by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 8, 2022 | Nutrition
Last year, North Americans spent more than 30 billion dollars on dietary supplements, and 31 percent of adults reported taking daily multivitamins or vitamin-mineral supplements. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) reviewed 84 studies testing...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 3, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Jerry Lewis, the fabulously successful comedian, actor and director who starred in movies, television, nightclubs and the Broadway stage, died at age 91 at his home in Las Vegas. His manager and family said that he “passed peacefully at home of natural causes...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 2, 2022 | Fitness
Top endurance athletes use hydration, nutrition, and sleep to help them recover from intense exercise (J Funct Morphol Kinesiol, Mar 2022;7(1):22). When you exercise for endurance, you use up glycogen, the sugar that is stored for energy in your muscles, and you...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 24, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Two hundred years ago, Reverend Sylvester Graham was treated by the scientific community as a nut because he claimed that white flour, meat and alcohol were poisons and that obesity was a sin. He inspired the development of graham flour, graham bread and graham...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 19, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Mark Shields was a political columnist, a television commentator, and an election campaign advisor to numerous democratic candidates. He was a regular commentator and analysist on the PBS NewsHour for 32 years from 1988-2020. He was one of CNN’s Capital Gang for...
