by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 14, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
You have all heard about Casanova, who is defined in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “a man who is a promiscuous and unscrupulous lover.” Near the end of his life in the 1790s, Casanova wrote a 12-volume, 3,800-page autobiography claiming that he slept...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 11, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
This year, about six million North Americans will take over-the-counter sleeping pills called melatonin. The percentage of people taking melatonin regularly has increased five-fold, from 0.4 percent in 1999 to 2.1 percent in 2017 (JAMA, 2022;327(5):483-485), even...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 6, 2022 | Fitness
A study of 62,286 participants found that even a low amount of light-intensity activity is associated with reduced risk of dementia in older adults (JAMA Netw Open, Dec 16, 2021;4(12):e2138526.) Almost 50 percent of North Americans over 85, and 13 percent of those...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 6, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Twenty years ago this week we lost Waylon Jennings, one of the all-time great voices of country music. Jennings was a singer and songwriter who rose from poverty to great wealth and fame, with 54 albums and 96 singles listed among the top sellers between 1966 and...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 31, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Recent studies show that having low levels of vitamin D is associated with increased risk for high blood pressure, heart disease, and severe consequences of COVID-19. • Researchers in Australia collected data prospectively from 295,788 participants (European Heart...
