by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 7, 2024 | Nutrition
Some of the bacteria growing in your colon may help to protect you from getting infections throughout your body. Researchers cultured stool samples from more than 10,000 people, including more than 600 people hospitalized for serious infections. The stool was...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 7, 2024 | Other Diseases & Conditions
It is never too late to adopt a healthful lifestyle. Researchers followed the records of people over age 80 (61 percent women) for an average five years and found that those with the most healthful lifestyle (no smoking, regular exercise and varied diet) were most...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 27, 2024 | Heart Health
Checking your own blood pressure several times a day may offer better blood pressure control than just taking occasional blood pressure measurements in a doctor’s office (JAMA Netw Open, 2024;7(5):e2410063). In this study, doctors followed two groups of...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 27, 2024 | Men's Health
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men in the U.S. A study of 2062 men with an average age 65.0, diagnosed with localized prostate cancer and followed in 43 different urology practices, found that the men with cancer who ate the most plant-based...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 26, 2024 | Deaths of Famous People
On June 18, 2024, Willie Mays died at age 93 from heart failure. He was one of the best baseball players of all time and went straight from high school to playing center field from 1951 to 1973 in the National League for the New York and San Francisco Giants and New...
