by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 21, 2019 | Heart Health
As you age, you can expect to suffer from sarcopenia (loss of muscle size and strength). A study of 378 older adults showed that the smaller the muscles in their arms, legs and trunk, the smaller and weaker the upper and lower chambers of their heart (J Am Geriatr...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 15, 2019 | Nutrition
Several articles have shown that even if you are not overweight, having excess fat in your belly increases your risk for: Heart Attacks: Storing fat in your belly is a far stronger predictor of a heart attack than just being overweight (Menopause, August 28, 2019). A...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 10, 2019 | Heart Health
A study of 21,758 men, average age 51.7 years, followed for an average 10.4 years, showed that men who exercised the most have more plaques in their arteries, but do not suffer more heart attacks or deaths than those with less heart artery calcification (JAMA Cardiol,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 13, 2019 | Joints & Bones
A review of 47 studies on 22,037 patients with knee osteoarthritis treated for at least 12 months showed no clear difference in controlling long-term pain between medications and placebos (JAMA, 2018;320(24):2564-2579). There was a slight time-limited pain control...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 12, 2018 | Nutrition
Researchers followed 38,981 adults for 16 years (1999-2014) and found that those who ate the most vegetables and the widest variety of vegetables, particularly dark green vegetables, had the lowest rate of heart attacks and heart disease (Nutrition Journal, July 10,...
