by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 30, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
At age 51, Martin Van Buren became the first native-born president of the United States because he was born after the American Revolution. He helped to build the modern Democratic Party and won reparations from France for properties seized during the Napoleonic...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 25, 2019 | Nutrition
The Nurses’ Health study and The Health Professional’s Follow-Up study, two of the largest studies on the subject, show that sugar-sweetened beverages are associated with increased risk for heart attacks, diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure, and the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 23, 2019 | Fitness
Research evidence shows that exercise strengthens the heart, prevents and treats heart attacks and strokes, and prolongs lives (Circulation, 2018;137(18):1896-1898). The more frequently people exercise, the less likely they are to die of heart disease (JACC Cardiovasc...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 23, 2019 | Heart Health
Atrial fibrillation is the most common irregular heartbeat. It occurs in 1.5 to 2 percent of the general population and risk increases with age. It affects 10 percent of 75-year-olds and 20 percent of those over 85, because aging increases the risk factors for atrial...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 23, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
Frederic Chopin was one of the greatest composers of solo piano music and a gifted pianist whose incredible techniques are still copied by concert pianists. He had a disease that made him sick from early childhood on, and he died at the tragically young age of 39. He...
