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April 23, 2018 - Issue 4270


Why Most People Need Vitamin B12 Supplementation

Why Most People Need Vitamin B12 Supplementation

April 23, 2018

Shrinks your brain, destroys its myelin sheath and creates scary symptoms doctors routinely misdiagnose. Left untreated, it can lead to disability and death. Also birth defects. The stakes are unusually high. So don't ignore these telltale red flags, or you and your loved ones could suffer lifetime regret.

What Are the Benefits of Star Fruit?

What Are the Benefits of Star Fruit?

April 23, 2018

Star fruit, also known as carambola, is a tropical fruit native to Asia that is rich in vitamin C and other beneficial nutrients. It has a long history of use in Ayurvedic medicine, where it has been embraced as a treatment for diarrhea, fever, hemorrhoids, skin diseases and much more.

Have You Ever Tried Mangosteen?

mangosteen benefits

April 23, 2018

Plant-based foods nearly always offer an array of healing compounds, many relating to a number of dramatic health improvements and prevention. Xanthones, found in the somewhat obscure tropical fruit mangosteen, can exert remarkably therapeutic qualities that have been making researchers sit up and take notice.

Weekly Health Quiz: Vegetables, Plastic and Sleep

week 25 health quiz

April 23, 2018

Take this week's quiz to see how well you remember what you read on Mercola.com last week.