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"What all this means is that widespread screening for prostate cancer may be a lose-lose proposition: It has resulted in little or no drop in the mortality rate, while simultaneously leading to huge numbers of men suffering the side effects of unnecessary treatment. A study published in 2002 in the British journal BMJ compared PSA testing rates in the region around Seattle and in Connecticut between 1987 and 1997." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.)

"It is these androgens that can cause the growth of facial hair in women and may contribute to prostate disorders in men.2 The second problem with standard oral DHEA supplementation is that there is strong evidence it reduces the body's own production of DHEA." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"Martin was in good health in 1990, when he developed pain in his lower abdomen and went to an emergency room where he was diagnosed with an acute inflammation in his prostate gland. Although he was usually very healthy, this incident may have started him worrying about himself and his mortality but we don't have much information about what he was thinking during this period of time. Eight days after his ER visit, Martin saw his internist for the first time in a year. The doctor noted that Martin complained of the "recent" onset of insomnia, and that he was "slightly" anxious." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.) "In Martin's case, there were no other complicating factors beyond evidence that he showed signs of depression, probably over his prostate inflammation. Many people become depressed, but relatively few commit suicide. Martin possessed none of the risk factors commonly associated with suicide such as prior suicide threats, alcoholism, drug addiction, chronic and severe pain, a deteriorating illness, job loss, or loss of loved ones. Finally, we had to show that Martin's internist was negligent in prescribing the drug. His record documented one serious error." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.) "Martin's prostate. When the prescription was about to run out, Martin called the doctor to ask for an increased dose. According to the office note, "Patient said he was sleeping better but wanted the next increase in dosage." Without talking with him directly, the doctor prescribed fifteen tablets of Halcion 0.25 mg—double the dose. That was thirteen days before Martin climbed onto the roof of the Hyatt. Friends and family began to notice changes in Martin during the last week or two of his life." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"And perhaps not surprisingly, more recent information indicates that prostate cancer is not a rare occurrence even with low levels of PSA; the pilot was right to be concerned about the change in his levels. As we all know, medical knowledge is always evolving, for doctors as well as for patients. What is fact today might not be correct tomorrow. Such stories are not unusual in this era of easy access to medical knowledge." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"In fact, I can even look at you fully clothed and pretty much know what your blood vessels, heart, liver, prostate, and brain-yes, your brain-look like. A huge number of you have allowed a condition to occur that guarantees the activation of killer genes. If you're still in denial, just look at your belly in the mirror. If your gut obscures your privates when you stand up straight and look down, you've already triggered killer genes that have started the process of finishing you off. If your gut overlaps your belt, I can virtually guarantee they've been activated." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.) "Is it any wonder that milk consumption in adulthood is correlated with increased rates of breast, prostate, and colon cancer? Increased incidence of atherosclerosis is another association: Remember those breast-fed infants with plaques? That's right, milk. Don't be misled by labels that say words to the effect "Our cows are not treated with bovine growth hormone (or BGH)." All cows' milk contains BGH (another name for IGF) to make calves grow, regardless of whether or not the mothers were injected with that hormone. What else does IGF do?" - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"Two of these isoflavones, genistein and daidzein, act as both antioxidants and estrogens that when consumed in foods may help contribute to reducing the risk of coronary heart disease as well as protecting against breast or prostate cancer as part of an overall healthy lifestyle. Adding soy to your diet, as suggested in The SuperFoodsRx Diet, usually is a health plus if only because it provides a protein source—and a complete protein at that—that has a lower and healthier fat content than meat, the protein it usually replaces." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.)

"They are also "more than twice as likely to get prostate cancer." If you're going to eat meat, buy only organic meat to avoid exposure to the whole range of chemicals,' growth hormones, and parasites present in beef and chicken, or the high levels of toxic metals present in most fish. If it isn't available locally, pressure your supermarket to carry it as an option. 2. What About Dairy? The average American typically eats close to 600 pounds of dairy products a year, which makes it the single largest component of their diet." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"Burned-out feeling þ Abdominal fat ? prostate problems þ Decreased mental clarity Q Decreased sex drive þ Increased urinary urge Q Decreased strength þ Decreased stamina Ql Difficulty sleeping þ Decreased urine flow Ql Irritability þ Depression ? Erectile dysfunction þ Hot flashes ? Night sweats ? Poor concentration C. Stress Level 1. On a scale of 0-10 (0 = no stress; 10 = high stress), my stress level is_. D. Exercise 1. Last week I exercised_times per week for an average of_minutes each time. 2. Describe the activity or activities: _ E. Outlook 1." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"That's why clearing emotional blocks is a vital step in the process of healing from prostate cancer—or any other disease. THE PHYSICAL DEPENDS UPON THE EMOTIONS The human mind and body are intimately connected. What happens in the mind immediately registers in your physical being, and what goes on in the body is instantly recognized in your mind. It cannot be any other way, for mind and body are merely different aspects of the unity that is you. Think of the mind/body as a spider web: a little vibration on any part of the web shakes the entire thing." - Larry Clapp, Prostate Health in 90 Days (Get the book.) "This healing will have a very powerful effect on the relationship as well as the prostate, which benefits from the happier, sexier relationship as well as from its own healing. The principle that "the healer is healed as he heals another" holds true in relationships. Men heal by healing their women. CHOOSING THE MOMENT As the goddess awakens, it is time for the man to learn to slow down in his pursuit of that which he wants most, so that he may have more. Western attitudes toward male sexuality stress ejaculation?the more ejaculations, the better." - Larry Clapp, Prostate Health in 90 Days (Get the book.)

"BPA has also been found in human blood and placental and fetal tissues, and incriminated as a predisposing factor or cause of human prostate cancer (35 ). The authors of the above study on BPA and breast cancer risk in rats also linked the reported incidence of endocrine-dependent human cancers to even the minimal levels of estrogen-like chemicals, particularly BPA, to which pregnant women are exposed. An August 2, 2007, consensus statement by several dozen scientists warned that BPA, even at very low exposure levels, is probably responsible for many human reproductive disorders (6 )." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"Men with the highest amounts of PCBs have double the risk for prostate cancer. Ritchie JM, Vial SL, Fuortes LJ, Robertson LW, Guo H, Reedy VE, Smith EM. Comparison of proposed frameworks for grouping polychlorinated biphenyl congener data applied to a case-control pilot study of prostate cancer. Environ Res. 2005 May;98(l): 104-13. 8. A recent study confirms that workers exposed to PCBs had higher rates of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, melanoma, and brain cancer. Ruder AM, Hein MJ, Nilsen N, Waters MA, Laber P, Davis-King K, Prince MM, Whelan E." - Byron J. Richards, Fight for Your Health: Exposing the FDA's Betrayal of America (Get the book.)

"Plasma and dietary carotenoids, and the risk of prostate cancer: a nested case-control study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004 Feb; 13 (2) :260-269. Turmeric http://nccqm.nih.gov/health/turmeric/ Aggarwal BB et al. Curcumin suppresses the paclitaxel-induced nuclear factor-kappaB pathway in breast cancer cells and inhibits lung metastasis of human breast cancer in nude mice. Clin Cancer Res. 2005 Oct 15;ll(20):7490-7498. Asai A, Miyazawa T. Dietary curcuminoids prevent high-fat diet-induced lipid accumulation in rat liver and epididymal adipose tissue. J Nutr. 2001;131:2932-2935." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.) "The citrus flavonoid naringenin stimulates DNA repair in prostate cancer cells. / Nutr Biochem. 2006;17:89-95. Gorinstein S et al. Red grapefruit positively influences serum triglyceride level in patients suffering from coronary atherosclerosis: Studies in vitro and in humans. J Agric Food Chem. 2006;54:1887-1892. Staudte H, Sigusch BW, Glockmann E. Grapefruit consumption improves vitamin C status in periodontitis patients. British Dental Journal. 2005; 199: 213-217. Vanamala J et al. Suppression of colon carcinogenesis by bioactive compounds in grapefruit. Carcinogenesis." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.) "Researchers have seen that the chemical sulforaphane, found in cruciferous vegetables like cauliflower, stopped lung cancer cells in an animal trial, and helped kill off and stop the growth of prostate cancer cells in a test tube study on human cells. RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: Researchers who followed a group of older women for over ten years found that those who consumed more cruciferous vegetables had a decreased risk of rheumatoid arthritis. Tips on Using Cauliflower SELECTION AND STORAGE: • Look for white or creamy-colored heads. They should be firm, compact, and heavy when lifted." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"Dairy products are linked to other health problems ranging from acne to prostate and ovarian cancer. It is the latter issue—cancer—that has gotten the attention of the medical community. Two large Harvard studies and several other studies from other countries have shown that milk-drinking men have a significantly higher risk of prostate cancer compared with men who generally avoid milk.5,6 The explanation appears to lie in hormonal effects caused by milk. For ovarian cancer, the evidence is mixed, with some studies showing higher risk among milk drinkers and others showing no increased risk." - Neal D. Barnard and Bryanna Clark Grogan, Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs (Get the book.)

"Ironically, the come from such sources as a word smegma comes from the Greek for catheter, a prostate infection, or an- "soap"—A hint, perhaps? other person during sexual activity. Penile discharges are hard to miss and often easy to assign a cause to—for example, a thick, cloudy, and foul-smelling discharge is the hallmark of gonorrhea, aka "the clap." body. The urethra is a near-perfect VAGINAL VICISSITUDES VAGINAL FARTS A man may find having a bent or spotted penis embarrassing, but imagine a woman having a farting vagina!" - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "It's unclear whether there's any connection between prostatitis and prostate cancer. In women, a UTI can be a sign of frequent or sometimes overly vigorous sexual activity. During sex, bacteria can be pushed up the urethra, the conduit for urine's exit out of the bladder and body. Women have relatively short urethras, which allow bacteria to get into the bladder quickly. Men, on the other hand, have longer urethras, which may be why UTIs are more common in women than men." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"BPA, a chemical found in epoxy resin and polycarbonate plastics, may impair the reproductive organs and have adverse effects on tumors, breast tissue development, and prostate development by reducing sperm count. BPA can leach into water bottles through normal wear and tear and exposure to heat and cleaning agents. This includes leaving your plastic water bottle in your car during errands, in your backpack during hikes, and running it through your dishwasher or using harsh detergents." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.) "In men, estrogen dominance has been linked to an increased risk of hormone-dependent prostate cancer. An increasing number of studies link exposure to environmental estrogens to an increased risk of cancer. In her book The Truth About Breast Cancer, Claire Hoy states the following: Greenpeace found that one country that banned pesticides— Israel—quickly went from breast cancer rates that were among the highest in the world to rates in keeping with other industrialized nations. It also found that U.S. counties with chemical waste sites were 6." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"Here's a very specific example of this amplifying benefit: While we know that broccoli and tomatoes, both SuperFoods, are independently recognized for their ability to help prevent cancer, a study published in the journal Cancer Research reported that when both are included in the daily diet, the ultimate effect on prostate cancer is greater than when either vegetable is eaten alone. As the report noted, "The combination of tomato and broccoli was more effective at slowing tumor growth than either tomato or broccoli alone." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.)

"If prostate cancer is found, which treatment is best? (There are four kinds of surgeries, several types of implantable radioactive seeds, and multiple external radiation regimens to choose from.) These are just a few of the questions that can only be answered if we stop leaving the job of funding clinical research to the pharmaceutical industry. NINE The Doctor Isn't In There was a time when Gordon Peabody thought that being a doctor was the greatest job in the world." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.) "Recently, Wennberg and his team recommended that Medicare should expand its P4P agenda to reward hospitals that establish a certified shared decision-making process for ten conditions that often result in elective surgery, such as chest pain due to angina; hip and knee arthritis; silent gallstones; prostate conditions; and breast cancer. The ten conditions account for about 40 percent of Medicare spending for surgery. Hospitals and surgery centers that provided high-quality patient decision aids would receive a small bonus." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.) "In the case of the PSA test, for example, one man might fear the possibility of having even a relatively harmless cancer more than he fears the decline in his quality of life that is likely to result from prostate surgery. Over the past two decades, researchers have come up with a variety of aids to help patients come to good decisions. These aids range from short videos to brochures to interactive computer programs, all of which are intended to walk patients through what's known and unknown about a particular treatment or test and what's at stake for them." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.)

"Estrogen dominance has also been linked to male problems, including lowered sperm counts, physical feminization symptoms such as enlarged breasts, as well as osteoporosis and prostate cancer. Indigestion All digestive discomforts are a result of the abuse or overloading of the digestive organs, plus possible genetic inabilities to produce adequate quantities of digestive secretions." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Opposes estrogen's predisposition to promote cell growth, thereby providing protection from uterine, breast, and ovarian cancer as well as fibrocystic disease in females and an increased risk of prostate cancer in males. As you can see, when they are in sync, estrogen and progesterone are responsible for important biochemical functions in both the female and male bodies. When the ratio of estrogen and progesterone gets out of sync, many health issues arise, including unwanted weight gain. what is estrogen dominance?" - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"Men are also using Prostabel like saw palmetto is now routinely used—for prevention and help with age-related prostate symptoms—and they seem to be getting good results. HOW TO USE Working with a physician if possible, follow dosage directions, from two to eight capsules daily. CONTRAINDICATIONS Prostabel has no side effects, is not a drug, and is well tolerated. FINAL THOUGHTS From the data so far, it appears that Prostabel can produce favorable health benefits without any side effects and give men the opportunity to do something positive to reduce their risk for more serious outcomes." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.)

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