What Happens To Your Joints

Posted: March 28th, 2011 | Author: Dr. Bill Stillwell | No Comments »

I’m talking about your hips, knees, ankles…the joints in
your body, not the kind that end up in the ashtray. But
before I get to that, a few words on the Commander-in-
Chief’s basketball brackets, which he got a lot of props
for, two weeks ago, before the NCAA March Madness got
underway. The Jeffe seems to fancy himself a very astute
judge of basketball programs and talent and the ever
fawning media like to hold up this myth, along with all the
others, the principal one being that he knows what he’s
doing.

But the truth always comes out, sooner or later. I’m still
waiting for him to produce his birth certificate, but like
Donald Trump, I’m no birther. I just want him to end the
controversy in the simplest way possible, which could be
done the same way that all other Presidents have done it…
by just releasing it (along with all his college
transcripts and writings).

Back to basketball.

Obama’s brackets had a lot of chalk in them, by which I
mean that he went with all the safe choices. He was big on
the predetermined big dogs, who after today are all
finished. He apparently could not see the teams with
tenacity and heart, just as he missed the fact that he was
going to lose the last election in a big way. Let’s hope
his winning streak continues, unabated.

On to your joints…which I know more than a bit about. I
made my living for over 23 years as an orthopaedic surgeon,
fixing primarily hips and knees, which are pretty important
to anyone who values moving around. Some of my repairs and
replacements were done in the case of injury, or accident.
Some were done because of aging.

But many, too many in fact, were done because of fat.

That may come as a big surprise to you, and you may be
saying, “What the hell does he mean?”

Let’s start here. First of all, fat is a stressor. I’ve
talked about this before. If you’re fat, you are more than
likely to have other health problems. That list is pretty
long and would include heart disease, high blood pressure,
stroke, diabetes and many forms of cancer. These diseases
come with additional stressors that multiply your total
stress level.

Today, I’m going to talk about another stressor brought on
by too much lard and that is stress on your joints. Your
body is built to carry a certain amount of weight in a
normal fashion. By that, I mean that all the parts move in
the way that they were designed to. If you weigh what you
are designed for carrying, everything about your daily
movements should be simpatico.

Now, let’s say you are carrying 45 pounds more than your
frame was designed for and you’ve been doing it for a
number of years. I know from experience that you have a
number of “aches.” Your knees hurt, you probably have to
loosen up your hips, you have pain in your lower back, and
your ankles and feet may be giving you problems (other than
smelly sox).

The heavier you are, the worse it gets, until something
gives out. It could be a knee, your back, an ankle, or a
hip. If you’re overweight, these injuries can happen at a
relatively young age.

For instance, just walking, when you’re overweight, at
least triples the stress on your joints. Going up a flight
of stairs increases the joint reaction stresses by a factor
of seven. Running can increase those stresses by a factor
of ten.

Is it any wonder that I was working all the time? And that
if my clinic was bigger, I could have kept other surgeons
very busy, as well?

You should also worry that under Obamacare you could wait
months to get any of these joint injuries repaired. And
that you could be immobile and in pain, while you wait for
a surgeon even half as good as I was (ask any of my
patients: 90 per cent of my business was by word of mouth
referrals).

There are many, many damn good reasons to lose fat. Keeping
yourself upright should be at the top of your list.
Technology has brought us many wonders, as far as surgery
is concerned, but nothing beats having the original parts
you were issued, in superb working order.

Fish oil does wondrous things for the joints, keeping them
“lubed,” “greased,” and moving without impingement. If you
need a little extra, for trouble spots, I also have a
special Joint Health Formula that goes over and above.

You can get one or both here:

Powerhouse Omega:

https://www.favoriteformulas.com?awt_l=GnZNU&awt_m=1ZlEtpk5a2z2rW

Joint Health:
Click here

By the way…VCU, who nobody gave a snowball’s chance in
Hell of getting out of the first round of the playoffs, was
where I started learning how to put a scalpel, saw, drill,
screwdriver and sewing machine to good use.

GO RAMS!

I’ll be back tomorrow with more.

With my best wishes for your optimum health,

Dr. Bill

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