by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 31, 2024 | Nutrition
A study of more than 20,000 U.S. adults, average age 48 years, found that those who limited their eating to a period of less than eight hours a day had almost double the risk of dying from heart disease, compared to those who ate meals over 12-16 hours per day...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 31, 2024 | Deaths of Famous People
John F. Kennedy was probably the sickest U.S. President ever. He suffered from a disease called Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome, which was not described genetically until 1981, 18 years after he was assassinated (Medicine, 1981;60(5):355-62). This disease made him...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 30, 2024 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Human papilloma viruses (HPVs) can cause several types of cancer. There are 12 high-risk HPV types: HPV 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, and 59. Two of these, HPV 16 and HPV 18, are responsible for most HPV-related cancers. Low-risk HPV types usually do not...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 29, 2024 | Fitness
If you feel discomfort or pain in the skin of your feet while you are exercising, stop exercising immediately and correct the problem. Continuously rubbing your skin can cause very painful blisters that can break and leave you with open painful areas for many weeks....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 22, 2024 | Diabetes, Uncategorized
A new position statement from the International Diabetes Federation says that a blood sugar level greater than 155 mg/dL (8.6 mmol/L) one hour after eating a meal means that a person should immediately be referred to a diabetes prevention center and instructed to...
