by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 1, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
All people smell when they don’t bathe often enough. Sweat doesn’t smell when it first reaches your skin. The odor comes only after bacteria or fungi on the skin’s surface break down the fat in sweat to form chemicals that smell. Most sweat glands...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 1, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Colon cleansers are foods and laxatives that loosen your stool and make you go to the bathroom. The latest research shows that regular use of laxatives or colon cleansers can harm you by blocking the absorption of healthful nutrients from your colon into your...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 1, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The most common complaint among older people is constipation. If you have constipation, check with your doctor who often orders thyroid tests and a barium enema to rule out a cancer or other obstruction or diabetic nerve damage. Usually these tests are normal and you...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 1, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Bilirubin is a yellow pigment released from dead red blood cells into your bloodstream. Researchers at the University of in Utah School of Medicine showed that men and women with high blood levels of bilirubin have an extraordinarily low chance of getting heart...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 1, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
If you belch or have burning in your stomach or chest, particularly when your stomach is empty, you probably have either an infection, a tumor, or a condition called GERD (reflux or regurgitation). Infection with bacteria such as helicobacter pylori is by far the most...
