by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 22, 2013 | Joints & Bones
When all the cartilage in your knee is gone, the only effective treatment is to replace the whole knee. The ends of bones are soft, so they must be covered with a thick white gristle called cartilage. Once damaged, cartilage can never heal or re-grow. Small holes in...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 22, 2013 | Joints & Bones
A diet loaded with cooked vegetables and olive oil helps to reduce the pain, swelling and discomfort of rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study from Harvard School of Public Health. Before this study, there was no really good evidence that diet had anything to do...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 22, 2013 | Joints & Bones
If your back is stiff and hurts when you move, if it hurts to touch two points at the side of the top of your pelvis where it joins your spine (the sacroiliac joint), and if your back x ray shows signs of this disease, you probably suffer from ankylosing spondylitis....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 22, 2013 | Heart Health
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that one of the best tests to predict your risk for having a heart attack is your Recovery Heart Rate. Recovery heart rate is a measure of fitness and a slow recovery from exercise means that you are out of shape....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 22, 2013 | Heart Health
Doctors no longer predict your chances of suffering a heart attack by how high your total cholesterol is. The current guidelines recommend that everyone should have a blood level of the bad LDL cholesterol below 100. If you live in Canada, divide the American number...
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...
