by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2013 | Nutrition
Note: I wrote this report in 2002, when Dr. Wrangham first published his thoughts on the connection between cooking and evolution. He has since written a fascinating book explaining and supporting his theories: Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human . Highly...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2013 | Nutrition
Acrylamide belongs to a class of chemicals that form advanced glycation end products, also known by their first letters as AGEs. They are a group of molecules that are formed when sugar attaches on protein when starchy foods such as potatoes and grains are cooked in...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2013 | Nutrition
Advertisements for products such as coral calcium or alkaline water claim that they will neutralize acid in your bloodstream, but eating calcium or drinking alkaline water does not affect blood acidity. You should not believe that it matters whether foods are acidic...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2013 | Fitness
It’s healthy to exercise and harmful to breathe polluted air. Many people wonder if they will do more harm than good by exercising on days when the air is heavily polluted. The worst time for pollution is when clouds cover the sky and automobiles fill the roads....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2013 | Fitness
You don't have to play tennis to develop tennis elbow. It can be due to any movement that puts excessive force on the wrist muscles. Tennis elbow refers to elbow pain as the result of an injury to the elbow tendons that bend and straighten the wrist. Hold your...
