Category: Prostate Health

For decades, the prostate was thought to be a sterile organ, but recent discoveries reveal a unique microbial community at play. Certain bacteria found in prostate tissue may spark inflammation, influence cancer risk, and even shape treatment strategy, suggesting that diet and gut health are more connected to prostate cancer than many realize. keep reading

The “Prostate 8” program highlights eight lifestyle habits—from eating cruciferous vegetables and cooked tomatoes to avoiding whole milk—that research suggests may help men with prostate cancer improve outcomes. Together, these choices may reduce risks and restore a sense of control. keep reading

Emerging research links circadian rhythm disruption with prostate cancer risk. From shift work to blue light at night, modern habits may be harming prostate health. Fortunately, evidence shows that better sleep hygiene can lower risks and improve outcomes for men facing treatment. keep reading

In 2020, an editorial in a medical journal observed, “As the Internet is now an established platform and easily accessible, patients are increasingly seeking information from websites out of curiosity and for additional questions pertaining to their health condition.”[i] Well, sure. What could be more efficient than sitting in front of your home or office keep reading

“Fake news.” It’s a term that creates more uncertainty than clarity. If everyone started labeling everything as fake news, how can anyone tell fact from fiction? And yet, we are increasingly bombarded with medical “facts” as we enter disease search terms in our search engines and smartphone apps. The abundance of information is amplified by keep reading

A January 2024 journal article begins, “Yoga is widely used as a therapeutic approach to enhance physical and mental well-being, addressing various biophysiological issues.”[i] It may sound rather generic, but the paper is actually about prostate health. Its authors call for new clinical studies on how yoga may help men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) keep reading

If you want to be grossed out, watch the 2004 documentary Super Size Me by Morgan Spurlock. In case you missed seeing it, it chronicles a month in his life when he ate only McDonald’s food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. McDonald’s is hardly a fast food chain that specializes in fresh vegetarian meals. In an extreme form of the Western diet, for 30 days Spurlock lived (if one can call it living) on meat, cheese and refined flour. In terms of impact... keep reading

What’s the most important sex organ? If you answered it’s the brain, you’re correct! Arousal begins in the brain, based on sensory input such as a sexy movie scene, a slow stroke on the leg, an evocative fragrance, a close dance—in fact, just thinking about sex can trigger the cascade of biological and psychological events keep reading

Have you ever had a moment of alarm over a pain in your chest or left shoulder, and wondered if it could be your heart? How about getting a rapid heartbeat for no apparent reason? Or you walk up a flight of stairs and find yourself a little winded? In such moments, you may indeed wonder about the health of your heart or lungs, but I bet that the last thing on your mind is your prostate... keep reading

Because of my interest in immunotherapy, especially in conjunction with focal treatment of prostate cancer, I investigated claims that naltrexone (a drug approved for treatment of alcohol or opioid1 dependency) can normalize the immune system when taken in subtherapeutic (low) doses. keep reading