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Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
  My goal is to empower you to Take Control of Your Health by providing trustw… div.max-width > div.content-wrapper > a > div.mediasection-gamechanger-new
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/media-new-bg.png765.9 KiB638.2 KiB
Butyrate's Impact on Your Immune System a > div.columns > div.article-img > img.mobile
/assets/images/cads/butyrate-immune-system-hot-topic-mobi...237.2 KiB221.7 KiB
dr mercola a > div.mediasection-gamechanger-new > div.mediasection-gamechanger-new-content > img.dr-mercola-media-mobile-img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/dr-mercola-mobile.png125.3 KiB116.9 KiB
Butyrate's Impact on Your Immune System a > div.columns > div.article-img > img.desktop
/assets/images/cads/butyrate-immune-system-hot-topic-desk...136.0 KiB112.7 KiB
anger management techniques div.columns > a > div.article-img > img.mlazyloaded
/ImageServer/Public/2026/April/lead/anger-management-tech...38.6 KiB37.5 KiB
frequent urination underlying health conditions a > div.article-post > div.article-img > img.mlazyloaded
/ImageServer/Public/2026/April/lead/frequent-urination-un...37.4 KiB36.3 KiB
Get 20% Off Sitewide on Earth Day div.promo-banner > div.top-banner > a > img.mobile-image
media.mercola.com/assets/images/cads/earth-day-sitewide-042126-cs-mobile.jpg40.0 KiB33.0 KiB
hidden fat visceral liver bmi heart health div.columns > a > div.article-img > img.ls-is-cached
/ImageServer/Public/2026/April/lead/hidden-fat-visceral-l...28.5 KiB27.7 KiB
vitamin a thyroid hormone good eyesight div.article-post > a > div.article-img > img.mlazyloaded
/ImageServer/Public/2026/April/lead/vitamin-a-thyroid-hor...34.3 KiB27.3 KiB
melatonin sleep deprivation immune dysregulation div.columns > a > div.article-img > img.mlazyloaded
/ImageServer/Public/2026/April/lead/melatonin-sleep-depri...21.2 KiB20.6 KiB
early warning signs pancreatic problems a > div.article-post > div.article-img > img.mlazyloaded
/ImageServer/Public/2026/April/lead/early-warning-signs-p...20.1 KiB19.5 KiB

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-8-IMG
nodeLabel: vitamin a thyroid hormone good eyesight
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,0,DIV,3,FORM,6,DIV,4,SECTION,6,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,A,1,DIV,0,IMG
selector: div.article-post > a > div.article-img > img.mlazyloaded
snippet: <img class=" mlazyloaded" data-mlazyload-src="//media.mercola.com/ImageServer/Public/2026/April/lead/vitamin-a-thyroid-h…" alt="vitamin a thyroid hormone good eyesight" style="opacity: 1;" src="//media.mercola.com/ImageServer/Public/2026/April/lead/vitamin-a-thyroid-h…">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.
title: Preconnected origins
description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.
title: Preconnect candidates

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 802 ms
URLTime Spent
mercola.com/802 ms
www.mercola.com/0.0 ms

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Diagnostics

Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling, and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to reduce Javascript execution time.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

CategoryTime Spent
Script Evaluation2.0 s
Other671 ms
Style & Layout248 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation141 ms
Rendering130 ms
Parse HTML & CSS126 ms
Garbage Collection92 ms

Many navigations are performed by going back to a previous page, or forwards again. The back/forward cache (bfcache) can speed up these return navigations. Learn more about the bfcache

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failure reasonFailure type
Pages with cache-control:no-store header cannot enter back/forward cache.Actionable
Pages whose main resource has cache-control:no-store cannot enter back/forward cache.Not actionable
Back/forward cache is disabled because some JavaScript network request received resource with Cache-Control: no-store header.Not actionable

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL
Mercola Market div.nav-right > div.shop-ad > a > img.shop-icon-mob
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/ico-cart-mobile.svg
the epoch times logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/the-epoch-times-logo.png
the epoch times logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/the-epoch-times-logo.png
the epoch times logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/the-epoch-times-logo.png
cbs news logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/cbs-news-logo.png
cbs news logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/cbs-news-logo.png
cbs news logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/cbs-news-logo.png
usa today 10best logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/usa-today-10best-logo.png
usa today 10best logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/usa-today-10best-logo.png
usa today 10best logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/usa-today-10best-logo.png
cnet logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/cnet-logo.png
cnet logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/cnet-logo.png
cnet logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/cnet-logo.png
first for women logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/first-for-women-logo.png
first for women logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/first-for-women-logo.png
first for women logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/first-for-women-logo.png
the dr oz show logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/dr-oz-show-logo.png
the dr oz show logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/dr-oz-show-logo.png
the dr oz show logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/dr-oz-show-logo.png
nbc10 boston logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/nbc10-boston-logo.png
nbc10 boston logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/nbc10-boston-logo.png
nbc10 boston logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/nbc10-boston-logo.png
dc news now logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/dc-news-now-logo.png
dc news now logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/dc-news-now-logo.png
dc news now logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/dc-news-now-logo.png
us weekly logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/us-weekly-logo.png
us weekly logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/us-weekly-logo.png
us weekly logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/us-weekly-logo.png
fox news logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/fox-news-logo.png
fox news logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/fox-news-logo.png
fox news logo div.logos-marquee > div.home-logo-wrapper > div.clients-grid > img
media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/fox-news-logo.png
Twitter div.max-width > div.social-media > a > img.mlazyload
Telegram div.max-width > div.social-media > a > img.mlazyload
Gab div.max-width > div.social-media > a > img.mlazyload
Truth Social div.max-width > div.social-media > a > img.mlazyload
MeWe div.max-width > div.social-media > a > img.mlazyload
Tiktok div.max-width > div.social-media > a > img.mlazyload
BitChute div.max-width > div.social-media > a > img.mlazyload
Rumble div.max-width > div.social-media > a > img.mlazyload

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

Layout shift culprits
Optimize DOM size
Font display
Forced reflow
LCP breakdown
Modern HTTP
Optimize viewport for mobile
Minify CSS
User Timing marks and measures 5 user timings
Avoid long main-thread tasks 13 long tasks found
Network Requests
Network Round Trip Times 100 ms
Server Backend Latencies 110 ms
Tasks
Diagnostics
Metrics
Screenshot Thumbnails
Final Screenshot
Script Treemap Data
Resources Summary
Initial server response time was short Root document took 400 ms
INP breakdown
Avoid non-composited animations
Avoid large layout shifts
90

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
As featured on TV and Publications: div.max-width > div.content-wrapper > div.featured-new > p.featured-new-text

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Link text that is discernible improves the experience for users with low vision. Learn how to make links distinguishable.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
click here section.footer > div.max-width > p > a

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Navigation

Properly ordered headings that do not skip levels convey the semantic structure of the page, making it easier to navigate and understand when using assistive technologies. Learn more about heading order.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Charities & Organizations div.max-width > div.footer-links-mob > div#accordion > h4.accordion-title

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Best practices

One main landmark helps screen reader users navigate a web page. Learn more about landmarks.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
html.js html.js

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Visible text labels that do not match the accessible name can result in a confusing experience for screen reader users. Learn more about accessible names.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
SUBSCRIBE (Free) div.max-width > div.subscription-form > div.subscription-button > a#ctl00_NLSubscriptionBottom_btnSubscribe
Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
The page has a logical tab order
Visual order on the page follows DOM order
User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
Custom controls have associated labels
Custom controls have ARIA roles
`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
`[role]` values are valid
`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Form elements have associated labels
`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
Document has a `<title>` element
`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
Links have a discernible name
Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
`[accesskey]` values are unique
Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
ARIA input fields have accessible names
ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
Buttons have an accessible name
The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
ARIA IDs are unique
No form fields have multiple labels
`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
Input buttons have discernible text.
`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
`<object>` elements have alternate text
Select elements have associated label elements.
Skip links are focusable.
Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
All heading elements contain content.
Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
Identical links have the same purpose.
Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
81

Best Practices

General

Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Deprecation / WarningSource
SharedStorage
StorageType.persistent is deprecated. Please use standardized navigator.storage instead.
Fledge
Uses HTTPS
Avoids third-party cookies
Allows users to paste into input fields
Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load
Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load
Displays images with correct aspect ratio
Serves images with appropriate resolution
Page has the HTML doctype
Properly defines charset
No browser errors logged to the console
No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools
Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
Use a strong HSTS policy
Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
Detected JavaScript libraries
Page has valid source maps
Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
92

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Content Best Practices

Descriptive link text helps search engines understand your content. Learn how to make links more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Link destinationLink Text
www.mercola.com/Citations/index.htmclick here

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

Structured data is valid
Page isn’t blocked from indexing
Document has a `<title>` element
Document has a meta description
Page has successful HTTP status code
Links are crawlable
robots.txt is valid
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Document has a valid `hreflang`
Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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