by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2014 | Women's Health
Dry skin means lack of water, not lack of oil. Skin creams function by creating a temporary barrier on your skin that seals in water. In the late 1940’s, a doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital took a hard callus off the foot of one of his patients and placed...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2014 | Nutrition
You have cold receptors in your skin and these cold receptors are different from your skin's heat and pain receptors. Now we have an explanation for the deception in advertisements for body wrapping to lose weight. You go to a special salon where an attendant...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2014 | Nutrition
Many health writers make the topic of sugar so complicated that nobody can understand it. It’s very simple. Sugar is sugar is sugar. Your body treats the sugar in an apple the same way that it treats all other sources of sugar. The difference is that an apple...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2014 | Nutrition
The most healthful cereals are made with whole grains and not much else. If you’re trying to lose weight, control cholesterol or diabetes, or just need a lot of energy, your best bet is a hot cooked cereal of whole grains, such as oatmeal; or barley, brown rice...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2014 | Nutrition
You have probably seen ads telling you that spirulina, chlorella or blue-green algae are wonder foods that "may help increase energy, decrease fatigue, enhance brain function, oxygenate the blood, nourish the nervous system, improve memory and concentration,...
