by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 29, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
More than 1.3 million North Americans have had colorectal cancer, a disease associated with lifestyle factors that encourage cancer-causing bacteria to thrive in your colon: • eating lots of red and processed meats, sugar added foods, sugared drinks and fried foods •...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 29, 2018 | Deaths of Famous People
A recently-published medical journal article claims that Hans Asperger, an Austrian pediatrician after whom Asperger’s syndrome is named, was involved in the Nazi euthanasia program to sterilize or kill retarded, emotionally-disturbed and sick children in the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 22, 2018 | Fitness
Many studies show that you can exercise longer and more intensely and recover faster when you take a source of sugar during vigorous exercise. Dozens of brands of sports drinks are promoted to fill this need, but a new study from Appalachian State University shows...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 22, 2018 | Nutrition
A review of 83 scientific studies covering almost 600,000 current alcohol drinkers in 19 higher-income countries shows that men and women who take in as few as six drinks a week (100 grams of alcohol) are at increased risk for death from strokes, heart failure, heart...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 8, 2018 | Fitness
Cycling is not associated with increased risk for impotence or urinary symptoms. The largest and best study on the subject to date shows that serious cyclists are no more likely to suffer impotence or urinary problems than swimmers or runners (The Journal of Urology,...
