Archive for April, 2009

Why Meat from Mammals is Risky

Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
A study of more than 500,000 Americans over 40 shows that those who consume the equivalent of at least a hamburger a day have a 30 percent increased chance of dying during the next 10 years, mostly from heart disease and cancer. Cold cuts, sausage and other [...]

High Insulin = High Breast Cancer Risk

Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Women who have high levels of insulin are at high risk for developing breast cancer (Journal of the National Cancer Institute, January 2009). Insulin stimulates breast cells to grow. Women who are most likely to have high levels of insulin are those who are obese, store fat [...]

Hard exercise should not reduce libido

Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
If hard exercise or training causes you to lose interest in making love, get a medical check-up. If your doctor finds nothing wrong with you, you may be training too much. Most endurance athletes have normal blood levels of the male hormones, testosterone and dihydro-testosterone, and lose [...]

Who should restrict salt? (and who should not?)

Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Most doctors recommend salt restriction for all their patients, even though many will not develop high blood pressure from high-salt intake and some may even be harmed if they restrict salt. Heavy exercisers lose so much salt that they have to take in lots of salt just [...]