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Inflammation: More Important than Cholesterol by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise At the American Heart Association conference in New Orleans, researchers from the Jupiter study reported that statin drugs caused people with normal cholesterol but with high ... Read on »

Still Eating Red Meat? You May Want to Reconsider by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Several years ago, Professor Ajit Varki of the University of California, San Diego discovered a molecule called Neu5Gc that appears in the tissues of every mammal except human ... Read on »

Side Stitches by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Side stitches are caused by a stretching of the ligaments that run downward from the diaphragm to hold up the liver. You breathe once for each two strides. You breathe out whe ... Read on »

Reduce Oxidants to Lower Heart Attack Risk by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise A study from the University of Dundee in Scotland shows that neither antioxidants nor aspirin pills prevent heart attacks in diabetics ( British Medical Journal, October 2008) ... Read on »

Exercise-Induced Asthma by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise We have known for more than 25 years that exercise-induced asthma is caused by breathing dry, cold air, but for the first time we may know why this happens. Researchers at the ... Read on »

Eat More Fish and Less Vegetable Oil by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise The Japanese have the lowest incidence of heart attack in the world, yet they have the same rates of high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes, and they smoke as much ... Read on »

Overweight is not Destiny by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Nobody has to be fat, but some people may have to exercise for many hours just to control their weight. For example, a gene associated with fatness has been identified in the ... Read on »

Check Vitamin D Levels this Winter by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise In this newsletter I have reported that low vitamin D levels are associated with increased risk for heart attacks, strokes, at least 17 different cancers, diabetes, autoimmune ... Read on »

Stretching Pros and Cons by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Researchers at the University of Sydney in Australia reviewed the world's literature and concluded that stretching does not prevent muscle soreness that follows vigorous exerc ... Read on »

Broken Knee Cartilage is Forever by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise A team of researchers at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario have shown that arthroscopic removal of loose cartilage and trimming of knee cartilage is no bett ... Read on »

Don't Regain Lost Weight by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise A new study shows that older people who diet without exercising lose huge amounts of muscle. When weight loss was combined with exercise, they did not lose muscle ( Journal of ... Read on »

Plastic Bottles and Containers: New Concerns by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise A study from Peninsula Medical School in Exeter, U.K. shows that high levels of urinary Bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical compound commonly used in plastic packaging for food and ... Read on »

Does blood pressure vary at different times of the day? by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Yes. You raise your blood pressure in the morning just by being active instead of lying in bed. Blood pressure is the force of your heart contracting times the resistance in y ... Read on »

What Causes Muscle Soreness? by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Your muscles should feel sore on some of the days after you exercise. If you go out and jog the same two miles at the same pace, day after day, you will never become faster, s ... Read on »

Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin: List of topics and questions by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise August 28, 2005 What Causes Muscle Soreness? Does blood pressure vary at different times of the day? Dear Dr. Mirkin: What’s the best way to treat a pulled muscle? Re ... Read on »

How can I strengthen my heart? by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Fitness refers to your heart muscle. The stronger your heart, the more fit you are. The only stimulus that makes any muscle stronger is to exercise that muscle against increas ... Read on »

Do you want your child to be a champion athlete? by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Champion athletes are born AND made. Lance Armstrong is arguably the greatest endurance athlete of all time. Edward F. Coyle, professor at the University of Texas, has tested ... Read on »

Is it better to eat 1-2 large meals or many small ones? by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Your body temperature rises for about an hour after you eat. Eating frequently raises your body temperature for longer periods of time, causing you to burn more calories and s ... Read on »

How can I get the most out of my daily walks? by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise To become fit you need to exercise vigorously enough to increase your heart rate by at least 20 beats a minute. Walking slowly doesn’t do much to make you fit. There are ... Read on »

Hyponatremia: too much water by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise HYPONATREMIA should never happen to you. For the last 40 years, sports medicine experts have told athletes in endurance events that they should take fluids frequently during ... Read on »

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