by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 10, 2021 | Nutrition
A study from Italy found that eating a lot of processed foods is associated with increased risk for suffering a heart attack in people who have heart disease, and dying from heart disease, even if that person followed the plant-based Mediterranean diet and all the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 27, 2021 | Nutrition
The American Heart Association reports that dementia is strongly associated with a pro-inflammatory diet (Stroke, Mar 15, 2021:52(6A);52:e295–e308). Dementia means loss of brain function, and your chance of having dementia increases as you age. A new study from Greece...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 29, 2021 | Nutrition
A team of 17 internationally recognized scientists published a paper supported by more than 169 journal references, proposing that the current obesity epidemic is not caused just by taking in too many calories (Am J Clin Nutr, September 13, 2021). They believe that...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 8, 2021 | Nutrition
Forty-two percent of North Americans have vitamin D levels below 20 ng/mL, which makes them deficient by most standards (Nutr Res, 2011 Jan;31(1):48-54). Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased risk for developing many diseases (Aging Dis, May...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 19, 2021 | Nutrition
Turmeric is anti-inflammatory, as are many other spices such as cinnamon or ginger. Turmeric roots are available in some produce sections, and ground (dry) turmeric is in virtually every spice section. It’s a widely used spice, especially in Indian dishes, and we...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 22, 2021 | Nutrition
Many people believe that they gradually gain weight from their 20s onward because their metabolism gets slower over the years, but now it appears that this is not true (Science, Aug 3, 2021:373(6556):808-812). Close to 6,500 people from 29 countries, ranging in age...
