by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 19, 2023 | Fitness
Scientists reviewed studies on elastic resistance bands, and concluded that strength training with elastic bands could cause the same gain in strength as lifting heavy weights for both the upper and the lower body (SAGE Open Med, Feb 19, 2019;7:2050312119831116)....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 19, 2023 | Nutrition
Chronic inflammation damages healthy tissues in the body to cause many diseases and chronic health problems. Foods that can cause a high rise in blood sugar are one source of inflammation (” pro-inflammatory foods “). Pro-inflammatory foods turn on your...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 19, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
In 1954, at age 25, Roger Bannister ran the mile in 3:59.4 to become the first human to run a mile in less than four minutes. This time is very fast when you consider that he raced in track shoes that were heavy and stiff, with spikes that were heavier than the total...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 16, 2023 | Fitness
by Richard A. Winett, Ph.D., Heilig Meyers Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Virginia Tech Start your introduction to resistance band training by first reading some of our articles on resistance training. The same principles apply but now the implement is resistance...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 13, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
Fred Kummerow died at age 102 of arteriosclerosis, the disease that he had spent most of his life working to prevent. • He was the first researcher to show that trans fats in margarines and many processed foods caused plaques to form in arteries (Science,...
