by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 26, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The standard treatment for chronic constipation is to eat a high fiber, plant-based diet. In 1969, Denis Burkitt showed that lack of fiber in the diet was associated with increased risk for diverticulosis, hemorrhoids and colorectal cancer (Lancet, 1969;294:1229–31),...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 25, 2022 | Nutrition
Researchers followed 3700 adults, ages 40 to 64, for up to 20 years and found that those who ate the most fiber were 25 percent less likely to suffer dementia in later life than those who ate the least (Nutritional Science, February 6, 2022). The more fiber a person...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 25, 2022 | Diabetes
Sleeping with the lights on or a television set on for just one night raises blood sugar, heart rate and insulin resistance, all risk factors for diabetes (PNAS, March 14, 2022;119(12):e2113290119). Five to ten percent of the light can actually get through a closed...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 21, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Scott Hall was a “bad-guy” wrestling superstar who was inducted twice into the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE, previously WWF) Hall of Fame: • in 2014 as Razor Ramon, known for wearing gold chains and flicking a toothpick at opponents • in 2020 as a...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 14, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Muhammed Ali was honored by presidents and kings as the most famous athlete in the world. He was an Olympic gold medalist and three-time heavyweight world champion. His ancestors were slaves in the pre-Civil War South with some Irish and English in their heritage. His...
