by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 10, 2022 | Joints & Bones
All men and women will develop osteoporosis if they live long enough and the best way to prevent this increased risk for breaking bones may well be a resistance exercise program. A study from Romania found that a resistance training program markedly increased the bone...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 26, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The standard treatment for chronic constipation is to eat a high fiber, plant-based diet. In 1969, Denis Burkitt showed that lack of fiber in the diet was associated with increased risk for diverticulosis, hemorrhoids and colorectal cancer (Lancet, 1969;294:1229–31),...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 25, 2022 | Diabetes
Sleeping with the lights on or a television set on for just one night raises blood sugar, heart rate and insulin resistance, all risk factors for diabetes (PNAS, March 14, 2022;119(12):e2113290119). Five to ten percent of the light can actually get through a closed...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 5, 2022 | Diabetes
A study of 9189 adults between 30 and 75 years of age who were free of cardiovascular disease found that those who had abdominal obesity (storing a large amount of fat in the liver) were at increased risk for dementia, strokes, and heart attacks (JAMA Netw Open, Feb...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 19, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The American Heart Association (AHA) reported that cannabinoid chemicals in marijuana and hemp may have harmful effects on the brain (Stroke, Feb 10, 2022;53(2)), and presented a review of the scientific literature at the AHA’s 2022 International Stroke Conference in...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 11, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
This year, about six million North Americans will take over-the-counter sleeping pills called melatonin. The percentage of people taking melatonin regularly has increased five-fold, from 0.4 percent in 1999 to 2.1 percent in 2017 (JAMA, 2022;327(5):483-485), even...
