Joseph Mercola, DO
I am an osteopathic physician, also known as a DO. DOs are complete physicians who, along with MDs, are licensed to prescribe medication and perform surgery in all 50 states. But DOs bring something extra to the practice of medicine. Osteopathic physicians practice a "whole person" approach to medicine, treating the entire person rather that just the symptoms. With a focus on preventive health care, DOs help patients develop attitudes and lifestyles that don't just fight illness, but help prevent it, too.I am also board-certified in family medicine and served as the chairman of the family medicine department at St. Alexius Medical Center for five years. I am trained in both traditional and natural medicine and have been practicing natural medicine actively since 1990. For my insight on a variety of healthcare issues, I have been interviewed on national and local news.
Articles by this Author
Why GMO's Will Only Make the Global Food Crisis Worse
- By Joseph Mercola, DO
- Published 06/26/2008
- Genetically Modified Foods
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When genetic engineering of plants and animals began in the mid-1970s, scientists were secure in the belief that the characteristics of organisms are simply hardwired in their genome. But geneticists soon discovered that the genome is actually remarkably dynamic and fluid. Genetic engineering in the laboratory is crude, imprecise and invasive. The rogue genes inserted into a genome to make a GMO can land anywhere, scrambling and mutating the host genome. Ultimately, genetic modification doesn’t work and is also dangerous.
A Victory for Health -- FDA Forced to Admit That Mercury Fillings are Hazardous
- By Joseph Mercola, DO
- Published 06/26/2008
- Dental
- Unrated
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally admitted that metal dental fillings containing mercury can cause health problems in pregnant women, children and fetuses. As part of the settlement of a lawsuit filed by several consumer advocacy groups, the FDA agreed to alert consumers about the potential risks on its Web site and to issue a more specific rule next year for fillings that contain mercury.
Holistic Treatment for Candida Infection
- By Joseph Mercola, DO
- Published 06/10/2008
- Candida
- Unrated
Yeast infections can be painful, even agonizing. But instant relief from a yeast infection is not currently possible; Candida albicans is a stubborn, hearty fungi that is difficult to remove. Most over-the-counter and prescription treatments take days. However, there are options capable of delivering relief much more quickly.
Dirty Drug Industry Secret: Their Pills are Made in China
- By Joseph Mercola, DO
- Published 05/24/2008
- FDA , Pharmer's Market
- Unrated
Not long ago, the FDA warned Americans not to buy prescription drugs from Canada because they might be "contaminated by terrorists." What the FDA didn’t bother to mention, however, is that most pharmaceutical drugs purchased in the United States are manufactured in places like China.
Is This the Reason It's Hard to Lose Weight?
- By Joseph Mercola, DO
- Published 05/24/2008
- Weight Loss
- Unrated
Scientists have discovered why overweight people find it so hard to lose weight; the difference in the number of fat cells between lean and obese people is established during childhood. Although overweight people replenish their fat cells at the same rate as thin ones, they have around twice as many fat cells total.
Good News About Big Bottoms
- By Joseph Mercola, DO
- Published 05/22/2008
- Weight Loss
- Unrated
A type of fat that accumulates around the hips and bottom may actually offer some protection against diabetes. Subcutaneous fat, or fat that collects under the skin, helps to improve sensitivity to the hormone insulin, which regulates blood sugar. Mice that got transplants of this type of fat lost weight and their fat cells shrank.
The 13 Amazing Health Benefits of Himalayan Crystal Salt, the Purest Salt on Earth
- By Joseph Mercola, DO
- Published 05/19/2008
- Salt
- Unrated
Salt is essential for life -- you cannot live without it. However, most people simply don't realize that there are enormous differences between the standard, refined table and cooking salt most of you are accustomed to using and natural health-promoting salt. These differences can have a major impact on your staying healthy. If you want your body to function properly, you need holistic salt complete with all-natural elements. Today's common table salt has nothing in common with natural salt.
Exercise to Improve Your Body and Your Brain
- By Joseph Mercola, DO
- Published 05/19/2008
- Exercise
- Unrated
Exercise is a critical component of good health, especially as you age.The key to obtaining the benefits of exercise is to find a program and stick to it. Of course, it is useful to have a guide, and toward that end I offer these recommendations.
33 Secrets to a Good Night's Sleep
- By Joseph Mercola, DO
- Published 05/18/2008
- Sleep
- Unrated
If you are having sleep problems, whether you are not able to fall asleep, wake up too often, don't feel well-rested when you wake up in the morning, or simply want to improve the quality and quantity of your sleep, try as many of the following techniques as possible:
Sunlight Actually Prevents Cancer
- By Joseph Mercola, DO
- Published 05/16/2008
- Let There Be Light
- Unrated
Most people believe that sun exposure causes cancer. Nothing could be further from the truth. As this study published in the prestigious Cancer journal indicates, exposure to sun actually decreases cancer rates.
