by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 22, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Orrin Hatch was an attorney whose 42 years in the U.S. Senate from 1977 to 2019 made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. senator ever. In the Senate, he was: • President pro tempore in 2015 • Chairman Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions from 1981 to...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 20, 2022 | Nutrition
More than 80 million North Americans suffer from Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), and many do not know that they have it because most people with a fatty liver have normal liver function blood tests in the early stages of the disease. The American...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 15, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Mickey Gilley was a country music legend who recorded 42 singles that reached the top 40 on the U.S. Country charts and 17 No. 1 country hits. His most famous songs include “Room Full of Roses”, “Don’t the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time”, and “Stand by Me.”...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 14, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study of 4,519,243 Canadian adults followed for 12 years found 224,016 cases of new cancers, and the people with newly diagnosed cancers were at increased risk for heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, lung clots, or death from heart disease (J Am Coll Cardiol...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 13, 2022 | Fitness
Recent studies suggest that lifting weights can help to prolong your life (Brit J of Sprt Med, published online February 28, 2022). An analysis of 16 studies including almost 480,000 people, 18 to 98 years of age, found that those who spent 30 to 60 minutes per week...
