October 4th, 2018 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World With an estimated 11 million Americans abusing prescription opioid medications, opioid overdose is now the...
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Born and raised in the inner city of Chicago, IL, Dr. Joseph Mercola is an osteopathic physician trained in both traditional and natural medicine. Board-certified in family medicine, Dr. Mercola served as the chairman of the family medicine department at St. Alexius Medical Center for five years, and in 2012 was granted fellowship status by the American College of Nutrition (ACN). While in practice in the late 80s, Dr. Mercola realized the drugs he was prescribing to chronically ill patients were not working. By the early 90s, he began exploring the world of natural medicine, and in 1997 Dr. Mercola founded www.Mercola.com, which is now routinely among the top 10 health sites on the internet. His passion is to transform the traditional medical paradigm in the United States. You can follow Dr. Mercola online at Mercola.com and Facebook.com/doctor.health
How to Help Protect Yourself Against Colon Cancer
October 1st, 2018 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is part of the World Health Organization (WHO)...
How Curcumin Targets Cancer
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Turmeric, a yellow curry spice used in Indian cuisine, has a long history of medicinal use in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)...
Glyphosate is Clearly Carcinogenic – and Monsanto Hid The Evidence
September 19th, 2018 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Lead Trial Counsel Reveals Evidence That Led to Historic Win Against Monsanto Last month, a jury ruled in...
STDs Still Skyrocketing – and Becoming Untreatable
September 14th, 2018 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) continue to rise steeply in the U.S., and 2017 marked the fourth year...
New Splenda Studies Confirm Its Dangers
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Sucralose (sold under the brand name Splenda) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1998 as a tabletop...
Once You Learn This You’ll Never Throw Out the Avocado Pit Again
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Don’t waste that avocado pit! Avocados (Persea americana) are one of the most popular fruits in the U.S., and two-thirds of...
The Corporate Takeover of Organic Food
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Why did the Organic Trade Association, which says its mission is to promote and protect organic, support measures against GMO...
The Benefits and Uses of Echinacea – and How to Grow Your Own!
August 18th, 2018 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Echinacea: The All-American Flower Echinacea, commonly known as coneflower, is a member of the Asteraceae...
Why You Should Eat More Chlorophyll-Rich Foods
August 14th, 2018 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Photosynthesis is the process through which plants absorb light from the sun — along with water and...
What Happens to Your Body When You Use Medical Marijuana?
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Medical marijuana has shown positive effects in treating mood disorders, degenerative neurological disorders, multiple sclerosis...
Despite Clear Evidence of Harm, Mobile Phone Industry Fights to Keep You Ignorant of the Risks
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified cellphones as a Group 2B “possible...