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,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2014 | Fitness
When you exercise, sugar is broken down into different chemicals, to produce energy for muscles. As long as you get all the oxygen you need, the final products are carbon dioxide and water, but if you exercise so vigorously that you can’t get the oxygen that you...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 11, 2014 | Fitness
The most common long-term running injury is runners knee, pain behind the knee cap during running. You probably have runner’s knee if your knee cap hurts when you walk or run, particularly when you walk down stairs; and it hurts a lot when you push the kneecap...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 4, 2014 | Diabetes
Researchers in Spain used MRI scans on the brains of 614 people who had diabetes for an average of 10 years (Radiology, published online April 29, 2014). They showed that: * The longer a patient has diabetes, the smaller his brain, particularly in the gray matter that...
