by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 30, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Meat Loaf was a singer who won a Grammy award for the Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance in the country for the song “I’d Do Anything for Love,” went on more than 30 tours to sell his records, and had three “Bat Out of Hell” albums that sold more than 65 million copies....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 29, 2021 | Nutrition
A team of 17 internationally recognized scientists published a paper supported by more than 169 journal references, proposing that the current obesity epidemic is not caused just by taking in too many calories (Am J Clin Nutr, September 13, 2021). They believe that...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 25, 2021 | Fitness
A study from New Zealand compared the effects of prolonged sitting, prolonged standing or taking regular activity breaks on blood flow and insulin levels (PLoS One, Jan 4, 2021;16(1):e0244841). We know from earlier studies that prolonged sitting increases risk for...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 15, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Cass Elliot was “Mama Cass,” the nearly 300 pound contralto lead singer of The Mamas and The Papas, a dominant folk rock vocal group in the late 1960s. They sold more than 40 million records, with six of their albums making it to the Billboard top ten. A hippie group...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 5, 2021 | Nutrition
With the ever-increasing epidemic of obesity in North America, more than 70 percent of adults and almost 20 percent of children are overweight, which increases risk for heart attacks, diabetes, strokes, arthritis, and some types of cancers. A recent review of the...
