by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 1, 2023 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Every week I receive emails asking why I recommend vaccinations against COVID-19 when they can have serious side effects that can result in hospitalizations and deaths. I have been following the data and research since the beginning of the pandemic, and they clearly...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 31, 2022 | Diabetes
A study from Australia found that middle-aged women who ate meat daily were significantly more likely to be diabetic and have uncontrolled high levels of blood sugar than those who ate a plant-based diet with little or no red meat (Nutrients, Oct 6, 2022;14(19):4152)....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 23, 2022 | Diabetes
Most type II diabetics are overweight, but about 15 percent are not overweight. About 25 percent of children with type II diabetes are not overweight (JAMA Netw Open, 2022;5(12):e2247186). A study presented on September 23, 2022 at the European Association for the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 19, 2022 | Heart Health
Researchers analyzed data from 3865 adults and found that more than 50 percent said that they did not know that alcohol increases cancer risk (Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, Dec 1, 2022). The people who incorrectly thought that alcohol doesn’t cause...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 8, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
This winter is expected to be a severe flu season: • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that flu cases are already rising to high levels in the U.S. • Flu virus is headed here from the southern hemisphere. Australia already has a very severe...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 5, 2022 | Heart Health
Two blood tests that are done during routine physical exams can be used to predict whether you are at increased risk for diabetes (Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), Feb 24, 2022;13:828581) and heart attacks (J of Clin Hypertension, Jan 13, 2016). It’s called the...
