by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 2, 2021 | Fitness
Exercising regularly helps to prevent disease and prolong lives, and exercising intensely can prevent disease and prolong lives even more (PLoS Medicine, January 12, 2021). However, a study from Karolinska Institute suggests that exercising intensely too often can...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 1, 2021 | Nutrition
Two studies show that the more processed foods you eat, the more likely you are to suffer a heart attack or colon cancer: • Researchers followed 3,000 middle-aged people, average age 53, for 18 years and found out that the more ultra-processed foods they ate, the more...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 28, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
This week, the Bank of England unveiled its new 50-pound note that features the brilliant World War II codebreaker Alan Turing. The 50-pound note is the highest denomination in circulation and its new design honoring Turing completes the change from paper to polymer...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 28, 2021 | Fitness
Muscle cramps occur most often at night when you are sleeping, but they also can occur when you exercise vigorously, tear a muscle, or keep one leg in an awkward position, such as sitting in a chair in the same position for a long time. Muscle cramps are classified...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 21, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
James Levine was among America’s most acclaimed and successful orchestra conductors. He was the music director of the Metropolitan Opera, conducting 2,552 performances from 1976 to 2016, when he was felled by the ravages of Parkinson’s disease. He also directed the...
