by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 15, 2018 | Diabetes
It is long established that diabetics should restrict sugar and other refined carbohydrates. Now research shows that diabetics should also restrict meat. A review of nine separate trials showed that diabetics who switched to vegetarian diets had significantly lower...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 1, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Nearly fifty percent of people over 85 suffer from symptoms of dementia of which Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive loss of brain cells, is the most common form. The second most common type of dementia comes from repeated strokes. This month researchers offer...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 24, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The recent medical literature shows that certain lifestyle factors are associated with developing prostate, breast, colon, pancreatic and many other cancers and that changing these same lifestyle factors should be part of every treatment for people who are diagnosed...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 11, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Certain lifestyle factors are associated with developing prostate, breast, colon, pancreatic and many other cancers, and changing these same lifestyle factors should be part of every treatment for people who are diagnosed with any type of cancer. Up to 40 percent of...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 3, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
There are no pills or capsules that you can take to prevent the sun from damaging your skin. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent warning letters to several companies illegally marketing and selling pills claiming to prevent skin damage from sunlight. The...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 20, 2018 | Joints & Bones
Eighty percent of North Americans have X-ray evidence of osteoarthritis by age 65, and 60 percent have significant joint pain. Osteoarthritis is the most common type of joint pain and since there is no effective treatment, doctors usually just prescribe medications to...
