by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 18, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study from Wuhan, China showed that non-diabetic COVID-19 patients with high blood sugar levels on admission to the hospital were more than twice as likely to die within a month and four times more likely to suffer the most serious complications caused by that...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 29, 2020 | Diabetes
More than seventy percent of North Americans adults will become diabetic or prediabetic; diseases that are curable with lifestyle changes and not curable by drugs. Insulin insensitivity (failure to respond to insulin) causes the majority of all cases of type II...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 24, 2016 | Nutrition
A few years ago Diana and I became interested in all the research on intermittent fasting for various health benefits, and decided to try it ourselves. “Fasting” for various lengths of time has been shown to help prevent or treat: • heart attacks (Research...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 26, 2015 | Nutrition
The most healthful time to eat is just before or after you exercise. When you eat any source of sugar, it is used for energy and a small amount is stored in your muscles and liver. All the rest is turned into a fat called triglycerides that is stored as fat, forms...