by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 9, 2016 | Fitness
Most bicycle shops are now selling motor-driven bicycles, which can be an ideal solution for a person who is out of shape or just not strong enough to ride a regular bike. Motor-driven stationary bicycles make it possible for just about anyone to gain the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 2, 2016 | Heart Health
Up to 75 percent of people who are prescribed statins stop taking them within two years, and 65 percent of those patients reported that they stopped because of side effects, primarily muscle pain (Eur Heart J, 2015;36(17):1012-1022). A study from the Cleveland Clinic...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 2, 2016 | Nutrition
• A review of 14 studies shows that people who ate nuts five times a week had a significantly lower rate of heart disease than those who ate less or none (Coron Artery Dis, 2016 May;27(3):227-32). The rate of heart disease decreased by 10 percent for every...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 2, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
What do you think when you hear of a 49-year-old singer-songwriter, fashion model and actress who was famous throughout the world, who fell off her bike, hit her head, passed out and was taken to an emergency room where she was diagnosed as having heat stroke and then...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 25, 2016 | Fitness
Most competitive athletes follow a stress and recover training program and so should you, even if you don’t compete in sports. To make muscles stronger, you need to exercise intensely enough to damage them, and to increase your ability to take in and use oxygen,...
