Dr. Mirken: Caffeine and Hot Weather Exercise
Posted July 11, 2008 at 01:00 PM by Martha Jones
Section: Her Fitness
A study from Toledo, Spain shows that giving caffeine to dehydrated bicycle racers helps them ride faster, longer and with more power in hot weather (Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise,…
Dr. Mirkin: Fewer Omega-6s May Reduce Cancer Risk
Posted May 23, 2008 at 04:00 PM by Alexandra M. Haller
Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Diet Myths, Healthy Eating, Her News
Researchers at UCLA show that reducing intake of corn oils helps to prevent prostate cancer in mice (Cancer Research, April 15, 2008). Corn oil and other vegetable oils are extremely rich sources of omega-6 fatty acids. Fats are classified…
Exercise May Improve Kidney Function
Posted May 17, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Alexandra M. Haller
Section: Her Fitness, Athletics, Sports Medicine, Her Health
We already know that exercise helps to prevent heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, obesity and certain cancers, and may extend life span. Now a report from Italy shows that exercise may also help…
Dr. Mirkin: A Follow-up to: Eat Real Foods Instead of Popping Pills
Posted May 3, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Alexandra M. Haller
Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Diet Myths, Healthy Eating
Dear Dr. Mirkin: Would you please explain how vitamin pills could affect lifespan, as you reported in last week’s issue?
The issue of vitamin supplements is far from settled. Most doctors take multivitamins themselves and recommend them to…
Dr. Mirkin: Eat Real Foods Instead of Popping Pills
Posted May 1, 2008 at 04:00 PM by Alexandra M. Haller
Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Supplements, Her News
One in three women and one in four men in the United States take vitamin pills. If you are among them, you may be doing more harm than good. In a wake-up call to the multibillion dollar vitamin pill industry, a review…
Dr. Mirkin: Preserve Muscle Sugar for Speed and Endurance
Posted August 6, 2007 at 10:35 AM by Bridget Sullivan
Section: Her Fitness, Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Workout Fuel
How fast you can move and how long you can exercise intensely depends on the amount of sugar (glycogen) stored in your muscles. The same rule applies in all sports: when muscles run out of their stored sugar supply, they require more oxygen and…
Dr. Mirkin: What causes metabolic syndrome?
Posted July 24, 2007 at 11:55 AM by Alexandra Smith
Section: Her Fitness, Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Weight Control
Metabolic syndrome means you have abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, low HDL (good) cholesterol and high blood pressure, and are high risk for diabetes and heart attacks. It is caused by an inability to respond adequately to insulin. A study from the
Dr. Mirkin: How to Become Strong
Posted July 17, 2007 at 10:00 AM by Bridget Sullivan
Section: Her Fitness, Athletics, Training Programs, Her Health, Her News, Special Features
Would you like to become stronger? Pick 6 to 10 weight-machine exercises and do them in three sessions a week. In each exercise, try to lift the heaviest weight that you can lift comfortably ten times in a row without hurting yourself. When an…
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