Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health

Women with Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes reported more numerous and severe menopause symptoms, with the strongest differences appearing after menopause Early menopause was associated with greater Type 2 diabetes risk, making the timing of menopause an important clue about long-term metabolic health Menopause isn't simply a state of estrogen deficiency, as estrogen activity can...

People having the most severe type of heart attack were far more likely to have micro- and nanoplastics in the blood flowing through their coronary arteries than people with stable heart disease or normal coronary arteries, suggesting these particles are linked to more advanced cardiovascular damage Tiny plastic particles don't simply circulate through your bloodstream; researc...

Americans are becoming more selective about supplements, shifting away from broad multivitamins and toward individual nutrients that match specific health goals, but choosing targeted products only benefits you when they address a genuine nutritional need Vitamin D, zinc and several other individual nutrients showed some of the largest increases in use over the past 25 years, r...

Flight attendants and pilots ranked first and second among 503 U.S. occupations for the share of deaths from radiation-related cancers, at 6.9% and 6.7%, respectively Aircrew receive more occupational ionizing radiation on average than any other U.S. occupational group because less atmosphere shields them from cosmic radiation at commercial flight altitudes Career-long exposure...

Lung cancer doesn't only affect smokers; repeated exposure to cooking fumes, secondhand smoke, household pollutants and radon also contributes to lung cancer risk High-temperature cooking releases fine particles and chemical pollutants that accumulate in poorly ventilated kitchens, increasing your long-term respiratory exposure Seed oils rich in polyunsaturated fats readily oxi...