by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 25, 2017 | Deaths of Famous People
Dina Merrill was an American actress and philanthropist who was the only child of Marjorie Merriweather Post, the Post Cereals heiress who became the richest woman in America, and her second husband, E.F. Hutton, the fabulously-wealthy founder of the financial company...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 18, 2017 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A seven-year study of 992 patients with colon cancer that had already spread to their bellies had a 42 percent reduction in death rate and a 31 percent reduction in recurrence of their cancer when they: • avoided overweight • exercised regularly (one hour of...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 18, 2017 | Joints & Bones
People who run or walk regularly have healthier and stronger spinal discs than non-exercisers do (Scientific Reports 7, April 19, 2017). This is very reassuring because some doctors tell patients with back pain not to run because they think that the jarring of the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 18, 2017 | Deaths of Famous People
Roger Moore was an English film and television star who was most famous for having played secret agent James Bond in seven films from 1973 to 1985. In 1991, he was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for his work helping underprivileged children. He was knighted by...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 11, 2017 | Diabetes
Type II diabetes means that a person is diabetic because his cells do not respond to insulin. Recent research shows type II diabetes is linked to gut bacteria that invade the inner lining of the colon, while the dominant bacteria of most non-diabetics do not try to...
