by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 12, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
Chaim Topol was an Israeli actor, singer, and illustrator, who was most famous for playing “Tevya “ more than 3,500 times from 1967 through 2009, in arguably the most popular musical of all time — Fiddler on the Roof. He was nominated for an Academy Award for...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 10, 2023 | Nutrition
A study that followed 2,149 North Americans and 833 Europeans for three years found that having elevated blood levels of artificial sweeteners such as erythritol was associated with increased risk for heart attacks and for death from a heart attack or stroke (Nature...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 10, 2023 | Nutrition
A new study found that skipping breakfast could damage your immune system (Immunity, Feb 23, 2023). Missing the first meal of the day can suppress the immune cells of the brain to make it more difficult for your body to fight off infection. Mice that received no...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 7, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
Tom Sizemore was a popular and prolific movie actor and television star who appeared in Saving Private Ryan, which was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Motion Picture Cast. His notable films include Black Hawk Down, Heat,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 3, 2023 | Fitness
Three recent studies show that being active and moving about helps to prolong life and to prevent disease, hospitalization, and dementia. A study of 81,717 men and women, 42-78 years of age, measured their physical activity by having them wear an accelerometer for a...