by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 26, 2017 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A diet that is high in either red meat or sugar, or both, increases the growth in the colon of bacteria called Fusobacterium nucleatum that appears to suppress a person’s immunity to increase the growth of cancer cells in the colon. A prospective study of...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 22, 2017 | Other Diseases & Conditions
I had my appendix removed when I was a child because the doctor told my mother it was a useless organ that might someday burst and cause horrible problems. After generations of children had their appendices removed for no reason, researchers have found that perhaps it...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 13, 2017 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The death rate from all cancers in the United States has dropped steadily since 1991 (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, published online Jan 4, 2017). The total drop of 25 percent, or 2.1 million fewer cancer deaths over the past 25 years, is explained largely...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 16, 2016 | Nutrition
With the ever-increasing epidemic of obesity in North America, almost 20 percent of children and more than 70 percent of adults are overweight, which increases risk for heart attacks, diabetes, strokes, arthritis and certain cancers. A new study of 84 children and...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 8, 2015 | Nutrition
A study on mice showed that emulsifiers can disrupt intestinal bacteria to cause inflammation and weight gain (Nature, Feb 25, 2015). Emulsifiers are added to many foods, such as ice cream, salad dressing, pastas, bread and cookies, to prolong shelf life and keep...
