by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2014 | Nutrition
Many health writers make the topic of sugar so complicated that nobody can understand it. It’s very simple. Sugar is sugar is sugar. Your body treats the sugar in an apple the same way that it treats all other sources of sugar. The difference is that an apple...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2014 | Nutrition
The most healthful cereals are made with whole grains and not much else. If you’re trying to lose weight, control cholesterol or diabetes, or just need a lot of energy, your best bet is a hot cooked cereal of whole grains, such as oatmeal; or barley, brown rice...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2014 | Nutrition
You have probably seen ads telling you that spirulina, chlorella or blue-green algae are wonder foods that "may help increase energy, decrease fatigue, enhance brain function, oxygenate the blood, nourish the nervous system, improve memory and concentration,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 26, 2014 | Nutrition
Many years ago I criticized a very popular but ridiculous book that said people should follow different diets depending on their blood types. Now, finally, a study of 1,455 mostly young and healthy adults shows that there is no relation whatever between blood type and...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 19, 2014 | Nutrition
The widely-advertised supplement Garcinia cambogia has not been shown to help people lose weight and keep it off, and may not even be safe. The main ingredient is extracted from the rusty-red fruit of a small tree that grows in Asia. Its rind contains hydroxycitric...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 29, 2013 | Nutrition
Wheat Belly by Dr. William Davis and Grain Brain by Dr. David Perlmutter are two best-selling books that tell you to avoid wheat and other grains. Dr Davis claims that wheat makes you fat and causes many diseases, and by eliminating wheat you will lose weight and...
