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Joseph Mercola, D.O. (bo 1954), is an osteopathic physician, health activist, and entrepreneur practicing near Chicago. He is the author of two New York Times best-sellers, The No-Grain Diet, and The Great Bird Flu Hoax, together with several other books. He is best known as founder and editor of the popular website Mercola.com. On his website, he advocates dietary and lifestyle approaches to health. He criticizes many of the practices of mainstream medicine and the Food and Drug Administration, particularly vaccination and the frequent use of prescription drugs and surgery to treat diseases. On the website, he also promotes and sells a variety of products. He is a member of several alte ative medicine-related organizations.
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Dr. Mercola's Total Health Program: The Proven Plan to Prevent Disease and Premature Aging, Optimize Weight and Live Longer by Joseph Mercola, Brian Vaszily, and Nancy Lee Bentley (Paperback - Dec 2003)
http://www.mercola.com
The No-Grain Diet by Joseph Mercola (Paperback - Mar 30, 2004)
http://www.mercola.com
Sweet Deception : Why Splenda, NutraSweet, and the FDA May Be Hazardous to Your Health by Joseph Mercola and Kendra Degen Pearsall (Hardcover - Nov 7, 2006)
http://www.mercola.com
The Great Bird Flu Hoax : The Truth They Don't Want You to Know About the "Next Big Pandemic" by Joseph Mercola (Hardcover - Aug 29, 2006)
http://www.mercola.com
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The Omega-3 Way to Better Mental Health
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Cats Need Wet Food
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Scaring Kids Away From Fast Food
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Terminal Cancer Patients Fighting Back With Omega-3 Fats
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Keep Your Brain Young With Exercise
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Raising a Whole Food Child in a Processed Food World
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Getting Chilled May Bring on a Cold
Getting chilly may bring on a cold, contrary to conventional medical orthodoxy, which says that there is no connection between developing viral infections and a drop in your body temperature. Paid to Sit With Their Feet in Cold Water Ninetystudents were paid to sit for 20 minutes with their ...
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Meditation Improves Your Attention
Buddhist monks have claimed for centuries that meditation helps increase attention and concentration. New findings offer support for this notion. Increases Thickness of Brain Regions Researchers at Harvard Medical School examined Westerners who meditated for about 20 minutes every day, but ...
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