by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 27, 2019 | Fitness
“Carbohydrate loading” the night before a big race can impair your performance and damage your health. More than 45 years ago, in the Journal of the American Medical Association (March 26, 1973;223(13):1511-1512), I reported the case of a marathon runner...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 27, 2019 | Nutrition
Osteoporosis or low bone mass affects 55 percent of people over age 50 in the United States, according to the International Osteoporosis Foundation. A study of 1,064 women followed for 15 years shows that not getting enough calcium is associated with smaller spinal...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 27, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
This is the sad story of Cole Porter, one of America's greatest and most talented composers who won just about every award possible for songs and musical productions, and how his life was destroyed by a fall off a horse that caused pain for the rest of his life,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 20, 2019 | Other Diseases & Conditions
For many years I have offered my opinion that sunlight provides benefits that are not gained just from taking vitamin D pills. Recent research is confirming that opinion, and many scientists now believe that low vitamin D blood levels are only a marker for not getting...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 20, 2019 | Nutrition
Our food industry works to bring you more and more ultra-processed foods that have little or no fiber, but there is no debate in the scientific community: you should eat lots of plants that have not had their fiber removed. A review commissioned by the World Health...
