by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 1, 2013 | Other Diseases & Conditions
With aging, many people develop dark spots on their skin, particularly in the sun-exposed areas of the face and back of the hands. Others develop dark spots after pregnancy or trauma, such as an abrasion, insect bite or cut. If you have dark spots on your skin, check...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 1, 2013 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Several reports show that taking certain medications with grapefruit juice can cause problems by markedly increasing absorption of the medication. Many drugs are broken down in your intestines by an enzyme called cytochrome P450 that is normally there, so these drugs...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 1, 2013 | Nutrition
When you eat a food, your blood sugar level rises. The food that raises blood sugar the highest is pure table sugar. Glycemic index is a ratio of how high a particular food raises blood sugar in comparison to how high table sugar raises blood sugar levels. Foods whose...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 31, 2013 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Web sites for products such as "HeightGrowth" are so unbelievable that the people who wrote them must be laughing as they steal people's money for totally worthless products. They tell you that if you take HeightGrowth, you will continue to grow until...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 31, 2013 | Men's Health
Will a vasectomy increase risk of prostate cancer? Whether the husband gets a vasectomy or the wife gets a tubal ligation is usually decided by who has the strongest will. Vasectomies and tubal ligations are safe surgeries, but the operation on a man is a simple...
