by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 3, 2019 | Other Diseases & Conditions
At last, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing new rules on sunscreen safety. Finalizing these rules and actually making changes on the regulation or labeling of sunscreens will take time, so I advise you to follow their recommendations now by...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 24, 2019 | Other Diseases & Conditions
More than 30 percent of North Americans over the age of 85 suffer from dementia. A study presented at the International Stroke Conference 2019 shows that having harmful bacteria in your colon increases risk for dementia (Scientific Reports, Jan 30, 2019;9(1008)). The...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 20, 2019 | Other Diseases & Conditions
For many years I have offered my opinion that sunlight provides benefits that are not gained just from taking vitamin D pills. Recent research is confirming that opinion, and many scientists now believe that low vitamin D blood levels are only a marker for not getting...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 30, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
More than 1.3 million North Americans have had colorectal cancer, a disease associated with behaviors that encourage cancer-causing bacteria to thrive in your colon (Science, Feb 2, 2018:359(6375):592-597). Colon cancer is the second most common cancer cause of death...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 25, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Dementia means loss of brain function, and your chance of having dementia increases with age: it affects three percent of people ages 65-74, 17 percent of those age 75-84 and 32 percent of those age 85 or older (Neurology, 2013;80(19):1778-83). Doctors can now predict...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 14, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Extensive evidence shows that aging is associated with, and partially caused by, the accumulation of “senescent cells” in your body (Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care, 2014;17:324–328). Animal studies have shown that it is possible to extend the lives of...
