by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 7, 2018 | Nutrition
A study from Brazil found that having rats fast for 24 hours on alternate days increased their belly fat and interfered with the ability of insulin to control blood sugar levels (reported at the European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting, May 21, 2018 in...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 7, 2018 | Deaths of Famous People
From 1900 to 1940, doctors routinely put people to bed for at least two months after a heart attack. In the 1950s the first studies came out to show that men who were put to bed after a heart attack were more likely to die than those who were active (American Heart...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 28, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Results from the huge EPIC study (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition) confirm that eating a lot of junk food increases risk for many cancers. Researchers in Paris followed 471,495 adults in 10 European countries for an average of 15.3 years,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 28, 2018 | Nutrition
Several recent papers show that diets that restrict all carbohydrate-containing foods can cause diseases and shorten your life. People who eat the most vegetables, fruits, beans and whole grains, which are full of carbohydrates, have the lowest rates of heart attacks...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 23, 2018 | Fitness
The same training principles that improve athletic performance in competitive athletes also help to prevent heart attacks and prolong lives: • The SUN Study on 18,737 middle-aged people showed that those who exercise intensely have half the rate of heart attacks as...
