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  Analysis by  Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY AT-A-GLANCE There’s an entire school of research within public health on how to frighten people, known as “fear appeal” Fear appeal is based on the premise that to successfully implement a public health measure, you must first highlight a threat. And, to work, the threat must be made personal, so that people fear for their personal safety Next, you give people something immediate to do that will set them on the path of cooperating with the plan in its entirety. Examples during the COVID-19 pandemic include not leaving your house, wearing a mask, staying 6 feet apart, closing certain businesses and keeping children home from school. In the future, we can expect to be told we must get vaccinated and digitally tracked before we can resume life as normal By adding confusion to the mix, you can bring an individual from fear to anxiety — a state of confusion in which you can no longer think logically. In this state, you are more easily manipul...

Peak Internet — The Censorship Bubble Is About to Burst Analysis by  Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY AT-A-GLANCE May 20, 2020, Infowars host Alex Jones revealed Joe Rogan had signed a $100 million exclusivity contract with Spotify for his Joe Rogan Experience Podcast According to Rogan, the move is his way to strike back against YouTube censorship With 8.49 million subscribers, Rogan is one of YouTube’s biggest channels. His departure is predicted by many to be a serious blow to YouTube. Rogan’s move matters because the media landscape is changing, and Rogan — and others like him — are the news now Whether Spotify will in fact live up to Rogan's expectation of non-bias remains to be seen. Two of my coronavirus interviews have been deleted off Spotify without recourse Spotify claims it only prohibits illegal content, hate content and infringing content. My interviews about coronavirus with Brian Hoyer and Judy Mikovits, Ph.D., clearly do not fall under any of these categories,...

Junk Foods Promote Hunger and Overeating Analysis by  Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY AT-A-GLANCE While the food industry has become notorious for funding anti-obesity programs that focus on physical activity, research clearly shows that processed foods, sugary beverages and high-carbohydrate diets are a primary concern Processed vegetable oils, which are a staple ingredient in processed foods, also promote obesity and ill health. Soybean oil, the most widely consumed fat in the U.S., upregulates genes involved in obesity and is more obesogenic than fructose Sugar-rich diets generate excessive reward signals in your brain that can override normal self-control mechanisms and lead to addiction and overeating Recent research found a single week of bingeing on fast foods impaired appetite control, making the volunteers more likely to desire more junk food, even if they’d just eaten The more added sugar your diet contains, the lower your intake of important micronutrients such as ...