by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 18, 2024 | Fitness
Cooling down means that after vigorous exercise, you move far more slowly for several minutes before you stop exercising for that session. The main reason for “cooling down” is to keep you from feeling dizzy or passing out after very vigorous exercise...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 7, 2024 | Heart Health
Virtually all doctors agree that exercise helps to keep you healthy and to prolong your life. People who exercise into later life live longer than non-exercisers and are at reduced risk for high blood pressure, heart attacks, premature death, diabetes, strokes and...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 20, 2023 | Heart Health
In Europe, fish oil pills must now list that atrial fibrillation is a common side effect, according to the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee of the European Medicines Agency (Medscape, October 13, 2023). Fish oil pills are also called omega-3 supplements and...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 29, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Stephen Sondheim was one of the most popular and best-known American composers and lyricists of the 20th century. His many musicals included West Side Story, Gypsy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park with...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 19, 2020 | Heart Health
Medical researchers agree that exercising into old age helps to prevent heart attacks, strokes and cancers and prolongs lives, but one report shows that sometimes competing in endurance sports may cause atrial fibrillation (Am J Case Rep, May 26, 2020;21:e924580). One...
