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Why Aren't We Promoting Health to Combat COVID?  Analysis by  Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY AT-A-GLANCE SARS-CoV-2 is likely here to stay, which means we have to learn to live with it. Seeing how obesity dramatically increases your risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19, your best bet is to lose weight and improve your general health through healthy diet and exercise Even mild obesity may boost COVID-19 severity. Patients with mild obesity had a 2.5 times greater risk of respiratory failure and a five times greater risk of being admitted to an ICU compared to non-obese patients Inflammation triggered by obesity may be responsible for a threefold greater risk of pulmonary embolism (blood clots in the lungs) in COVID-19 patients who are obese Dysregulated lipid synthesis triggered by obesity may aggravate inflammation in the lungs, contributing to increased disease severity during respiratory viral infections Processed foods, junk foods and soft drinks are key culprits in the...

  Hello Everyone in Natural Health Nation-             What a great weekend, again! It got pretty warm on us but we had some cloud cover and it seems that we better enjoy the warm weather while it’s still here. I noticed a couple of yellow leaves on a tree in our yard today so were headed towards Fall eventually. This time of the year is so great with everything being so green yet but we know that Fall is coming and the beautiful temperatures and harvest during that time will be endearing. The only problem is what comes after but we will be healthy and ready.             Our topic for this month is brain health and we will be talking about how to help students learn more in school during our health shop’s this week. There is so much that parents can do to help their children have an easier time at school, and especially this year with the virus junk, it’s going to be a ...

  Hydroxychloroquine Protocol Continues Getting Censored Analysis by  Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY AT-A-GLANCE July 27, 2020, America’s Frontline Doctors, a physicians group, held a press conference about hydroxychloroquine outside the Supreme Court of the United States. After The New York Times filed a complaint with Facebook, the video was quickly scrubbed from YouTube and social media platforms The following day, the group held a second press conference, blasting Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for their unwarranted censorship of medical information that can save lives and provide relief from the fear gripping the nation. In what appears to be retaliation, the group’s website was taken down by Squarespace According to America’s Frontline Doctors, hydroxychloroquine in combination with zinc is an effective prophylactic that could be given to anyone at high risk of infection, which would facilitate the safe reopening of schools and businesses Dr. Harvey A. Risch, a professor of epi...

I wanted to talk about gratitude and why it is so powerful for our overall health and well-being. Gratitude can help us in many situations and in these times it might be one of the most important emotions we can express.      The HeartMath Institute has shown science of why positive emotions such as gratitude can be an effective way to lessen stress and create more balance in life. The institute has discovered how the brain and heart are very well connected. That is why practicing gratitude can play a crucial role in your health.  Feeling grateful for anything in your life produces oxytocin in the body which serves to relax the body, blocks out pain, and helps with other health related characteristics. Gratitude can help balance out the nervous system which helps the body heal and increases its adaptability to stress. Gratitude is a powerful feeling and can be practiced anytime. It is easy to wake up and think about all the things that are or could go ...