by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 16, 2023 | Nutrition
The largest and most thorough review to date of research on sweetened drinks found that “fruit” drinks and other sweetened drinks are strongly associated with overweight and obesity (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Jan 2023;117(1):160-174). The...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 16, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
I love stories about quacks who become prophets. Medical breakthroughs are often made by doctors who were first ridiculed by their peers. In 1983, Barry Marshall and John Warren presented a paper to the Australian Gastroenterological Society claiming that stomach...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 9, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
Thomas Alva Edison invented the phonograph, a long-lasting incandescent light bulb, the kinetoscope, the dictaphone, an autographic printer and rechargeable batteries. He improved the telephone by inventing the carbon microphone. He was arguably the world’s greatest...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 7, 2023 | Other Diseases & Conditions
It is common and normal for people occasionally to have difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep at night, but if this occurs on a regular basis and interferes with functioning during the daylight hours, you may need a medical evaluation to find the cause. Getting...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 7, 2023 | Fitness
People who walked at least 8,000 steps per day just one or two days a week had a 15 percent lower death rate over the next 10 years, when compared to people who walked less than that (JAMA Netw Open, Mar 29, 2023;6(3):e235184). People who had 3-7 days with 8,000 steps...
