by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 11, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study from respected researchers at Johns Hopkins claims that two-thirds of adult cancers are caused by random DNA mutations in your cells, and far fewer cancers are caused by genetics, lifestyle or exposure to cancer-causing agents (Science, January 2, 2015). If...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 2, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Millions of North Americans take zinc lozenges to treat their colds. A study in the Archives of Internal Medicine (November 1997) showed that they neither shorten the cold nor lessen its symptoms. Another study from the University of Virginia showed that zinc nasal...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 1, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The most common cause of senility in North America is Alzheimer’s disease, a horrible condition in which a person loses his capacity to reason, think, recognize and function. Former president Ronald Reagan had Alzheimer’s disease, as do some Nobel Prize...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 1, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
All people smell when they don’t bathe often enough. Sweat doesn’t smell when it first reaches your skin. The odor comes only after bacteria or fungi on the skin’s surface break down the fat in sweat to form chemicals that smell. Most sweat glands...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 1, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Colon cleansers are foods and laxatives that loosen your stool and make you go to the bathroom. The latest research shows that regular use of laxatives or colon cleansers can harm you by blocking the absorption of healthful nutrients from your colon into your...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 1, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The most common complaint among older people is constipation. If you have constipation, check with your doctor who often orders thyroid tests and a barium enema to rule out a cancer or other obstruction or diabetic nerve damage. Usually these tests are normal and you...
