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...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 27, 2019 | Heart Health
A study of more than 100,000 healthy Chinese citizens followed for nine years showed that having very low levels of LDL cholesterol (<70 mg/dl) is associated with increased risk for bleeding into the brain, and the lower the LDL, the greater the risk (Neurology,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 27, 2019 | Nutrition
The Paleo diet and other high-protein diets may be among the more harmful popular diets recommended for weight loss because they: • raise blood levels of TMAO, a marker for increased heart attack risk (European Journal of Nutrition, July 5, 2019:1–14), and • fail to...
