by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 21, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A woman's chances of developing cancer of the breast, endometrium, colon and kidney rise by 10 percent for every 10 years that she is overweight (PLOS Medicine, published online Aug. 16, 2016). Being overweight is also associated with many other cancer-risk...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 7, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
More than one in 10 North Americans wil suffer from dementia. Today there is no effective treatment for dementia, but in the last month, several reports have shown that dementia may be delayed and prevented by: • exercising your brain, • exercising your muscles...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 31, 2016 | Diabetes
North America’s epidemic of obesity, diabetes and heart attacks appears to be fueled by: • storing fat in the liver, muscles and around organs, rather than just in fat cells, • excess calories, • sugar added to foods and drinks and • lack of exercise. Where you...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 24, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Studies show that two auto-immune diseases, chronic fatigue syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis, may be caused by having pro-inflammatory bacteria in your gut. These bacteria are likely to punch holes in your intestines, which allows bacteria to slip into your...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 10, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
In an online search, researchers found more than 570 North American clinics offering unapproved stem cell treatments for: • aging and sagging skin • spinal cord injuries • arthritis • other joint problems • lung disease • Parkinson’s disease • multiple sclerosis...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 2, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Thirteen percent of North American men and seven percent of women suffer from kidney stones which can be incredibly painful to pass from the kidneys to the bladder. Those who get one stone have a 50 percent chance of passing another stone within the next five years....
