by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 16, 2015 | Heart Health
More than 90 percent of North Americans will develop high blood pressure. A new study shows that a diet high in potassium appears to protect teenagers from high blood pressure in adulthood, while a low-salt diet has no effect (JAMA Pediatr, June 2015;169(6):560-568)....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 16, 2015 | Deaths of Famous People
Emile Zola was a famous French writer of the late 19th century and perhaps one of the most honorable and courageous men of all time. He repeatedly risked his life to defend Alfred Dreyfus, an innocent man who was falsely accused by corrupt French military and...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 9, 2015 | Heart Health
Virtually all doctors agree that exercise helps to keep you healthy and to prolong your life. People who exercise into later life live longer than non-exercisers and are at reduced risk for high blood pressure, heart attacks, premature death, diabetes, strokes and...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 9, 2015 | Nutrition
A study from Rush Medical School in Chicago showed that a special diet can reduce the risk for Alzheimer's disease by 53 percent in those who follow the diet rigorously, and by 35 percent in those who mostly follow it and cheat some of the time (Alzheimer’s...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 9, 2015 | Deaths of Famous People
Former Chicago Bears tight end Mike Pyle died this month of a brain hemorrhage at age 76. He had been one of the smartest players in the National Football League. In 1960, he was captain of the undefeated Yale football team that destroyed Harvard 39–6, and received...
