by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 3, 2017 | Joints & Bones
Eighty percent of North Americans have X-ray evidence of osteoarthritis by age 65, and sixty percent have significant joint pain. A recent study compared the size of knee cartilage in: • 176 skeletons of people who lived from 6000 to 300 years ago (from U.S. museums)...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 18, 2017 | Joints & Bones
People who run or walk regularly have healthier and stronger spinal discs than non-exercisers do (Scientific Reports 7, April 19, 2017). This is very reassuring because some doctors tell patients with back pain not to run because they think that the jarring of the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 9, 2017 | Joints & Bones
Several studies suggest that inflammation associated with a faulty diet, lack of exercise, overweight and lack of vitamin D increases risk for autoimmune diseases, but there is no strong evidence yet to show that any diet will cure auto-immune disease. Examples of...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 26, 2017 | Joints & Bones
Eighty percent of North Americans have X-ray evidence of osteoarthritis by age 65, and sixty percent have significant joint pain. Recent research suggests that osteoarthritis may be caused by inflammation, the same overactive immunity that causes heart attacks and...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 28, 2017 | Joints & Bones
Data from the Rotterdam Study, a prospective study of 14,926 people 45 or older who have been followed since 1990, show that a diet based on vegetables, fruits, dairy, fish and poultry is associated with: • markedly reduced risk for fractures, • higher bone density on...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 30, 2016 | Joints & Bones
Osteoarthritis affects almost 30 million North Americans, making it the most common joint disease. It damages cartilage most often in the knees, hips, fingers and spine and is associated with aging, trauma, and obesity, but its primary cause now appears to be an...
