by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 25, 2024 | Deaths of Famous People
Carl Weathers was an actor who was most famous for playing boxer Apollo Creed in the first four “Rocky” films, from 1976 to 1985. He was also a football player who played linebacker for San Diego State in college and the Oakland Raiders in the National...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 1, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
On September 26, 2023, Baltimore Orioles baseball great Brooks Robinson died from heart disease at age 86. He had been diagnosed with prostate cancer at age 72, but most men with prostate cancer do not die from their cancer, they die primarily from heart disease....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 29, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
Harry Belafonte was a Jamaican-American singer, actor and activist who won three Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award and starred in several Hollywood films. Above all, he was a humanitarian who took the sides of the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 23, 2022 | Nutrition
A study from the Cleveland Clinic and Tufts University found a 22 percent greater risk for heart disease for every 1.1 serving of meat per day (3.3 oz. cooked lean meat). This study followed more than 4,000 men and women older than 65 for an average of 12.5 years, and...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 14, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study of 4,519,243 Canadian adults followed for 12 years found 224,016 cases of new cancers, and the people with newly diagnosed cancers were at increased risk for heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, lung clots, or death from heart disease (J Am Coll Cardiol...
