by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 15, 2022 | Nutrition
Whenever you read about a study on health benefits from a specific food or food group, you can bet that there is a food industry organization or lobbying group involved in funding the study, and in promoting favorable results. The avocado is a perfect example. When...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 15, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that monkypox is spreading faster than early reports stated. The increased spread is due to the virus’s 50 DNA mutations from 2018 to 2022, or up to 12 times the expected number of mutations (Nature Medicine, June 24,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 15, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Amy Winehouse was a British jazz singer and songwriter who won five Grammy Awards and had an album, Back to Black, that became the best-selling album in Britain. The BBC called her “the pre-eminent vocal talent of her generation.” Her rise from poverty to...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 13, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Barry Wood was arguably the most gifted athlete ever to become one of the most famous physicians in the world. He won 10 varsity letters from 1929 to 1931 as one of Harvard’s greatest athletes: • He was an All-American football quarterback, drop kicker and defensive...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 8, 2022 | Nutrition
A study from the Netherlands suggests that vegetarian and vegan diets may not be preferred for older adults because they are often deficient in protein, and that can increase the rate of muscle loss with aging (Advances in Nutrition, May 2022;13(3):712-725). This...
