by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 24, 2016 | Nutrition
A few years ago Diana and I became interested in all the research on intermittent fasting for various health benefits, and decided to try it ourselves. “Fasting” for various lengths of time has been shown to help prevent or treat: • heart attacks (Research...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 24, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study from China shows that antioxidant pills caused mice with liver cancer or colon cancer to have their cancers spread rapidly though their bodies (Science Translational Medicine, Apr 13, 2016:8(334):334ra51). The study used saxagliptin, sitagliptin, and a-lipoic...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 24, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
Bess Myerson won the 1945 Miss America contest because she was the most beautiful, most talented and at 5'10", the tallest entrant. She won the talent competition by playing Grieg on the piano and Gershwin on the flute. She went on to become an...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 17, 2016 | Fitness
A new study from France shows that night-time fasting after intense workouts on alternate days helps athletes exercise longer and faster (Med Sci Sports Exerc, April 2016;48(4):663-72). This is an impeccable study in which 21 trained competitive endurance athletes...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 17, 2016 | Joints & Bones
Exciting research from the Medical University of Vienna shows that most cases of osteoarthritis are caused by an overactive immunity, just like rheumatoid arthritis and reactive arthritis (The Journal of Immunology, February 15, 2016;196(4):1910-1921). These...
