Date: August 25th 2000

Spirit of Health Newsletter Volume 4 Issue 8d

Natural Therapies for Prostate Problems by Grady A Deal, Ph.D., #
D.C.

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This week's newsletter is excerpted from an article by Dr Bready #
A. Deal on natural therapies for prostate problems. It relates #
excellent information to know in order to prevent such #
difficulties, and gives much useful advise to follow if you #
already have a problem. There is also excellent wisdom for those #
who will never have prostate malfunction this life time; for #
instance, dietary causes of breast and colon cancer; where to #
access a directory of nutritionally oriented MD's throughout the #
country; and the effects of milk, cheese, ice-cream and other #
diary products on health. The e-mail version of this Newsletter #
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Natural Therapies for Prostate Problems
Grady A Deal, Ph.D., D.C.
September 11, 1999

Each year, 200,000 American men get a diagnosis of prostate #
cancer and 38,000 die of the disease. Their prostates are #
surgically removed or burned with radiation or microwaves, #
usually within the first 48 hours of cancer diagnosis. After skin#
cancer, prostate cancer is the second most frequent cause of #
cancer death in males. The standard orthodox medical treatment of#
surgery, radiation, hormonal therapy and drugs has limited #
effectiveness and cause impotence and incontinence in about 80% #
of cases. The cancer returns with 35% requiring repeat treatment #
within five years and 75% within 10 years.

Prostate cancer can begin with chronic infection called #
prostatitis and non-cancerous chronic enlargement known as benign#
prostatic hypertrophy. The person usually doesn't know he has #
prostate cancer at first because in its early stages it produces #
no symptoms or only very minor ones that can easily be #
overlooked. The early symptoms of prostate cancer are very #
similar to those of benign prostate hypertrophy, including #
getting up repeatedly at night to urinate, urinating frequently, #
but often only in small amounts, increased urgency to urinate, #
waiting longer for the urine flow to begin, a urinary stream that#
starts and stops, scrotal discomfort and pain, urinary #
incontinence, pain following defecation, pain during sex, and #
erection difficulties. Having these symptoms does not mean that #
you have prostate cancer but if you have these or other symptoms,#
get yourself checked by a holistic nutritionally oriented #
medical doctor.

The prostate is shaped like a chestnut and is located under the #
bladder. It is wrapped around the urethra (urinary canal). It #
functions to add a lubricating fluid to the sperm before ejection#
during sex. Problems with the prostate cause inflammation and #
obstruction of the urinary canal

The primary causes of prostate problems including prostate cancer#
may be high levels of estrogen (Cancer, vol. 10, 1957), low #
levels of testosterone (J Clin. Endoc. Metab 1997) and conversion#
of testosterone to the DHT (Braeckman, 1994, J. Endocrin., #
1976). These hormonal imbalances are caused by a deficiency of #
dietary vegetable sterols, unhealthy diet (especially, milk, #
cheese, ice cream, chocolate and polyunsaturated vegetable oils #
and hydrogenated vegetable oils, such as margarine), coffee, #
beer, wine and alcohol, not drinking 2 to 3 quarts of water #
daily, cigarettes, street drugs, medical drugs, emotional #
distress, muscle tension, wearing tight clothes, stress, family #
history, radiation, exposure to cadmium and other toxic #
environmental metals and chemicals, too little sex, unhealthy #
lifestyle, and exposure to various toxins found in the mercury in#
your tooth fillings, fluoride, chemicalized processed foods, #
pesticides, herbicides, etc.

All these common causes of prostate disorders lead to hormonal #
imbalance, toxicity, lymph node congestion, prostate #
inflammation, swelling, infection, enlargement, calcification, #
restriction of the flow of blood and oxygen to the prostate, #
obstruction and eventually possible prostate cancer. Infected #
prostatic fluid within tiny sacs of the acini becomes #
increasingly thicker in consistency and eventually calcifies and #
obstructs the main ejaculatory ducts resulting in accumulation of#
infected prostatic fluid that must be drained by prostatic #
massage.

Dietary fat is a recognized cause of breast, colon and prostate #
cancer as outlined in a 1982 National Research Council report. #
Orthodoxy will admit that too much oil and fat will clog the #
prostate but will not recommend that you stop eating the wrong #
kinds of oil and fat (margarine, other hydrogenated oils, fried #
foods, polyunsaturated vegetable oils, especially canola oil) and#
will not tell you that the right kind of oils (extra virgin #
olive, butter, coconut, sesame, flax) will improve blood #
circulation and normal drainage of the prostate.

Take natural d-alpha (not dl-alpha) vitamin E 400 iu, 1 capsule #
of cod liver oil, 1 capsule of flax seed oil, and 2 capsules of #
lecithin oil capsules daily to improve oil and fat metabolism, #
minimize oxidation and increase blood flow in the prostate and #
all parts of the body. The best way to ingest healthy oils is to #
eat raw whole nuts and seeds daily.

Milk, cheese, ice-cream and other dairy foods are some of the #
worst foods that you can possibly eat and consequently cause most#
of the health problems in the U.S. today, including toxicity, #
allergy reactions, congestion, calcification, blockage, infection#
and enlargement of the prostate. The casein protein in dairy #
that holds cheese together is like eating cement. This casein #
glue is even added to numerous foods to hold them together and #
even added to "health" protein drinks If you want to plug up your#
prostate, eat lots of dairy, cheese and casein products.

For treatment of prostate disease, find a good holistic medical #
doctor with a good comprehensive program of nutrition, #
detoxification and hormonal balancing. He may also provide #
hydrogen peroxide, ozone and ultra-violet therapy. If necessary, #
he will do a rectal exam of the prostate and perform prostatic #
drainage massage to drain the prostate and possibly do a culture #
of the resulting expressed secretions to identify a specific #
antibiotic, if needed. He will do the PSA test, and if elevated #
and he also finds other suspicious test results, he may recommend#
ultrasound diagnosis of the prostate in place of biopsy because #
biopsy can spread any existing cancer.

Dr. Antonio Novak Feliciano, MD, director of the Prostate #
Treatment Center in the Philippines (<http://webcom #
net/~ino//info21.htm>http://webcom net/-ino//info2l.htm) provides#
the details of learning prostate drainage massage at home as #
follows: See insert.

Obesity, lack of exercise and a high fat diet, including the #
extremely unhealthy polyunsaturated vegetable oils and margarine,#
raise estrogen levels in men (Cancer Research vol. 42 1982).

Progesterone, the opposite of estrogen is the natural way to #
counteract the dangerous effects of estrogen and does not cause #
feminization in men. There are progesterone receptors in the #
prostate gland (J. Steroid Biochem. vol. 18, 1983) and animal #
studies show that progesterone shrinks the prostate Progesterone #
inhibits 5-alpha-reductase and prevents binding of DHT to #
prostate tissue.

Dr. John Lee, a leading proponent of natural progesterone #
therapy, has found that progesterone cream decreases prostate #
enlargement. Find a good, natural USP transdermal, progesterone #
cream, 800 or more milligrams per two ounce jar. Avoid any wild #
yam creams as these contain no progesterone at all and do not #
precurse into progesterone. Mix 2 ounces of progesterone cream #
with 4 ounces of any good skin lotion or body cream and use 1/4 #
teaspoon of the mixture a day or use 1/8 teaspoon every day of #
undiluted cream. Apply daily directly on the scrotum where it is #
absorbed directly into the blood

The popular myth that high testosterone levels cause prostate #
problems is untrue. Low testosterone is correlated with benign #
prostatic hypertrophy. (J Clin. Endoc. Metao, vol. 82, 1997) The #
problem is not high testosterone but enzyme 5-alpha-reductase, #
that converts testosterone to its harmful form, DHT, which is the#
central cause of prostate illness. In men with benign prostatic #
hypertrophy and prostate cancer, autopsy found the prostate gland#
contained about 500% more DHT than blood levels of DHT (J #
Endocrin , vol. 71, 1976)

Over the counter hormone therapy has become a popular big #
business but caution is recommended. To avoid serious side #
effects, men should not make the mistake of taking testosterone #
supplements to treat prostate or impotence. Fortunately, #
androstenedione is the direct precursor to testosterone. #
According to Roger Mason (1998), taking a low dosage of #
androstenedione, 50 mg daily, can safely and effectively raise #
testosterone levels. Also, keep in mind that beta-sitosterol #
inhibits conversion of good testosterone to harmful DHT.

Taking human growth hormone (HGH) is enormously popular these #
days but it is expensive and may aggravate any pre-existing #
prostate or other cancer. If you want to enjoy the many #
anti-aging benefits of human growth hormone, it is far safer to #
raise its levels by taking L-glutamine, 1 gram twice a day. #
L-glutamine is especially effective for the functioning and #
vitality of the intestinal tract.

Your holistic medical doctor may also recommend low doses of #
DHEA, 25 mg, and pregnenolone, 50 mg, because they are, #
respectively, the "parent" and "grandparent," of all hormones, #
they decline with age and, according to Mason, they can be used #
safely at these low dosages.

As with all hormone therapy and any treatment of prostate #
enlargement or cancer, consult a holistic medical doctor, show #
him a copy of my article and allow him to make all decisions #
about what is best for you. This article is for education only #
and should not be used to treat disease or as a substitute for #
medical treatment.

Unlike orthodox medical doctors who prescribe full spectrum #
antibiotics with no prior lab testing, holistic medical doctors #
first give the patient a prostate massage to collect an expressed#
prostatic secretion (EPS), to order a 7-day microbiological #
culture of your EPS, to identify the specific germ, and then #
prescribe a specific antibiotic for that particular bacterium. #
The EPS is the fluid your doctor can push out of your prostate #
gland using a gloved finger inserted in your rectum to see what #
kind of germs are causing the infection.

The initial use of antibiotics for prostate infection can be #
effective but the infection usually returns in short order and as#
the disease progresses, antibiotics are less effective as a #
result of increasing degeneration of the prostate. Over time the #
germs become partially or completely immune and resistant to #
antibiotics. Since germs tend to hide in the tiny sac acini of #
the prostate where the antibiotics can not reach them, prostatic #
drainage massage must be used. Prostate massage pushes out the #
infection so that the antibiotic can easily reach and exterminate#
the harmful infection. Note that along with antibiotics, your #
holistic medical doctor may also prescribe Diflucan to prevent #
secondary candidiasis infection.

If infection exists but antibiotics are not necessary for the #
time being or have become ineffective, your holistic medical #
doctor may try broad spectrum, natural, herbal antibiotic #
extracts, such as mushroom, olive leaf, grapefruit seed and #
garlic.

An effective natural therapy for prostate congestion is a #
combination of chiropractic adjustments, massage, stretching #
exercises and lymph drainage massage of the low back and pelvic #
area as well as detoxifying the blood to encourage increased #
blood, nerve and lymph supply to the prostate.

Around 1985, I first coined the term "toxic kidney-low back pain #
syndrome" that explains how dairy, chocolate, coffee, beer, #
alcohol, cigarettes and an unhealthy lifestyle, in general, #
poisons the blood and the kidneys. The kidneys day in and day out#
over the years clean up the toxic blood and release the toxins #
via urination but pay the price of increasing kidney, bladder and#
prostate congestion and inflammation. Over an extended time, #
this degenerative process, in turn, inflames and spasms the #
kidney muscles called the iliopsoas that along with the pectineus#
muscles surround the prostate. The resulting chronic muscle #
tension and spasms of these muscles constrict, irritate, congest #
and inflame the prostate. A series of chiropractic adjustments #
and deep massage of the iliopsoas, pectineus and surrounding #
muscles has been found to improve circulation, relax the area and#
decrease many of the common symptoms of prostate problems.

"Prostate illness is neither inevitable nor incurable;" says #
Larry Clapp, Ph.D., J.D., author of Prostate Health in 90 Days. #
"We've all been led to believe that benign prostate enlargement #
and cancer are a normal part of aging, like wrinkles and gray #
hair, and that we should expect these things to happen But it's #
not necessary. Prostate illness -- including cancer-can not only #
be avoided, it can be cured."

Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1990, attorney Larry Clapp is #
now cancer free today thanks to his rejection of orthodox surgery#
and radiation and his option instead to research and embrace #
natural cleansing, detoxification, nutrition, massage, herbs and #
other alternative therapies, as outlined in his book

Call 360 385-6021 to subscribe to the Townsend Letter for Doctors#
and Patients (website <http://www.tldp.com/>; #
http://www.tldp.com/) to read about natural therapies and call #
the American College for Advancement in Medicine at telephone 714#
583-7666. Or visit their website http://www.acam.org/>; #
http://www.acam.org/ to find a holistic medical doctor for #
natural prevention and treatment of prostate and other health #
problems.

About the author: Dr. Grady A. Deal, Ph.D., D.C. is a holistic, #
nutritional chiropractor with a Ph.D. in psychological #
counseling. Dr. Deal is founder-director of Hawaiian Wellness #
Holiday, a health vacation program on beautiful Kauai, and he is #
author of Dr. Deal's Delicious Detox Diet, Weight Loss, Wellness #
Lifestyle, Dr Deal's Delicious Recipes and Dr. Deal's Holistic #
Chiropractic Examination Protocol books. Dr. Deal provides #
telephone and mail nutritional, health and weight loss #
counseling, supplements, books and teaches his methods as part of#
his wellness holiday program in Hawaii and lecture-workshops on #
the mainland. For a hair analysis, send 2 tablespoons of half #
(cut close to the scalp, armpits or pubic area) along with #
payment of $78 and a statement with your age, any medications and#
health problems. Contact Dr. Deal at P.O Box 279, Koloa, Kauai, #
Hawaii 96756, telephone (808) 332-9244. Call toll free (800) #
338-6977 for orders only (no health questions please). MasterCard#
and Visa accepted. Dr. Deal will return your call collect, if #
you like, to answer any short health questions. Request a free #
list of supplements for general use and health problems.

INSERT

Learning the Technique of Prostatic Massage
Dr Antonio Novak Feliciano, M.D.
Director, Prostate Treatment Center, Philippines
(<http://webcom.net/~ino/info21.htm>; #
http://webcom.net/~ino/info21.htm)
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