by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 9, 2019 | Nutrition
Mice that have a specific defect in their immune system all become obese (Science, Jul 26, 2019:365(6451)). These mice have defective T cells that are unable to recognize harmful invading germs and allow these germs to survive in their colons. You have about 100...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 6, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
Steve Jobs was given up for adoption at birth and went on to become a self-made billionaire even though he was never graduated from college. He used marijuana and LSD and dropped out of Reed College in his freshman year to travel through India to study Zen...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 2, 2019 | Heart Health
Two to three million years ago, our pre-human ancestors had a single genetic mutation in their CMAH gene that protected them from a deadly form of malaria but set them up for risk for heart attacks that increases when they eat a lot of meat from any kind of mammal...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 1, 2019 | Diabetes
Data from nine studies of 307,099 middle-aged people followed for up to 28 years shows that those who ate lots of plant-based foods and restricted meat had a 23 percent lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and those who ate the most vegetables had a 30 percent...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 28, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
Neil Armstrong was a great American hero who: • flew 78 combat missions as a Korean War military pilot, • was a test pilot for new planes, and • was the 1966 spacecraft commander for Apollo 11, the first manned lunar mission. On July...
