by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 29, 2015 | Deaths of Famous People
In 1958, at the height of the “Cold War”, the Soviet Union gained an incredible coup by successfully launching Sputnik 1, the first orbiting satellite. At that time, almost all of the world’s premier pianists came from the Soviet Union, so they sponsored...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 20, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The risk of developing dementia doubles every five years after age 65, until by age 85 almost 50 percent of North Americans suffer some degree of dementia. Finnish researchers showed that they were able to slow the onset of dementia in people at high risk with a...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 20, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study published this week shows that vegetarians who eat fish have a 43 percent reduced risk for developing colon cancer, compared to people who eat meat (JAMA Internal Medicine, March 9, 2015). Researchers analyzed the diets of nearly 78,000 men and women. During...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 20, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
People who take aspirin are at reduced risk for colon cancer, unless they are among the four percent of North Americans who have a genetic susceptibility for colon cancer (JAMA, March 17, 2015;313(11):1133-1142). Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 15, 2015 | Heart Health
A review of studies on sugar-added foods shows that people who take in 10-25 percent of their calories from sugared beverages and foods suffer a 30 percent higher risk for heart attacks, compared with people who take less than ten percent of calories from added sugars...
