by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 15, 2021 | Men's Health
Extensive data show that the typical western diet, obesity, and lack of exercise are associated with increased risk for prostate cancer. Recent studies now show that intense exercise (JAMA Oncol, Aug 2021;7(10):1487-1495) and an anti-inflammatory diet (Cancer...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 14, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
During World War II, Britain’s Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, saved the free world with his inspirational speeches and by refusing to hand Britain over to Hitler, even though some members of the royal family and Parliament wanted to surrender their country. ...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 12, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Karen Carpenter and her brother Richard sang together to form “The Carpenters”, one of the leading singing groups in the 1970s. When she died of heart failure at age 32, she made the world painfully aware of a disease called anorexia nervosa. Dieting by...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 5, 2021 | Fitness
Exercise helps to prevent disease and prolong life. The Copenhagen City Heart Study found that those who exercised 2.6 to 4.5 hours per week were 40 percent less likely to die over the next 25 years than the less active people (Mayo Clinic Proceedings, August 17,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 2, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Clark Gable had just about every known lifestyle risk factor for the heart attack that killed him at the very young age of 59. Perhaps best known for his role as Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind (1939), he was the leading man in more than 60 motion pictures and was...
