by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 7, 2024 | Heart Health
Virtually all doctors agree that exercise helps to keep you healthy and to prolong your life. People who exercise into later life live longer than non-exercisers and are at reduced risk for high blood pressure, heart attacks, premature death, diabetes, strokes and...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 1, 2024 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The macula is located in the retina in the back of the eye and provides central vision, most of the color vision and the fine details of vision. Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is a chronic eye disorder. The earliest symptoms of macular degeneration are...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 23, 2024 | Heart Health
Two recent breakthrough studies on controlling blood pressure found that:• Frequent blood pressure variation between one doctor’s appointment and the next is a major risk factor for heart attacks.• In people with high blood pressure, reducing salt intake can...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 8, 2024 | Heart Health
A study of 937 patients suggests that all cancer patients should follow heart-attack preventing lifestyle changes including a heart-healthy diet such as the Mediterranean, MIND or DASH diets (Medscape, January 25, 2024; presented at the American Heart Association...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 2, 2024 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The American College of Sports Medicine has recently published a review of principles for prescribing exercise programs that support brain health in aging (Exercise, Sport and Movement, Winter 2024;2(1):1-5). The authors report that the loss of memory occurs with...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 30, 2024 | Diabetes
The Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS) followed 568 men with diabetes, pre-diabetes or metabolic syndrome (J Diabetes Complications, Dec 29, 2023;38(2):108669). Erectile dysfunction (ED), inability to achieve and maintain an erection, was reported by...
