by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 24, 2019 | Nutrition
For more than 60 years we have heard that saturated fat and cholesterol may be the driving forces behind the high rate of heart attacks in North America. A new study shows strong statistical links between eating a lot of high-cholesterol animal products — eggs,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 24, 2019 | Fitness
If you are an exerciser and develop a sharp pain on a bone that hurts when you press directly on that spot and does not hurt to touch an inch away, you probably have a stress fracture. Stress fractures are very common injuries, particularly in runners. In one study,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 24, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
This is the saddest story I have ever had to write. Kelly Catlin was a world-class bicycle racer who won a silver medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics and gold medals in the 2016, 2017, and 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. At the same time, she was a...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 12, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
Luke Perry was a television actor and movie star for more than 35 years, most famous as Dylan McKay, a brooding and alcoholic teenager who was the son of a millionaire on the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210, from 1990 to 1995, and again from 1998 to 2000. He was...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 10, 2019 | Fitness
Several studies show that exercise helps to prolong your life by: • strengthening heart muscle, • increasing the ability of the heart to pump increased amounts of oxygen through the body, • reducing belly fat, and • increasing the diversity of bacteria in your colon....
