by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 29, 2021 | Fitness
Many studies show that the faster you walk, the longer you live. Picking up the pace is more healthful than just walking slowly, even if you go longer than the recommended 30 minutes per day. Paul T. Williams, a statistician at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 28, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Alice Coachman should have been one of the most famous female athletes of all time. She was the 1948 Olympic high jump champion and the winner of 25 national track and field championships, including ten consecutive U.S. high jump championships and five national...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 27, 2021 | Fitness
Intense exercise for older people is still a controversial subject, but it is far more effective than casual exercise in preventing and treating diabetes (Circulation, July 2008) and reducing belly fat (Med Sci Sports Ex, November 2008). Vigorous exercise helps to...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 24, 2021 | Men's Health
Impotence often precedes a heart attack by three to five years (Curr Vasc Pharmacol, 2021;19(3):301-312). A review of the scientific literature found that men who are impotent have a 59 percent increased risk for heart attacks, a 34 percent increased risk for a...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 21, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Johnny Cash wrote more than 1500 country songs and became America’s most famous country singer. His fans included every president in his lifetime from Richard Nixon on, and almost everyone recognizes his voice. In his fifties he was diagnosed...
