by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 14, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
At the 1948 London Olympics, Fanny Blankers-Koen won four events: the women's 100 meters, 200 meters, 80 meter hurdles and 4 x 100 meter relay. She was 30 years old, 5'9" ,140 pounds and the mother of two children. She was arguably the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 7, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
Our very close friend Pat Connolly, as a 16-year-old high school student, fell down while running at close to world-record pace in the finals of the 1960 Rome Olympics 800-meter race and failed to finish (see the film below). Distraught and crying, she walked...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 31, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
Sometimes you do everything right and you still die from a disease, even though you have none of the known lifestyle risk factors. When Eartha Kitt died at age 81 of colon cancer, her daughter said that, "she ate huge amounts of vegetables and their house in...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 24, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
Kathleen Baker made the 2016 United States Olympic Swimming Team by finishing second in the women’s 100-meter backstroke at the United States trials. To be able to be in the Olympics, she had to have incredible drive and the ability to suffer pain from...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 17, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
Elie Wiesel was a Romanian-American Jewish writer, professor and the author of more than 50 books. He won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to show the world its moral responsibility to fight hatred, racism and genocide. The Nobel Prize...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 10, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
On June, 27, 2016, aerospace pioneer Simon Ramo died at 103 years of age. His quality of life never deteriorated with old age. He played tennis regularly on his seven-acre estate in Beverly Hills. At age 92, he was appointed presidential chair and professor of...
