Archive for January, 2010

More Exercise is Better

Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Dr. Paul Williams of the University of California at Berkeley thinks that the American Heart Association’s recommendation of “half an hour a day of exercise” is way too little. He has followed more than 100,000 runners for 20 years and has shown that exercising much more than [...]

Almost All Obese Men Will Eventually Become Diabeic

Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
This month, two studies show that being overweight shortens life. A study from the University of Uppsala in Sweden followed 1800 Swedish overweight men, from age 50 for 30 years and showed that almost all are at high risk for heart attacks and premature death (Circulation, December [...]

Mediterranean Diet Most Healthful

Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
A comprehensive review of the world’s literature, covering research in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from 1966 to 2008, shows that eating a Mediterranean diet prolongs life and prevents heart attacks, cancer, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease (British Medical [...]