by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 22, 2013 | Heart Health
One in ten Americans suffers from mitral valve prolapse and the vast majority have no symptoms and will never know that they have it. Valves are located in your heart to keep blood from backing up. With aging, some of these valves can stretch and fail to close...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 29, 2013 | Heart Health
Research shows that some beta blockers and diuretics that are prescribed to control high blood pressure can cause high blood sugar levels, weight gain, tiredness and impotence (American Journal of Hypertension 11: Oct 1998: 1244-1247; 1258-1265). Many people with high...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 29, 2013 | Heart Health
Most of the chemicals in your body and in your food are safe, but when many chemicals in your body and foods are oxidized and converted to their oxidized forms they become harmful. Cholesterol is pure and safe for arteries. Cholesterol in foods that was thought...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 28, 2013 | Heart Health
More than forty years ago, Dr. Robert Wissler of the University of Chicago showed that arteriosclerosis is reversible in animals. Since then, hundreds of papers have shown that it is reversible in humans, even those who have already had heart attacks. Simple,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 28, 2013 | Heart Health
Some studies show that people who live the longest have total blood cholesterol levels between 211 and 250, which is considered too high by many doctors. Almost everyone agrees that having total blood cholesterol levels above 250 is likely to shorten your life...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 21, 2013 | Heart Health
What’s the most common cause of winter-time heart attacks, shoveling snow or breathing cold air? A study in Toronto showed that most heart attacks occur on the day after a snowfall, not on the coldest days. Your heart has to work two and a half times harder to...
