Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health

Heart aging begins with weakened communication between your brain and heart, not just clogged arteries or genetics, and preserving that signaling slows structural decline inside heart tissue
Research shows that losing vagus nerve input accelerates cellular aging in the heart, while restoring even a small amount of that signaling preserves coordination, energy production, and pumping efficiency
The vagus nerve actively controls alertness, motivation, recovery, and heart rhythm, meaning daily behaviors directly shape how resilient your heart and nervous system remain over time
Brief, challenging movement that engages large muscle groups sends a powerful wake-up signal from your body to your brain, rapidly increasing focus, drive, and nervous system coordination
Pairing short bouts of hard movement with focused mental work and high-quality sleep strengthens brain-heart signaling, improves recovery, and supports long-term cardiovascular resilience

Gluten-free diets were initially intended for children with medical conditions such as celiac disease, wheat allergy, and non-celiac gluten sensitivity
A review published in Frontiers in Nutrition found that gluten-free diets, when not medically required, can cause nutrient gaps and raise health risks for children
A recent study in The American Journal of Gastroenterology found that young patients exhibited a significant increase in urinary arsenic and other metal levels after only six months on a gluten-free diet
When cooked properly, white rice can be a smarter choice than brown rice because it's easier to digest, contains less arsenic and heavy metals
Instead of cutting out foods that are good for your gut, include healthy carbs, choose stable fats over seed oils, and learn to calm your food fears

Scott Adams, who recently passed from an aggressive, rapidly progressing prostate cancer, openly shared his final journey with a wide audience, offering valuable insights for others facing the dying experience
Over centuries, the medical industry has increasingly monopolized death and dying, fostering a cultural view that treats death as something to fear, deny, and exclude from life — rather than a natural companion to accept
This distortion makes dying far more arduous in our society, fueling an escalating medicalization of death in which expensive, often futile interventions are imposed on patients — frequently against their deepest values and wishes
In contrast to the materialist scientific view that consciousness emerges solely from brain activity, compelling evidence indicates consciousness can persist independently of the brain and, in some cases, even transfer between individuals or contexts (e.g., via organ transplants or near-death accounts)
Recognizing the spiritual dimensions of dying and how they intersect with modern medical discoveries. Many ancient and enduring traditions regard this moment as one of the most significant in human life

A single binge-drinking episode triggers rapid immune and barrier damage in your gut, and those changes continue to affect digestion, inflammation, and nutrient absorption for days or weeks afterward
Alcohol causes your immune system to attack your own gut lining, increasing intestinal leakiness and allowing bacterial toxins to enter your bloodstream, which fuels whole-body inflammation
Repeated binge drinking quietly reshapes your gut microbiome, leaving behind a pro-inflammatory bacterial pattern that makes your gut overreact to stress, infection, or irritation long after drinking stops
The gut damage from binge drinking is driven by immune and microbiome disruption, not oxidative stress, which means antioxidants alone do not undo the harm
Even when your gut looks "normal" after drinking, hidden microbial changes remain and raise your risk for inflammation, digestive problems, immune imbalance, and slower recovery when your body is challenged

Most people are exposed to multiple food additives every day because they're built into common packaged foods, not just occasional treats
Children receive a higher additive load from the same foods adults eat, which places more strain on developing systems tied to growth, metabolism, and brain function
Food additives are consumed as mixtures that stack across meals, even though safety limits are usually set for single ingredients in isolation
"New and improved" food formulations often replace one additive with another instead of reducing overall exposure
Shifting daily eating patterns toward whole foods and simpler ingredient lists lowers additive exposure without constant label checking