Each time we shop for food and supplements we are making a decision that affects our health and wellness. It’s time we think about soy and how it affects our health. Today thousands of products contain soy or soy by-products. During the holidays many people tend to forgo good health practices but these facts about soy should not be ig [...]
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Soy in your Diet affects your Health
Each time we shop for food and supplements we are making a decision that affects our health and wellness. It’s time we think about soy and how it affects our health. Today thousands of products contain soy or soy by-products. During the holidays many people tend to forgo good health practices but these facts about soy should not be ig [...]
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Septe...
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month is September. Three million men in the United States are living with Prostate Cancer. For men whose cancer is confined to their prostate, the five year survival rate is almost 100 percent. For men with prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, the five-year survival rate is 29 percent.
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Consumers, Supplements, and Clinical ...
In the last decade the National Institutes of Health has devoted over $2 billion to studying complementary and alternative medicine. This has included several major clinical trials on herbs, vitamins, and supplements. When supplement research results report harm, the published studies appear to be more influential to consumers and their phy [...]
Google Yahoo Bing Scam Internet Users...
Either you are on the internet searching for information or you are looking for something specific. You go to Google, Bing, Yahoo or another search engine provider and you enter what you are looking for. Unfortunately we are being scammed by the very search engines that we use to get help. This is a daily event in almost everyone’s li [...]
Prostate Biopsy, MRI, PSA, and Prosta...
In the 1980s a technique was developed in which tissues samples were taken systematically from the prostate in hopes of locating a tumor within the prostate gland. Typically men whose physicians discover elevations in PSA levels, a common blood test to screen for prostate cancer, trigger over 1 million prostate biopsies annually. Most biopsi [...]
Consumer Safety and Supplement Access...
Do supplements work? Does it really do what it says? I heard it on TV. If you have ever searched for a supplement on the internet then it is likely you have been exposed to some form of false advertising. One area that is truly bad is prostate supplements or prostate formulas. Beware sights that offer comparison reviews and then selectively c [...]
Low Testosterone in Men Causes and th...
Many men do not realize but a low testosterone level can be an indicator of an enlarged prostate. The primary reason that their testosterone level is low is due to the fact that the testosterone being produced in their body is being converted to a secondary hormone called DHT or dihydrotestosterone.
This occurs when an enzyme (5-alpha reduct [...]
GMO Effects, Does Genetic Modificatio...
(Click image for Video) If it does not, it should. If you have grandchildren, or want your friends and relatives, to live long healthy lives then it may be wise to learn about GMOs (genetic modification of organisms). This would include both plants (crops) and animals. 1996 was the first year that a GMO crop was introduced, thus allowing the [...]
Integrative Medicine and Prostate He...
The concept of integrative medicine is guided by the principle to use therapies that have some high-quality evidence to support them. This would be inclusive of combining conventional Western medicine with alternative or complementary treatments, such as herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage, biofeedback, yoga, and stress reduction technique [...]