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 | Feb 19, 2017 | Men's Health
It looks more and more as if prostate cancer is a metabolic disease that is influenced by your lifestyle. Extensive research has failed to show association between infections and prostate cancer risk, but following a healthful diet and lifestyle has been associated...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 5, 2017 | Diabetes
Many people with high blood sugar levels are told by their doctors that they do not have diabetes because their fasting blood sugar levels are below 100 mg/dl, which is considered normal. Early in the disease, diabetics often have a “normal” fasting blood...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 5, 2017 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The American Association for Cancer Research reports that being overweight is linked to 25 percent of cancers, and adding lack of exercise and eating pro-inflammatory foods raises the risk to 33 percent of newly diagnosed cancer cases in the U.S. The International...
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 | Jan 22, 2017 | Other Diseases & Conditions
I had my appendix removed when I was a child because the doctor told my mother it was a useless organ that might someday burst and cause horrible problems. After generations of children had their appendices removed for no reason, researchers have found that perhaps it...
