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Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health

Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health

By: Dr. Mercola
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Listen to Dr. Mercola's Weekly Podcast, as the legendary natural health pioneer continues to lead you on your journey towards optimal health. Alternative & Complementary Medicine Hygiene & Healthy Living
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  • The Simple Link Between Core Strength and Brain Health

    The Simple Link Between Core Strength and Brain Health
    Jul 3 2026
    • Your abdominal muscles physically influence your brain every time you move by creating pressure changes that affect brain fluid circulation, nervous system signaling, and mechanical stimulation inside the skull
    • Research showed that exercises combining movement with coordination and focus, including yoga, tai chi, Pilates, dance and bodyweight training, improved memory, attention, decision-making and overall thinking ability across all age groups
    • Shorter exercise programs often produced stronger cognitive improvements than long-term workout programs, making brain-supportive movement realistic and sustainable for people with busy schedules or low energy
    • Bodyweight movements like planks, pushups, bear crawls, mountain climbers, glute bridges and slow squats strengthen your core while simultaneously challenging balance, posture and coordination that sharpen brain function
    • Long periods of sitting reduce the abdominal activation and movement-related brain stimulation that support mental clarity, meaning frequent daily movement and posture changes help maintain focus, reaction speed and cognitive resilience
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    7 mins
  • How Long Poop Stays in Your Body May Impact Your Health, Study Finds

    How Long Poop Stays in Your Body May Impact Your Health, Study Finds
    Jul 1 2026
    • The amount of time stool stays inside your body strongly influences your gut bacteria, short-chain fatty acid production, inflammation levels, and metabolic health
    • Researchers found that slower gut transit shifts bacteria away from carbohydrate fermentation and toward protein fermentation, increasing irritating compounds like ammonia and hydrogen sulfide inside the colon
    • A simple blue stool test revealed that people with slower transit times had poorer blood sugar control after meals, higher visceral fat levels, and less favorable metabolic markers
    • High-fat diets slow intestinal movement and create a gut environment linked to constipation, poorer energy production, and bacterial imbalance
    • Your stool texture acts like a daily gut health report card, and improving movement, hydration, and easier-to-digest foods helps restore healthier bowel transit and a more balanced microbiome
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    7 mins
  • What Niacinamide Studies May Reveal About Cancer as a Metabolic Disease

    What Niacinamide Studies May Reveal About Cancer as a Metabolic Disease
    Jun 30 2026
    • Glioblastoma is considered one of the most aggressive brain cancers, with survival often limited to about a year, largely because tumors adapt by rewiring how they use nutrients and energy
    • Tumors divert vitamin B3 (niacinamide) away from normal energy production into a pathway that supports their survival, suggesting a metabolic weakness that could potentially be targeted
    • This altered pathway may drain key cellular resources, meaning cancer cells appear to burn through materials they need to grow, which may create an opportunity to disrupt their fuel supply
    • In a Science Advances study, high-dose vitamin B3 therapy was associated with improved short-term outcomes in patients, with over 80% showing no disease progression at six months in early findings, along with stronger immune activity against tumors
    • Supporting your body's energy production and immune response through diet, lifestyle, and structured nutrient intake may help influence the same metabolic systems cancer depends on
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    7 mins
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