Dr. Mercola Says Snacking Can Be Healthy!

Friday, October 3, 2008

Everyone likes to munch on something. It’s hard to control our appetite for snacking. And we try to look for healthy alternatives so we can indulge! That’s why supposedly healthy snacks like sugar-free pastries and candy have a growing market made up of people who want to enjoy guilt-free snacking!

But Dr. Mercola warns that you must not be hoodwinked into believing that these options are “healthy”. These snacks are usually processed foods and artificial sweeteners which are just as harmful if not worse than the real deal! Instead of opting for snacks or food that mammoth food corporations spend billions of marketing dollars on, just to convince you that these are the healthier alternatives, seek all-natural snacks that offer you a broad range of nutrients!

Of course everyone hopes for a great tasting snack that satisfies cravings but doesn’t compromise health!

There’s a One Trail Mix that’s Better for Your Snacking and Nutritional Needs

Dr. Mercola has worked with some producers to develop a Trail Mix that uses only premium quality, organic dried fruits, nuts, seeds and authentic cocoa. Way Healthier Trail Mix doesn’t only have widespread appeal in terms of flavor (young and old alike would love the infusion of flavor in a handful of this healthy mix); it has a double dose of nutrients you can enjoy at any time of the day without feeling guilt ridden!

Still don’t believe your lucky stars - a snack that’s a nutritious handful of everything yummy?! You’ll want to rush and get yourself some when you learn what else Way Healthier Trail Mix has for you!

• Only Certified Organic nuts and seeds

• A trail mix providing antioxidants and smarter oils!

• A high energy snack with no added sugar or harmful preservatives

• No partially hydrogenated oils or fats!

Dr. Mercola states that you have every right to enjoy “healthy” snacking that’s genuinely good for you! Grab a Way Healthier Trail Mix now!

Dr. Joseph Mercola Says No To Food Irradiation

Friday, September 19, 2008

Can you imagine eating a "nuclear lunch" composed of irradiated vegetables and meat?

This may be what the future holds, thanks to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as it recently approved the irradiation of fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce to keep them free from E-coli and salmonella.

Food irradiation is the process of treating food with ionizing radiation, using either gamma rays, x-rays or high-speed electrons to kill microorganisms, bacteria, viruses or insects that might be present. The FDA assures that irradiated foods and non-irradiated foods have no difference yet the FDA website states that "irradiation can produce changes in food, similar to changes caused by cooking, but in smaller amounts."

The FDA approved irradiation of meat products based on only seven out of 441 animal studies and gave the go-signal to irradiate fruits and vegetables only on a theoretical calculation of the danger of the new chemicals that were created, not on any studies.

Food safety advocates strongly condemned the agency's decision, claiming that irradiation strips the food of nutrients, destroys natural flavor and introduces unsafe chemicals.

Dr. Joseph Mercola, a well-known natural health guru and the founder and editor of Mercola.com, the world's top natural health website, echoes this sentiment. He believes that food safety starts in the farm, where fruits and vegetables are grown and animals are raised. For Mercola, the solution to providing healthier and safer foods involves going back to the basics, not resorting to unproven and questionable high-technology practices like irradiation.

Mercola warns that our food is under attack from all sides. Pollution, pesticides, genetic modification and now, irradiation, all put food safety in question. That is why he provides the latest news and developments related to your health at Mercola.com. Because you need this information in order to stay healthy.

But Mercola.com gives you more than news and updates, it's your total health resource! Log on to Mercola.com now to start your journey towards good health!

Learn About Dr. Joseph Mercola’s Keys to Good Health!

Friday, August 1, 2008

Dr. Joseph Mercola first became health conscious when he started exercising as a teenager. He was a student at the University of Illinois before going to medical school, and at the university, he developed a nationwide online system for finding kidney transplant recipients. The experience gave him an idea of how powerful a tool the Internet could be for medicine.

After years of practice as an osteopathic physician and natural medicine healer, Dr. Mercola started his own website, www.mercola.com in 1997 and the rest is history. Mercola.com has since become one of the world’s most popular health websites and it’s still growing!

How did this happen?

Well, first of all, access to the website is free! After more than a decade online, it still is. Through the years, Mercola.com has been an invaluable resource that provides natural health and wellness information without charge and without third-party advertisements.

Mercola.com is driven by Dr. Mercola’s experience with almost 20,000 patients, ongoing research of traditional and alternative medicine and his collaboration with other leading medical practitioners. Tons of useful knowledge pertinent to your health are available through the Natural Health News, Health Archive and Health Blog. Everything posted in the website goes through Dr. Mercola himself to ensure that the information is bona fide.

At Mercola.com, finding out how to improve your health is easy. Dr. Mercola’s keys to good health are based entirely on common sense: maintaining the right diet and proper lifestyle. The things that you do – what you eat and don’t eat and how you treat and maintain your body and mind – are what you need to reassess in order to stay healthy. Dr. Mercola can help you do just that and more!

Discover the keys to good health and change the way you live! Visit www.mercola.com!