by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 26, 2021 | Fitness
At age 86, I can look back at more than 75 years of daily exercising and can tell you that there is a huge difference between the way that your body responds to exercise when you are young and when you are old. The key to healthy exercising for younger people is to...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 25, 2021 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The first-line treatment for chronic constipation is to eat lots of foods that are full of fiber such as fruits and vegetables, to severely restrict processed foods, particularly those made from refined carbohydrates (bakery products, pastas and many dry breakfast...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 14, 2021 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The American Heart Association has published a scientific statement on “Harnessing Healthy Behaviors to Prevent Dementia” (Stroke, Mar 15, 2021:52(6A);52:e295-e308). They report that dementia is associated with the following modifiable risk factors:...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 13, 2021 | Joints & Bones
A study of 1,388 women with hand arthritis, average age 61, showed that they had higher levels in their colons of the bacteria Bilophila and Desulfovibrio that try to invade their colon cells, as well as a lower level of the genus Roseburia that do not invade colon...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 12, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
We lost one of the greatest comics and actors of our time when Robin Williams took his own life at his home in California on August 11, 2014. He was 63. How could a person who appeared to have everything, from being born wealthy and secure to being one of the...
