Weekly health quiz: Sleep, autophagy and privacy

August 19, 2019
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1 For how many years has Mercola.com offered free health information to the public on the internet?

13 years
16 years
22 years
After starting a website to share the latest natural health developments in 1997, Mercola.com has been sharing information online for 22 years. Learn more.
28 years

2 Which of the following companies was fined $5 billion in July 2019 to settle privacy breaches?

Amazon
Google
MeWe
Facebook
July 24, 2019, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced Facebook will pay a $5 billion fine to settle some of the known privacy breaches, including that of Cambridge Analytica. Learn more.

3 Who owns The Washington Post?

Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com
Amazon is currently censoring products that are critical of vaccines. Amazon founder and CEO Jeffrey Bezos bought The Washington Post in 2013. Learn more.
Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook
Larry Page, co-founder of Google
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple

4 Which of the following emotional states has been scientifically shown to improve sleep, lower your risk for heart disease, reduce materialism and increase happiness?

Acceptance
Gratitude
The practice of gratitude has been shown to increase happiness, improve sleep, lower your risk for heart disease, reduce materialism, increase happiness and much more. Learn more.
Trust
Serenity

5 Which of the following is NOT a common benefit of exercise?

Improved body composition
Improved mood
Increased height

Even when initiated later in life, exercise can provide you with profound physical and mental health benefits, including reduced body fat and increased muscle mass, improved mood and cognition, better skin and slowed aging. Learn more.
Slowed cellular aging

6 Which of the following is a foundational aspect of Dr. Mercola's day-to-day life?

Never wearing a hat when outdoors
Always wearing shoes
Never exposing more than bare arms to sunlight
Always going barefoot (unless shoes are required)
Dr. Mercola spends his days barefoot, unless going somewhere where shoes are required. Learn more.

7 With the implementation of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, the U.S. government acknowledged that:

Federally licensed and recommended vaccines can and do cause injury and death
Barbara Loe Fisher, recipient of the 2019 Game Changer award, worked with Congress to develop the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, which acknowledges that federally licensed and recommended vaccines mandated by states for children to attend school can and do cause injury and death. Learn more.
Vaccine injured Americans have no legal recourse whatsoever
Vaccine injured Americans are a hoax
Federally licensed and recommended vaccines never cause injury or death

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