by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 26, 2020 | Deaths of Famous People
When I was in high school, my history teacher told us that William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, died in 1841 from pneumonia because he didn’t wear a hat when he stood in the cold for hours during his inauguration. After that, I wore my...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 26, 2020 | Fitness
It’s normal to sweat more after you finish exercising than you do while you exercise. Your body temperature varies throughout the day, going from about 97 degrees in the early morning to about 99 degrees in the early evening. Exercise raises body temperature...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 19, 2020 | Deaths of Famous People
It appears that the current COVID-19 pandemic will not be anywhere near as harmful as the swine flu influenza pandemic of 1918-1920 that started near the end of World War I, infected 500 million people, and killed about 39 million people, which was 2.3 percent of the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 18, 2020 | Nutrition
Coconut oil does not help a person lose weight, lower blood sugar levels, or dampen down harmful inflammation (Circulation, Jan 13, 2020;141:803–814). The authors reviewed 17 studies involving 730 healthy participants, and found that coconut oil increased blood levels...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 16, 2020 | Fitness
Have you wondered whether you burn more calories when you run or when you ride a bicycle? The standard comparison is that one mile of running equals a little more than three miles of cycling, but that’s lousy science. It all depends on how intensely you...
