by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 1, 2017 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, means that a person has excessive fear, depression and inability to function normally after witnessing or experiencing intense fear or helplessness. While most commonly associated with veterans of combat or captivity,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 31, 2016 | Fitness
Three minutes of intense exercise can give you the same level of fitness as 45 minutes of more casual exercise (PLoS One, April 26, 2016;11(4):e0154075). Two groups of out-of-shape men exercised three times a week for 12 weeks. One group pedaled stationary bicycles...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 31, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
Carrie Fisher, best known as Princess Leia in Star Wars, was a brilliant writer and producer as well as a productive actress. She appeared in Shampoo, The Blues Brothers, Hannah and Her Sisters, When Harry Met Sally and other movies, and wrote several...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 24, 2016 | Heart Health
Several times I have reported on the pros and cons of doctors' recommendations that heart attack-susceptible men and women, aged 50 to 69, take a baby aspirin daily or every other day to help prevent heart attacks and colon cancer. These recommendations have...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 24, 2016 | Diabetes
A new study (Journal of Clinical Investigation, September 26, 2016) shows that many cases of diabetes are caused by: • taking in too much sugar that has been extracted from plants (corn, sugar cane, sugar beets, apples, grapes and so forth), and • taking in excess...
