by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 18, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study from Wuhan, China showed that non-diabetic COVID-19 patients with high blood sugar levels on admission to the hospital were more than twice as likely to die within a month and four times more likely to suffer the most serious complications caused by that...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 18, 2020 | Heart Health
People who are at high risk for suffering a heart attack because they have a genetic factor that causes high LDL (bad) cholesterol should be treated with severe restriction of added sugars and all refined carbohydrates (BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, June 2020). The...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 12, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH) reports that supplements sold to improve your memory and to prevent dementia are a waste of your money. There is no good evidence that any over-the-counter or prescription supplement can delay the onset of dementia, or...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 11, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
More than six million North Americans suffer from dementia, which affects three percent of people age 65-74, 17 percent of age 75-84, and 32 percent of those age 85 and older. Anything that damages brain cells can cause dementia and many of the causes are treatable,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 5, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
As businesses and activities are re-opening, many people have decided to relax their precautions to avoid infection with COVID-19. If you are a person who is at high risk for complications from this virus, I believe that you should continue to be on guard. You are at...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 30, 2020 | Heart Health
Your resting heart rate should average between 50 and 70 beats a minute. Athletes can have rates between 30 and 50 and still have healthy hearts, and your heart rate temporarily can go above 70 when you are sick, stressed or sleep deprived, but all people who have...
