by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 14, 2020 | Fitness
A study from Harvard Medical School shows that a high rise in blood sugar after meals can limit increases in your ability to take in and use oxygen during exercise (Nature Metabolism, July 20, 2020). This means that if your diet causes high blood sugar levels when you...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 8, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The only way that scientists are going to end this current pandemic is to develop vaccines and immunize enough people to reach immunity in about 75 percent of the population from the vaccines or by having been infected with the disease (Science, June 23, 2020). To...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 4, 2020 | Fitness
Restricting carbohydrates with a keto diet or fasting will tire you earlier when you exercise (Sports Medicine, January 21, 2020;11:1-28). Many studies show that low-carbohydrate diets impair performance in sports that require speed (The J of Sports Med and Phys Fit,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 1, 2020 | Diabetes
A review of 129 studies found that tests for a high rise in blood sugar after meals were better than tests of fasting blood sugar levels as a predictor of coronary heart disease, strokes, or death from any cause (British Medical J, July 17, 2020;370:m2297). Having a...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 30, 2020 | Nutrition
The American Heart Association recommends that you eat two servings of non-fried fish twice a week to reduce your risk for congestive heart failure, heart attacks, strokes, and sudden death from heart disease (Circulation, May 17, 2018;138(1):e35–e47). A serving is...
