by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 26, 2018 | Fitness
Studies in the field of Epigenetics are showing that lifestyle factors can change the way your body responds to your genes. In one of these studies, researchers were delighted to find a set of identical twins with vastly different lifestyles. They found that a...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 26, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Most studies on cell phone use have not shown increased cancer risk or memory loss. However, two studies show that non-ionizing radiation from cell phones: • may be associated with impaired ability to recall images, but not spoken words in teenagers (Environmental...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 19, 2018 | Heart Health
There are many ways to measure risk factors for having a heart attack, but for more than the last 60 years, the criteria used most by doctors to predict your likelihood to suffer a heart attack was to measure your LDL and HDL cholesterol. However, several recent...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 12, 2018 | Nutrition
Researchers followed 38,981 adults for 16 years (1999-2014) and found that those who ate the most vegetables and the widest variety of vegetables, particularly dark green vegetables, had the lowest rate of heart attacks and heart disease (Nutrition Journal, July 10,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 12, 2018 | Diabetes
Being inactive for as little as a few days makes muscles weaker and smaller, but that is not all you lose. Two studies show that just two weeks of decreased physical activity brings you closer to becoming diabetic by decreasing your body’s response to insulin,...
