by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 23, 2023 | Heart Health
The MARC-2 study followed 291 older men for 6.3 years with a test called Coronary Artery Calcification (CAC), and found that the amount of calcium in the arteries leading to the heart increased most in men who exercised at the highest intensity, even more than those...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 23, 2023 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The National Health and Aging Trends Study from Johns Hopkins followed 2,413 community-dwelling participants aged 65 and older, and found that 10.3 percent suffered from dementia. Of those with dementia, 36.7 percent suffered mild hearing loss and and 29.8 percent had...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 22, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
David Crosby was a brilliant songwriter, singer and guitarist who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice for playing in his world-famous bands, the “Byrds” and “Crosby, Stills & Nash.” Five of his albums were named to Rolling Stone’s...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 15, 2023 | Nutrition
Staying hydrated may slow the aging process. NIH researchers followed 11,255 adults for 30 years and found that compared to those who didn’t drink enough fluids, those who stayed well-hydrated: • aged more slowly, • lived longer, and • were far less likely to...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 15, 2023 | Nutrition
A group of 54 very obese children, 5 to 17 year of age, were placed on a standard weight loss diet plus either a butyrate supplement or a placebo for six months (JAMA Netw Open, Dec 5, 2022;5(12):e2244912). The butyrate group took sodium butyrate capsules, 20 mg/kg...
