by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 8, 2024 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Almost all skin cancers are caused by repeated damage to the DNA in skin cells from excessive exposure to sunlight. Every cell in your body is programmed to live for a limited time and then die. This is called apoptosis. For example, red blood cells live for only...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 6, 2024 | Deaths of Famous People
Seiji Ozawa was a classical music conductor who was famous through an incredible number of recordings, radio and television appearances, and world tours. He was the lead conductor of the Chicago Symphony (1964–1968), the Toronto Symphony (1965–1969), the San Francisco...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 5, 2024 | Nutrition
Everyone should get vitamin B12 and vitamin D tests on their routine medical blood tests, particularly if you have diabetes or have risk factors for diabetes. A recent study from China found that vitamin D deficiency (hydroxyvitamin D less than 20 ng/mL) is common in...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 4, 2024 | Fitness
When you exercise in hot weather, you don’t need special sports drinks or power bars. A review of 46 studies shows that a person can prolong endurance by eating before and during exercise (Scand J Med Sci Sports, 2018 May;28(5):1476-1493). However, even the most...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 3, 2024 | Deaths of Famous People
In the 1950s, Ancel Keys had a theory that dietary saturated fats and cholesterol in animal products raise blood cholesterol and blood pressure to increase risk for heart attacks, a leading killer of North Americans. Also in the 1950s, John Yudkin was the leading...
