by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 24, 2019 | Other Diseases & Conditions
More than 30 percent of North Americans over the age of 85 suffer from dementia. A study presented at the International Stroke Conference 2019 shows that having harmful bacteria in your colon increases risk for dementia (Scientific Reports, Jan 30, 2019;9(1008)). The...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 24, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
Albert Finney was an English actor best remembered for his Academy Award-nominated roles as the lawyer in Erin Brockovich, Geoffrey Firmin in Under the Volcano, Sir in The Dresser, Hercule Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express, and the title role in the 1963 classic,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 17, 2019 | Fitness
If you want to improve your level of fitness, you can try interval training, the technique used by athletes in sports requiring speed and endurance such as cycling, skiing, running or swimming. They exercise very intensely, rest, and then alternate intense bursts of...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 17, 2019 | Diabetes
More than 30 million adults in North America suffer from diabetes and another 85 million have pre-diabetes that is likely to become full-blown diabetes within five years. Research papers published this month suggest that people who are diabetic or likely to become...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 17, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
I cried when I heard the life story of Scott Joplin, and you will cry also. He was an African-American composer and pianist whose 44 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas paved the way for other black artists to develop ragtime music...
