Article by Dr. Mirkin: Sixty percent of North Americans believe that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is more unhealthful than other sugars, even though the number of calories, the amount of fructose and the sweetness is virtually the same as table sugar. They think incorrectly that HFCS-sweetened drinks cause obesity more than drinks sweetened with [...]
We don’t yet know why US swimmer Fran Crippen died in Dubai, but the most likely cause is heatstroke. He disappeared in 86 degree water barely 400 meters from the finish of the six-mile World Cup race. You are far more likely to suffer heart stroke racing in water temperatures above 80 degrees than you [...]
Update on Genital Warts and Cancer Risk By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Men and women who have had genital warts are at increased risk for cancers of the anus, vulva, vagina, cervix, penis, skin (non-melanoma), head and neck, smoking-related cancers, Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. HPV causes almost all cases of cervical cancer, most cases of anal [...]
A recent study shows that nitrates increase speed and strength in athletes. You can get large amounts of nitrates from celery, cress, lettuce, radishes, beets, spinach, Chinese cabbage, endive, kohlrabi, leeks, parsley and many other vegetables.
Sugared Drinks Increase Heart Attack Risk By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Among 43,000 men, 40-75 years of age, followed for 22 years, those who drank one 12-oz. sugar-sweetened beverage a day had a 20 percent higher risk of heart disease than those who didn’t drink sugar-sweetened beverages (Circulation, published online March 12, 2012). Each additional daily [...]
Ultra Endurance Sports Prolong Lives Written by Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Tour de France Cyclists live 17 percent longer than people who do not participate in strenuous exercise (International Journal of Sports Medicine, August 2011). The authors studied 834 cyclists who rode in the Tour de France between the years 1930 and 1964. These cyclists train [...]
Fasting Two Days a Week May Benefit Your Brain By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have collected evidence that reducing food intake to under 500 calories per day for two days a week may help to prevent brain damage from Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s Diseases. FASTING GROWS NEW NERVES Mark [...]
Take Sugared Drinks During Exercise Lasting More than an Hour By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Taking sugared drinks during exercise lasting more than an hour reduces muscle damage and helps you recover faster (European Journal of Applied Physiology, Feb. 2012;112(2):493-500). The more intensely you exercise, the greater the burning you feel in your muscles and the [...]
