by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 7, 2024 | Other Diseases & Conditions
It is never too late to adopt a healthful lifestyle. Researchers followed the records of people over age 80 (61 percent women) for an average five years and found that those with the most healthful lifestyle (no smoking, regular exercise and varied diet) were most...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 7, 2024 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The American Thoracic Society 2024 International Conference presented very strong evidence that gas stoves burn methane that releases significant amounts of indoor nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which worsens symptoms and reduces lung function tests in people with lung...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 1, 2024 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Dry skin on any part of the body can be annoying and can cause flaking and cracking, redness due to scratching, and unsightly patches of thick or hard skin. When dry skin occurs on the feet, the symptoms are magnified due to wearing shoes, the stretching of the skin...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 10, 2024 | Other Diseases & Conditions
About 60 percent of North American adults suffer from night-time leg cramps, a sudden painful contraction usually of the calf muscles that can last from a few seconds up to 10 minutes or more. Doctors do not know what causes most cases of leg cramps, but usually they...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 18, 2024 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A new study found that a two-year program of personalized instruction on specific lifestyle changes helped to delay and prevent loss of memory in a study group of 172 people who were at high risk for dementia (JAMA Intern Med, Jan 1, 2024;184(1):54-62). The modifiable...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 11, 2024 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Too much sun exposure can cause skin cancers, but getting small amounts of sunlight on your skin for short periods may have some benefits beyond providing vitamin D. It appears that sunlight may help to reduce risk for heart attacks by:• reducing blood cholesterol...
