The Importance of Healthy Testosterone Levels

Why you need to optimize your levels

While primarily associated with male sexuality and reproduction, testosterone also plays a role in maintaining muscle mass, bone density, levels of red blood cells, and a general sense of vigor and well-being.  It also plays an important role in emotional health.

While conventional medical thought stresses that testosterone is a catalyst for prostate cancer the prostate gland requires testosterone for it to remain at optimal condition.

Testosterone levels naturally decline with age http://www.mercola.com/testosterone.aspx beginning at age 30 – and continue to do so as men advance in years.  Aging-induced testosterone decline is associated with the over activity of an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase, which converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT). This process simultaneously decreases the amount of testosterone in men, putting them at risk for prostate enlargement, androgenic alopecia (hair loss) and cancer.

Symptoms of declining testosterone levels include decreased sex drive, erectile dysfunction, depressed mood, and difficulties with concentration and memory. Men with low testosterone may also experience weight gain, breast enlargement, and problems urinating.

Unfortunately, widespread chemical exposure is also causing this decline to occur in men as early as childhood, and is completely impacting their biology. Recently, for instance, both statin drugs and the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide were found to interfere with the testicle’s ability to produce testosterone.

PSA Testing – Is it right for you

Signs and Symptoms of Prostate Cancer

Difficulty urinating

Urgent need t urinate

Frequent urination especially at night

Burning or pain while urinating

Inability to urinate or difficulty starting or stopping

Painful ejaculation

Blood in the urine

Risk Factors

Age: The chance rises quickly after age 50

Race: More common in men of African or Caribbean descent
Family history: Genetics can play a role

Diet: Men who eat a low-fibre, high fat diet have a higher rate of prostate cancer.

Lifestyle: Having a high body mass index may increase the risk – Exercise and diet can help decrease your risk

How to prepare for the test

Before you talk t your doctor find out what you can about your family history of prostate cancer.  It will help to know if you have any first-degree relatives (father, brother) who were diagnosed with prostate cancer. If yes, at what age?

Do not have intercourse at least 24-48 hours before your test as this can alter the readings and cause concerns

Don’t ride a bike at least 24-48 hours prior for the same reason


Who should be tested

Men over 50 or younger if higher risk - have close family relatives who’ve had Prostate cancer

What to ask your doctor

What is my risk of developing prostate cancer? Is there anything I can do to lower my risk?

What tests should I have, if any?

How often should I be tested?

Could I benefit from having a PSA test and DRE? (Digital Rectal Exam)

Could I be harmed by a PSA test and DRE ?

What happens if my results are normal?

What happens if my results aren’t normal?

Do I have to pay for the tests? If yes, how much?


What you should know about your test results

The PSA test cannot diagnose cancer – It can only help detect a rise in your levels
Your normal PSA level will change as you grow older

Many prostate cancers grow very slowly – these low risk and may not need active treatment right away.

Routine PSA tests often lead to over-diagnosis resulting in unnecessary treatments

The problem is that many of the cancers that get detected are so small and slow-growing, they'll never be harmful, and doctors have a difficult time discerning the quick, harmful cancers from the slow, harmless ones." As reported by CNN

The false positive rate is high, and the bulk of the harm is a result of subsequent unnecessary treatments.

The PSA test indicates nothing more than the size of your prostate gland.
It should be used to provide a base line from which to refer to.

Getting a PSA test reduces your lifetime risk of dying from prostate cancer from three percent to just 2.4 percent, so the difference is negligible.

Ways to Support Your Prostate

Prostate cancer is often preceded by prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN), a condition marked by abnormal cells that are likely to become cancerous. Consuming nutrients and herbal compounds that block the inflammatory enzymes may help prevent PIN from progressing to cancer.

·       Herbal agents that may help block the progression of PIN include green tea, ginger, rosemary, oregano, Chinese goldthread, and barberry.

·       Other promising agents for preventing and managing prostate cancer include lycopene, vitamin E, selenium, pomegranate and soy.

http://www.lef.org//Magazine/2007/4/report_prostate/Page-01?source=search&key=prostate%20health 

 

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Additional sources:  http://prostatecancer.ca

                              http://www.cancer.ca

 

 

Living the 6 Steps to Cancer Recovery

Step Two

Ever Wonder What Else is Out There That Can Help You?

If you're making decisions about your treatment, do you ever wonder if there's another way to outsmart this cancer you have? Any other treatments that can work and yet don't inflict pain, nausea and the potentially deadly side effects?

This step is about treatment options that can enhance your response to Surgery, Chemotherapy and Radiation. Treatment options that will reduce your side effects and the very real risks that are not spoken about. Step two is also about the options you have that will kill cancer cells without chemo and radiation. 

Don't you owe it to yourself to know what these are?  Don't you owe it to yourself to be educated on your disease and empowered in knowing its recovery options? 

The Critical Factors of Cancer Treatment 

• Improving the Odds of Long Term Survival
• Protecting Against Anemia
• Inhibiting the COX-2 Enzyme - when overexpressed this enzyme could promote cancer and cancer metastasis. 
• Suppressing ras Oncogene Expression - these proteins play a central role in the regulation of cell growth.
• Maintaining bone integrity
• Inhibiting Angiogenesis - the transition of tumors from a dormant state to a malignant one. 

What to Take During Surgery, Chemotherapy and Radiation

The patient who takes antioxidants will usually have fewer short and long-term side effects and many studies have shown that various antioxidants augment the effectiveness of chemo and radiation when taken singly or together.

Differing opinions exist in the naturopathic and medical communities about which supplements should be taken (or not taken) during cancer treatments.

What are Complementary and Alternative Therapies?

They represent one of the fastest growing adjunctive cancer treatment modalities in the United States. The most commonly uses modalities include nutritional supplements, mind-body approaches and acupuncture. When used properly, supplementation can enhance the effectiveness of conventional cancer treatments, boost the immune system and improve the patient's quality of and control over life.

Living the 6 Steps Cancer Wellness Retreat

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Living the 6 Steps to Cancer Recovery

 Step One

Ever Wonder Why You Have Cancer?

It's critical to know your disease - Become familiar with evidence based contributing factors and causes.  Learn how to offset these in your day to day life.

Once you're diagnosed with cancer its important to know what your risk factors are and what protective factors you have. Reducing your risk factors and increasing your protective factors will aid in eliminating influences that can continue to hinder your recovery.

Adopting an Anti-Cancer Lifestyle is Critical to Reversing your Cancer Risk Factors.

The following recommendations are Interventional Strategies for the Restoration of Optimal Health and will have a profound influence on your recovery from this disease.

It is recommended that you implement one action weekly that you would like to make a part of your daily lifestyle.  By following this exercise you will be well on your way to feeling healthier, more energetic and more positive each day.

Lifestyle - Make Your Health & Happiness a Priority

Dietary - Make Anti-Aging & High Energy a Priority

Supplements - Vitamin/Minerals Enrich, Support and Replenish

Environmental - Make Your Health & Safety a Priority

Psychological - Make Peace and Productivity a Priority

Natural Strategies to Prevent, slow or Reverse Tumour Growth

• Keep your body more alkaline - cancer cells are non-viable at a pH of 8
• Increase oxygenation in the tissues.  Cancer cells die in an oxygen rich environment. 
• Test for and remove toxic metals from the body that may be interfering with hormones and enzymes.
• Test for and remove pathological fungal growth, parasites, bacteria, viruses, yeast or other chronic infection.
• Avoid sugar and consume foods with a low glycemic index to lower levels of insulin and IGF-1.
• Improve the circulation and clean up the blood.

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What's New(s)

 

Higher Vitamin D Levels Associated with Improved Breast

and Colorectal Cancer Survival

 

 

An online article published in the European Journal of Cancer reports results of two meta-analyses conducted at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg, which affirms a protective effect for higher vitamin D levels against the risk of dying from breast cancer and colorectal cancer.

 

Analysis uncovered a 38% average lower risk of dying from any cause and a 42% lower risk of dying from breast cancer when the highest versus lowest categories of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were compared. 

For Colorectal cancer; the risk averaged 29% lower for all-cause mortality and 35% lower for disease-specific death. 

 

 

 

 

 

*Eur J Cancer, 2014 Feb 27.

*LEF, D.Dye, 2014 July

 

 



 

15 Super Simple Recipes To Help You Eat More Greens

By Margaret Wertheim
Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com

Leafy greens are some of the healthiest foods you can eat, since they're loaded with beneficial nutrients like folate, calcium, magnesium, and potassium. Leafy greens include spinach, kale, arugula, chard, collard greens, mustard greens, dandelion greens, cabbage, and others.

Generally, heartier greens like kale, chard, and collards are more nutrient rich than greens like lettuce, but all leafy greens contain chlorophyll, which may help support detoxification in your body. Browse this list of easy ways to incorporate leafy greens, and choose the ones that work best for you:

1. Spinach with eggs.

Add spinach or kale to an egg scramble, omelet, or frittata. This is a great way to incorporate veggies at breakfast (or any meal).

2. Sautéed kale with garlic and mushrooms.

This is a perfectly nutrient-rich side for just about any meal.

3. Kale chips.
 
These kale chips are quick to make and easy to store for later, these are a great healthy snack.

4. Chard in soup.

Add toward the end of cooking time of your favorite soup, and the greens won't taste bitter, but will instead absorb the other flavors of the soup.

5. Kale with white beans and garlic.
 
Cook kale with white beans and garlic for a delicious main dish or side. Having beans with greens can be a very nutritious side dish or main dish.

6. Enchiladas with chopped kale.

The greens will absorb the other flavors of the dish — a great way to get kids to eat more vegetables.

7. Tacos with finely chopped spinach, kale or chard.

A great way to include more veggies in a meal that often doesn't contain very many.

8. Massaged kale salad.

A great side dish or top with chicken or salmon for a healthy lunch or dinner.

9. Arugula pesto.

Blend arugula with olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, parmesan and pine nuts. Serve on spaghetti squash with white beans or chicken and veggies.

10. Green smoothie.
 
In a fruit smoothie, you won't even notice the greens are there.

11. Southwestern black bean salad.

Finely chop kale or chard, and add to a black bean salad with avocado, tomatoes, onions, and cilantro. Dress with lime juice and olive oil.

12. Butternut squash (or sweet potatoes) and greens.

Sauté collard greens, and mix with sweet potatoes or butternut squash for a deliciously nutrient-rich side dish.

13. Green juice.

Juice kale along with carrots, celery, and/or cucumbers.

14. Greens with tahini sauce.

Sauté chard, kale, or dandelion greens, and add a tahini soy sauce for a savory side.

15. Homemade cabbage slaw.

Use green and red cabbage, carrots, and onions, which you can dress with a simple oil and vinegar combo. Pairs great with heartier meat or bean dishes.



By Margaret Wertheim
Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com

7 Easy Steps to Improve Your Health With Nutrition

March is Nutrition Month

"Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food"

Hippocrates

That famous quote from the "father of medicine" is around 2500 years old and was acknowledged as fact for a long time. Today, unfortunately, many still think turning to pharmaceutical drugs is the most reliable way to treat illness. 

Food as Medicine

 

"Food Matters" is an 80-minute fast-paced educative documentary on the basics of good health, which is the only way to prevent disease from occurring in the first place.  The film presents powerful evidence in support of ancient wisdom that regards food as medicine and offers practical solutions to the current health crisis.

For anyone interested in good health, this film is an eye opener and a must watch in my opinion.

 

Are you suffering from any of these ailments? 

If so your body is likely reacting to poor nutrition.  

• Allergies
• High Blood pressure
• High Cholesterol
• Skin problems
• Weight problems
• Chronic disease such as Heart disease, diabetes, arthritis or cancer
• Fatigue
• Head aches
• Digestive issues such as constipation, IBS, Acid reflux

The old saying "You are what you eat" and more importantly "You are what you absorb" is absolutely true. If you're looking for better health and well-being you don't need diets and specialty foods. Just start with these easy steps.

7 Easy Steps to Improve Your Health with Nutrition

 

Step 1: Reduce or eliminate wheat and gluten

Gluten is a protein in wheat which can cause intolerance to wheat products and if you are "sensitive" the signs can be hard to detect but can cause many other health problems throughout the body. 

Safer options are Organic rice, corn, buckwheat and millet.  Quinoa is a wonderful alternative as well as amaranth.

Step 2: Try eating at least one-third of your food uncooked.

Cooking and processing foods can destroy the micronutrients in foods by altering their shape and chemical composition.  This in turn produces malnutrition/nutrient deficiencies and is one reason many people cannot lose weight because it leads to overeating.

Daily vegetable juicing or smoothies are an easy way to consume more raw veggies daily. 



Step 3: Eat more vegetables.

Almost everyone would benefit from eating more vegetables within the allowances of your nutritional type http://nutritionaltyping.mercola.com/ and your biochemical individuality. An Eskimo, for example, can't eat as many vegetables as a Peruvian Indian can.  They would feel poorly and likely develop an insatiable appetite with cravings for sweets etc.

Step 4: Make sure your vegetables are fresh.
If you can't get organic vegetables, you can soak them in a sink of cold water with 4-8 ounces of distilled vinegar for 30 minutes.

Step 5: Limit sugar and fructose - this is crucial.
There is much evidence that excessive sugars in all forms especially fructose is the primary factor causing not only obesity but also most chronic and lethal diseases.  Try to limit total, daily consumption to 15-25 grams.

Step 6: Avoid Artificial Sweeteners.
Although all types of sugars are best avoided none are as bad or toxic as artificial sweeteners. 
If you are healthy some tasty, low glycemic sweeteners you can use are coconut sugar, Stevia, Xylitol or a little pure Maple syrup.

Step 7: Drink more water.
Water is essential for survival. While you could survive for months without food you wouldn't last more that a few days without water because everyday you lose some through urine and sweating.
How much do you need? Using thirst as a guide is one way to ensure you get enough.  Of course if it's hot out or dry or you've been exercising or active you will require more. 

If you know someone who would appreciate and benefit from this article please share.


This article is adapted from Dr. Mercola http://www.mercola.com/nutritionplan/index.htm 

This information is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional and is not intended as medical advice. It is intended as a sharing of knowledge and information. Michelle encourages you to make your own health care decisions based on your own research and with a qualified health care professional.



Top 12 Tips for Cancer Prevention and Recovery

Cancer is devastating far too many families and taking many away before their time. It's time to fight back and take control of your health by following the cancer-preventive lifestyle changes below.

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1. Avoid Fructose and Sugar

It's quite clear that if you want to avoid cancer, or are currently undergoing cancer treatment, you absolutely MUST avoid all forms of sugar -- especially fructose -- and this is largely due to its relation to insulin resistance.

According to Lewis Cantley, director of the Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School, as much as 80 percent of all cancers are "driven by either mutations or environmental factors that work to enhance or mimic the effect of insulin on the incipient tumor cells," Gary Taubes reports.

Some cancer centers, such as the Cancer Centers of America, have fully embraced this knowledge and place their patients on strict low-sugar, low-grain diets. But conventional medicine in general has been woefully lax when it comes to highlighting the health dangers of this additive.

As a standard recommendation, I strongly advise keeping your TOTAL fructose consumption below 25 grams per day including fruits. But for most people it would also be wise to limit your fructose from fruit to 15 grams or less, as you're virtually guaranteed to consume "hidden" sources of fructose if you drink beverages other than water and eat processed food.

2. Optimize Vitamin D

There's overwhelming evidence pointing to the fact that vitamin D deficiency plays a crucial role in cancer development. Researchers within this field have estimated that about 30 percent of cancer deaths -- which amounts to 2 million worldwide and 200,000 in the United States -- could be prevented each year simply by optimizing the vitamin D levels in the general population.

On a personal level, you can decrease your risk of cancer by MORE THAN HALF simply by optimizing your vitamin D levels with sun exposure. And if you are being treated for cancer it is likely that higher blood levels—probably around 80-90 ng/ml—would be beneficial.

If the notion that sun exposure actually prevents cancer is still new to you, I highly recommend you watch my one-hour vitamin D lecture to clear up any confusion. It's important to understand that the risk of skin cancer from the sun comes only from excessive exposure.

3. Exercise

If you are like most people, when you think of reducing your risk of cancer, exercise doesn't immediately come to mind. However, there is some fairly compelling evidence that exercise can slash your risk of cancer. One of the primary ways exercise lowers your risk for cancer is by reducing elevated insulin levels, which creates a low sugar environment that discourages the growth and spread of cancer cells.

For example, physically active adults experience about half the incidence of colon cancer as their sedentary counterparts, and women who exercise regularly may reduce their breast cancer risk by 20 to 30 percent compared to those who are inactive.

It's important to include a large variety of techniques in your exercise routine, such as strength training, aerobics, core-building activities, and stretching. Most important of all, however, is to make sure you include high-intensity, burst-type exercise.

These exercises activate your super-fast twitch muscle fibers, which can increase your body's natural production of human growth hormone.  

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4. Get appropriate amounts of high quality animal-based omega-3 fats. 

5. Eat according to your nutritional type. The potent anti-cancer effects of this principle are very much underappreciated.

6. Have a tool to permanently erase the neurological short-circuiting that can activate cancer genes.

Even the CDC states that 85 percent of disease is caused by emotions. It is likely that this factor may be more important than all the other physical ones listed here, so make sure this is addressed.

7. Eat your vegetables.

Only 25 percent of people eat enough vegetables, so by all means eat as many vegetables as you are comfortable with. Ideally, they should be fresh and organic. Cruciferous vegetables in particular have been identified as having potent anti-cancer properties. Remember that carb nutritional types may need up to 300 percent more vegetables than protein nutritional types.

8. Maintain an ideal body weight.

9. Get appropriate amounts of high-quality sleep.

Six to eight hours of good sleep is one of the cornerstones of health.

10. Reduce your exposure to environmental toxins like pesticides, household chemical cleaners, synthetic air fresheners and air pollution.

11. Reduce your use of cell phones and other wireless technologies, and implement as many safety strategies as possible if/when you cannot avoid their use. 

12. Boil, poach or steam your foods, rather than frying or charbroiling them. Better yet eat as many of your foods raw as you can. 

  
This article was adapted from Dr. Mercola
 

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Are you Feeding your Cancer or Nourishing your body

Complementary Cancer Therapies

Mainstream medical treatment of cancer revolves around therapies that damage healthy cells with often debilitating side effects, frequently forcing patients to abandon treatment. Therefore it’s not surprising that many cancer patients now opt to complement conventional treatments with alternative therapies that may temper adverse side effects and also improve effectiveness. 

Nutrition

If you have cancer, you may be well aware of the link between the foods you eat and your risk of cancer. But for those of you who don’t, suffice it to say that virtually everything you put into (or onto) your body can either help or hinder your natural healing mechanisms, and thereby influence your risk of cancer and recovery.

This is not an "alternative" view at all. Rather, even the conservative Canadian Cancer Society states that:

About one-third of all cancers can be prevented by eating well, being active and maintaining a healthy body weight.

The science is clear: it’s the overall pattern of living that’s important. You can lower your risk if you move more, stay lean and eat plenty of vegetables and fruit, as well as other plant foods such as whole grains and beans.

Learn what you should be doing to strengthen, support and help recover your cancer.

When used properly nutritional supplementation can enhance the effectiveness of conventional cancer treatments, boost the immune system, and improve the patient’s quality of (and control over) life.

Many cancer patients take supplemental nutrition during cancer treatment to alleviate treatment toxicities and to improve well-being.

Are you at risk for Heart Disease?

 

Heart disease and stroke is the number on cause of death for adults in Canada. 

About every seven minutes someone in dies from Cardiovascular disease.  It’s also the leading cause of hospitalization for Canadians.

With all the information available sometimes the facts about risk, prevention and presentation of CVD can get confusing. 

These questions will address some of the most common misconceptions to help you get the facts.

Question 1 – Is Cardiovascular disease more a man’s problem?

Statistics show that many women have at least one heart disease or stroke risk factor. At increased risk are menopausal women and those with diabetes.

Question 2 – Should I take an Aspirin a day to help support my heart health?

Surprisingly taking even a baby aspirin a day might do more harm than good for some people.  The issue is with Primary prevention (preventing a first event) versus Secondary prevention (preventing a second or subsequent event).  Using low dose Aspirin has a good record in secondary prevention but when it comes to primary prevention the evidence is less consistent and there is a well-known increased risk of serious gastrointestinal bleeding with long-term use.

Question 3 – Can only people with high blood pressure of cholesterol have symptoms?

Unfortunately, in most cases, these conditions have no symptoms. They are only discovered when checked. Many with high blood pressure or cholesterol have no idea and both of these are important risk factors for CVD.

Question 4 – A heart attacks always starts with severe chest pain?

Although this is the most common symptom of heart attack it’s not always present or it can be very mild and feel more like pressure. A heart attack may not look or feel like you might expect but there are other common symptoms to watch for including:

Ø  Nausea

Ø  Sweating

Ø  Dizziness

Ø  Shortness of breath, jaw, arm, back, neck or shoulder pain

Question 5 – If heart disease runs in my family will I also get it?

Genetics do play a role but are not the whole story.  Diet, lifestyle and environment and hereditary traits have a big impact on how our genes are expressed. So having a family history doesn’t mean you’re absolutely fated to suffer heart disease but it does mean you need to be more vigilant when it comes to lifestyle and nutrition risk factors. 

Question 6 – Are younger men and women at risk?

Although those over the age of 50 are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease young people can be at risk depending on their situation.  Here are some risk factors:

Ø  Use of birth control pills – may increase risk of blood clots or high blood pressure for those with HBP already or if you smoke.

Ø  Pregnancy – can increase risk of high blood pressure for some.  These are more prevalent for those who already have HBP, were obese before pregnancy, have diabetes or history of conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis. 

Ø  Lifestyle and dietary choices – made earlier in life can have a major impact on heart health later on.  So men and women should be conscious of how their choices now will affect their heart health down the road.

Ø  Belly fat – matters when determining your heart disease risk and abdominal obesity could be a greater risk factor than overall obesity.

Ø  Fitness – keeping fit decreases your risk of heart disease.  By improving your physical fitness, you can effectively:

·       Lower your triglyceride levels

·       Increase your levels of “good” cholesterol (HDL)

·       Lower your blood glucose levels

·       Normalize your insulin levels

Question 7 – If I eat a low-fat diet will I be safe from heart disease?

What’s more important is the type of fat consumed as well as other nutrients being used in place of fat.  There are three main types of fats to consider: saturated, unsaturated and trans fats. 

Saturated fats are an important part of the diet and we need them.  The problem is many of us consume too much, too often.

Question 8 – Is eating eggs, which are high in cholesterol, bad for heart      health?

A 2013 review of 16 separate studies found there was no increased risk of heart disease.  However, since diabetics are already at higher risk of CVD consumption should be moderated.  This review shows that a sensible intake of free-range eggs is fine for almost all healthy people.

Question 9 – If you have heart disease should you avoid exercise?

Exercise is health promoting for pretty much anyone.  We are designed to move and the list of health benefits is long.  More than 300 studies found that exercise is as, good as if not better than, current drug treatments for preventing second episodes, recovering after stroke and preventing diabetes. 

Question 10 – If you’re not overweight can you still develop heart disease?

Although obesity is a major risk factor people of any shape and size can be at risk for heart disease.  Stress, smoking and lack of exercise can all increase the risk regardless of body weight.

 

Many key factors that increase heart attack and stroke risk are changeable to produce a significant decrease in overall risk.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adapted from Alive magazine February 2014 issue. Serenity Aberdour, ND