by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 25, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
Jack Lovelock was a poor kid in New Zealand who was so smart and athletic that he won an academic scholarship to high school, was valedictorian of his class, the school boxing champion, the best swimmer and rugby player in his region and a champion debater. He...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 18, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Herpes may be a common cause of chronic constipation and urinary tract symptoms, according to a study showing that infection with herpes viruses causes constipation in mice (Cell Host & Microbe, June 8, 2016). The researchers showed that the herpes virus spread...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 18, 2016 | Nutrition
The recent scientific literature has many articles showing that sugar added to foods and drinks increases risk for many diseases: • heart attacks (Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci, 2016;53(1):52-67) • diabetes, kidney damage and high blood pressure (Current...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 12, 2016 | Diabetes
A review of the world’s literature shows that high-intensity exercise, particularly interval training, causes greater reduction in HbA1c in diabetics than less intense exercise (Acta Diabetologica, June 2, 2016, pages 1-13). HbA1c measures cell damage from high...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 2, 2016 | Fitness
If you want to make a muscle stronger, you have to exercise it intensely enough to damage the muscle fibers and when they heal, they will be stronger than they were. You can tell you are causing muscle damage from the soreness in that muscle you feel four to eight...
