by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 14, 2020 | Nutrition
A study from the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, found that mice fed diets high in sugar developed severe colitis by increasing harmful colon bacteria and decreasing healthful colon bacteria (Sci Transl Med, Oct 28, 2020;12(567):eaay6218). The...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 9, 2020 | Deaths of Famous People
Frank Sinatra was the most famous popular singer in the world from the 1940s on, with every performance accompanied by screaming and swooning teenagers. His countless friends included presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, members of Britain’s royal...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 7, 2020 | Nutrition
Researchers followed 104,760 participants and found that people who drink large amounts of either sugared drinks or artificially sweetened beverages are at increased risk for developing new heart disease such as stroke, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), heart attacks...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 6, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that repeated bouts of exercise slow the growth of, and help to prevent recurrences of, cancers (eLife, Oct 23, 2020;9). The authors showed, in both mice and humans, that exercising muscles release into the...
