by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 7, 2020 | Fitness
When you read about people dying of “natural causes,” it usually means that they died of heart failure because they spent too much time lying in bed. When you become inactive, you lose your skeletal muscles at an alarming rate, and losing skeletal muscle...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 1, 2020 | Deaths of Famous People
Christopher Reeve was a BAFTA-award-winning movie actor best known as the 6’4″ athletic Superman and his bumbling counterpart, Clark Kent. He was also a Screen Actors Guild Award-winning television actor and a Golden Globe Award nominee. In his late 30s,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 29, 2020 | Diabetes
More than seventy percent of North Americans adults will become diabetic or prediabetic; diseases that are curable with lifestyle changes and not curable by drugs. Insulin insensitivity (failure to respond to insulin) causes the majority of all cases of type II...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 29, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
CAUTION: The news media often reports on articles from the websites of scientific journals that have not yet been peer reviewed by other doctors. It has become common practice to “pre-publish” studies or press releases online before they have been fully...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 23, 2020 | Fitness
The problem with wearing masks when you exercise outdoors is that they can limit your ability to breathe. This may not be an issue if you are doing casual exercise, but if you are running or cycling vigorously, you will probably find yourself gasping for air. Diana...
