Dr. Mercola that Americans eat about 900 million pounds of mushrooms a year, 95% of them button, Crimini and Portabello. He points to mushroom antioxidants such as ergothioneine and to claimed immune benefits of whole mushrooms and mycelia.
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Milk thistle stops lung cancer in mice (PR)
In mouse lung cancer cells, silibinin from milk thistle blocked the STAT1 and STAT3 signals that lead to COX2 and iNOS, enzymes tied to inflammation and tumor growth, and stopped the cancers from spreading, according to a study in Molecular Carcinogenesis.
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5 Grams Daily of This REVERSED Severe Radiation Poisoning in Chernobyl Children...
Mercola writes that spirulina, up to 70 percent protein and rich in B vitamins and minerals, showed positive effects in children exposed to radiation after Chernobyl and may act as a radiation shield. He warns it can carry heavy metals, so the source matters.
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Intravenous vitamin C helps breast cancer patients
A study of 53 breast cancer patients found those given intravenous vitamin C alongside standard therapy reported side effects such as nausea, fatigue and depression at half the intensity recorded in 72 patients who received conventional treatment only.
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The Antioxidant that Makes Fish Oil Work Better
A new study found that adding astaxanthin to fish oil makes the oil less prone to oxidation and strengthens its immunomodulatory properties. Mercola argues many fish oils on sale are already rancid and recommends krill oil, which contains astaxanthin naturally.
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Help Knock Out Your Baby's Health Enemies - Use This Remarkable Supplement
Mercola reviews probiotics for newborns, citing an Australian study in which they cut the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates by at least 30 percent, and stresses following established dosage and strain protocols to avoid complications.
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Research from Everest: Can leucine help burn fat and spare muscle tissue during exercise?
University of Utah researchers followed 10 climbers for six to eight weeks on Mt. Everest in a pilot study of whether adding the amino acid leucine to their diets helps them burn fat while sparing muscle at altitude. Results were presented at an American Chemical Society meeting.
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Suffer a stroke? Use omega-3 to reduce the stroke-induced damage
Mice given DHA supplements for three months after a stroke had 25 percent less stroke-induced brain damage, according to a study in Stroke. The Universite Laval authors point to the omega-3 fatty acid's anti-inflammatory effect as the likely explanation.
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If Your Multivitamin Contains These Ingredients - Dump them now..
Sodium selenite and selenate, the forms of selenium in most mass-market multivitamins, are classified as toxic to the environment and may be carcinogenic and genotoxic, according to a Green Med Info report Mercola cites in urging readers to check supplement labels.
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The Incredible Oil that Helps Prevent Heart Attacks (And Stalls Aging Too!)...
Omega-3 researcher William Harris recounts finding that fish oil lowered triglycerides rather than cholesterol in his early work, and how Greenland studies by Dyerberg and Bang pointed to a high omega-3 diet as protection against heart attacks.
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Rhode Island Hospital study identifies fish oil's impact on cognition and brain structure (PR)
Among 819 older adults in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, the 117 who regularly took fish oil supplements showed better cognitive functioning, but only among those with normal baseline cognition and without the APOE4 risk gene.
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New Study Shows Modified Citrus Pectin Activates Powerful Immune Responses
A study in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine reports that modified citrus pectin activated B-cells, T-cytotoxic cells and NK cells in human blood samples in a dose-dependent way, including a 53.6 percent rise in NK cells' killing of leukemia cells.
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Zinc lozenges may shorten common cold duration (PR)
Harri Hemila's meta-analysis of 13 placebo-controlled trials found daily zinc doses under 75 mg had no effect on colds, while zinc acetate above 75 mg a day averaged a 42 percent shorter cold and other zinc salts a 20 percent reduction. Adverse effects included bad taste.
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Pregnant women's diet linked to risk of breast cancer in their daughters
Two mouse trials presented at the Era of Hope conference found daughters of mothers fed omega-3-rich canola oil in pregnancy had gene expression profiles tied to lower breast cancer risk, and daughters of mothers given methionine, choline, folate and B12 grew fewer, slower tumors.
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