Tag: diet

I have posted many blogs on how your food influences prostate cancer (PCa) risk. Most of the research based content in my blogs is based on diet and inflammation. Since chronic inflammation is a known set up for many types of cancer, including PCa, the chain of events seems pretty obvious: Western dietary style → keep reading

If you’re at midlife or older, chances are you may be facing the “battle of the bulge.” It is common after age 40 to discover creeping weight gain, and the need to be more committed to healthy diet and exercise. Gaining pounds, however, is not as much of an issue as WHERE you’re gaining them... keep reading

What's good for the heart is good for the prostate—and promotes a long life with high health quality. The proof bears this out in abundance... keep reading

As we observe the spring holidays, I have news that’s better than dyed hardboiled eggs or matzoh balls. It’s about carrots. This root vegetable is so pedestrian that it is overlooked in favor of trendier health foods such as baby kale, pomegranates or cruciferous vegetables. But a new study suggests that the humble snack can protect against prostate cancer... keep reading

If you’re old enough to remember Smokey the Bear you certainly remember the famous slogan, “Only you can prevent forest fires.” Smokey was an orphaned baby bear rescued from a 1950 New Mexico wildfire. His burns eventually healed, and he gained a home at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. He quickly became a national keep reading

High cholesterol is not your heart’s best friend, right? Everyone knows that! But what you may not know is the impact of high cholesterol on your PSA levels as well as risk of prostate cancer (PCa). As far back as 2014 we began posting blogs about the effects of statins—a class of drugs used to keep reading

Is there a universal diet that can add benefits to boost the effectiveness of cancer treatments? The short answer is no, according to an interesting 2020 review of published research on dietary interventions and cancer. Instead of a single dietary plan for all cancers, it appears that a number of diets are better for some keep reading

Are you newly diagnosed with prostate cancer (PCa) and deciding on a treatment? Are you on Active Surveillance and monitoring your PCa using biomarkers and MRI? Have you had a local treatment, either radical or focal, and are doing annual follow-up as instructed? Do you have advanced PCa controlled by androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)? Do keep reading

We hear so much about the most common prostate cancer (PCa) risk factors that it’s hard to believe anything was left off the list. The top risk factors are aging (roughly 60% of PCa cases are diagnosed over age 65), family history of PCa (having a close family relative who had PCa doubles the risk), keep reading

In our commitment to men’s health and holistic lifestyle, we’ve posted many blogs on diet and nutrition as related to prostate cancer (PCa). This includes food in relation to active surveillance, PCa prevention, the Mediterranean diet, plant-based supplements, and more. We’ve even blogged about the importance of nutritious eating in relation to other cancers. At keep reading