by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 1, 2020 | Fitness
Just about everyone with an unobstructed nose will breathe through their nose when at rest or during casual activities, but most people will breathe through their mouth during exercise. The more intensely you exercise, the more likely that you will have to breathe...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 29, 2020 | Deaths of Famous People
Diego Maradona was widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer (called “Football” in most of the world) players of all time. He could dribble the ball through an entire opposing team and could kick the ball where the goalie couldn’t reach it. He won the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 28, 2020 | Diabetes
Two new studies show that you can help to prevent Type II diabetes by following a regular exercise program and by eating a plant-based diet that avoids foods that cause a high rise in blood sugar. The Exercise Study Researchers followed 3,232 men and women for 12...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 28, 2020 | Men's Health
A study of 21,469 U.S. male health professionals, ages 40 to 75, found that those who followed a Mediterranean diet had a markedly reduced rate of erectile dysfunction (JAMA Netw Open, Nov 13, 2020;3(11):e2021701). The more closely they followed the dietary rules, the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 28, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
We now have three apparently safe and effective vaccines to help stop the current COVID-19 pandemic. The latest estimates are that the pandemic will not end until 70 to 90 percent of the North American population has some degree of immunity (JAMA, 2020;324(8):732)....
