by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 22, 2025 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Researchers have identified a simple blood test that can predict which early Alzheimer’s patients are most at risk for rapid cognitive decline. The TyG index, which measures insulin resistance, identified patients who were four times more likely to experience...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 22, 2025 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The United States is experiencing the most severe measles outbreak in more than 30 years, with over 1,300 confirmed cases reported across 40 states as of July 2025. This represents a dramatic 460% increase from the 285 cases reported in all of 2024, and medical...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 21, 2025 | Heart Health
Regular sauna bathing reduces the risk of sudden cardiac death by 63 percent and fatal heart attacks by 48 percent (JAMA Intern Med, 2015;175(4):542-548). Men who used saunas four to seven times per week showed the greatest protection compared to those using saunas...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 18, 2024 | Health, Heart Health
One of every two North American adults has high blood pressure, and only 40 percent of those taking medications have their hypertension well-controlled (Int J Cardiol Hypertens, July 31, 2020;6:100044) . It is established that high blood pressure markedly increases a...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 19, 2024 | Diabetes
Up to 70 percent of North American adults will develop diabetes or pre-diabetes, usually from insulin resistance caused by excess fat in the liver and muscles. Exercise helps to empty fat from the liver and muscles, so exercise helps both to prevent and to treat...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 11, 2024 | Diabetes
Having a fatty liver is associated with a marked increase in heart attacks and liver damage, even in people who are not overweight (Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2017 Oct;15(10):1604-1611). Getting both obese and normal weight people to lose weight helps them to get fat...
