Prostate Cancer

NC Susan

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PRIMARY CAUSE AND THERAPY FOR PROSTATE CANCER
PART 1 of 2
By Dr. James Howenstine, MD.
March 22, 2007
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[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]The main factor responsible for the rapidly rising incidence of prostate cancer in men and breast cancer and uterine cancer in women appears to be the excessive exposure of modern men and women to estrogen. If testosterone had anything to do with prostate cancer there should be an epidemic of this disease in teenage males. All persons on planet earth are getting, for the first time in history, steady large exposure to estrogen from inhaled fuel exhaust, plastics, estrogen implants in meat and fed to chickens, herbicides, pesticides and propylene glycol. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]All disease arises from metabolic imbalance.[/FONT][1][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif] When the underlying metabolic imbalance is corrected the disease goes away. If you fail to keep up the correction for the underlying metabolic imbalance (i.e. revert back to whatever created the metabolic imbalance in the first place), the disease will come back. This is called preventative medicine. Cancer is no different--it is caused by an underlying metabolic imbalance that turns normal cells into cancer cells. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]How Does Excess Estradiol Cause Cancer of Prostate, Breast and Uterus? [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Researchers such as Ercole Cavalieri Ph.D., Director of the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer at the University of Nebraska have learned that a metabolite or byproduct of estradiol and estrone(the two most potent human estrogens) is destructive to adenine and guanine. These two purines along with the pyrimadines cystine and thymine compose the 4 nitrogenous bases of DNA. The diminished production of DNA permits gene mutations that can lead to cancer. Other estrogen metabolites are metabolized in the liver and excreted in the urine. The dangerous metabolite of estradiol and estrone is found most often in people eating more of dangerous transfats, fewer of good fats (extra virgin olive oil, fish oil) and less of sulfur containing amino acids found in beans, garlic, onions, cauliflower, cabbage. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]The normal protection against gene mutation involves maintaining good physiologic levels of progesterone and testosterone. Stress increases the cortisol levels which makes the body resistant to other hormones and increases oxidation which is at the heart of how DNA damage is caused by these estrogen metabolites. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Males develop falling levels of testosterone and progesterone as they age. At the same time the level of estradiol is rising producing estrogen dominance in elderly males. Men with low levels of testosterone[/FONT][2][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif] are at greater risk of developing prostate cancer than men with higher testosterone levels. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Estrogen dominance activates the oncogene Bel-2 while progesterone and testosterone activate the protector gene p53. In laboratory cultures of prostate cancer cells, breast cancer cells and endometrial cancer cells the proliferation of cancer cells is produced by Bel-2 and prevented by p53. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]What Causes Estrogen Dominance? [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Estrogen dominance causes more cases of cancer of prostate, breast and endometrium than any other cause. Common causes for estrogen dominance include: [/FONT]​

  • [FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif] Insulin Resistance Males with the highest rates of insulin resistance were compared to males with the best insulin sensitivity. When males with the highest insulin resistance and greatest waist to hip ratios were combined the risk of prostate cancer was increased by 8.21 times.
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  • [FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif] Stress Cortisol blood levels rise in stress which impairs the action of insulin permitting blood sugar values to rise and insulin to be less effective(insulin resistance).
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  • [FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif] Obesity accelerates estrogen production in males because fat cells convert testosterone and androsterone into estrogens which stimulates the growth of the prostate gland. Generally the more fat a man carries the higher his estradiol levels will be. To make matters even worse for males the enzyme aromatase converts testosterone to estrogen. This is less likely to occur when testosterone therapy is taken in cream form(compounding pharmacists make this)rather than by injection. This action of aromatase can also be blocked by extract of passion flower plant.
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  • [FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif] Transfats found in pastries and processed foods promote weight gain, diabetes, arteriosclerosis and cancer
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  • [FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif] Embryonic Damage[/FONT][3][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif] Excess estrogen exposure to differentiating cells particularly in the testes and ovaries between days 18 and 23 is common and important. This damage results in delayed puberty and infertility in males and miscarriages, precocious puberty and progesterone lack by age 35 in women.
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  • [FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif] Xenoestrogen exposure Males working in factories making herbicides have 9X greater incidence of prostate cancer. Exposure to insect sprays, outgassing from carpets, etc in homes also puts estrogen into the body.
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  • [FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif] Liver Diseases and Alcoholism Impaired metabolism of estrogens leads to excess estrogen and enlarged breasts in males.
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  • [FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif] Other causes for estrogen dominance include sleep deprivation, working nights in bright lights and trying to sleep in daytime, fluoride exposure from water and toothpaste, environmental estrogens(outgases from carpets and home chemicals), sedentary lifestyle, polluted air(vehicle exhaust) and hypothyroidism. [/FONT]​

[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Can Anything Be Done About Estrogen Dominance? [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]The incidence of breast cancer in the United States is 141.1 and the incidence of breast cancer in Northern Thailand(Chiang Mai Province) is 13.7. Most of the males and females in this province consume a phytoestrogen herbal substance called Pueraria mirifica PM. This plant has a tuberous root which can be eaten. The plant appears identical to other local plants and can only be distinguished from other non-PM containing plants during the 2 weeks annually when it is flowering. Most of the PM being sold is misidentified and has none of the benefits of PM. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]PM contains a valuable phytoestrogen named miroestrol. Miroestrol is similar to the safest human estrogen estriol. Miroestrol is 3000 times stronger than the estrogenic activity exhibited by soy isoflavones(genistein). PM has more than 1000 times the estrogenic activity of red clover. In addition to miroestrol PM contains substantial amounts of other phytoestrogens including daidzein, genistein, puerarin, and mirificin. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]When miroestrol enters an estrogen receptor it modulates the effect on the receptor. PM supplements when the estrogenic activity is low and dilutes if the receptor estrogenic activity is high. Miroestrol has no effect on estrogen levels in the body as it only influences the estrogen receptor. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]In a clinical study on menopausal women in Thailand miroestrol lowered hot flashes 11 fold and night sweats 4 fold within 30 days. Most women start to notice relief of symptoms within one week. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Approximately 70% of Japanese women taking PM noted an increase in breast size. This was more apparent in younger women than older women. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]The dosage of PM in females was 2 mg. per kilo of body weight. In the first month of therapy for menopausal symptoms 3 mg can be taken. Each pill of Beyond Hormone Replacement Therapy HRT contains about 80 mg. so taking 3 pills would supply this. A U.S. woman weighing 70 kilos should take one pill 80 mg. twice daily. In the clinical studies in Thailand doses no toxicity was noted even in doses 2000 times the usual dosage. Traditional Thai usage has menstruating women skip the therapy during menses. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Therapy With PM In Males [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]The dosage in males is one half that of women (1mg. per kilo of body weight). Males have not noticed any increase in breast size. Both males and females in this region of Northern Thailand continue to be physically active and retain their black hair into their 80s. Elderly women have firm breasts and youthful appearing skin. Elderly men continue to be sexually active. Their memories are good and they have not been ill. One man in his 80s was surprised when asked if he got up to urinate during the night. He replied “No one here wakes up to do that.” [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]H.R.T. Plus [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Dr. Gary Gordon’s company Longevity Plus has formulated a new sublingual product that contains Pauraria Mirifica phytoestrogen complex along with Methylcobalamin and Nutri-Folate which has all forms of folic acid. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Methylcobalamin became available in 1998 and quickly gained recognition for it’s ability to regenerate nerves. Research has shown that sublingual Vitamin B12 in this product Methylcobalamin MC was nearly as effective as injections of B12. Additionally protection can be obtained against the development of diabetic polyneuropathy, reversal of Bell’s palsy, improvement in chronic depression, reduction in the frequency of disabling headaches and improvement in neurologic conditions. This form of B12 has improved testicular function allowing some patients to again become sexually potent. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Some patients in psychiatric institutions have been restored to normal life when their B12 deficiency is corrected. B12 therapy can also stimulate return of normal growth patterns in children, Patients who are pregnant, using birth control pills and all vegetarians are at risk for B12 deficiency. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Deleterious high homocysteine blood levels are quickly reversed by MC therapy which may also help prevent Alzheimer’s Disease, aging, cancer and arteriosclerosis. Folic Acid deficiency is very common currently. Alcohol destroys stores of folic acid. As many as 50% of pregnant women are at risk of folic acid depletion which can cause spina bifida, cleft palate, brain damage and impaired learning in the newborn child.[/FONT]​

[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Folic acid depleted individuals are vulnerable to viral, fungal and bacterial infections. Nutri-Folate contains all the forms of folic acid including natural 5’MTHF. Vitamin B6 can reverse carpal tunnel syndrome, helps prevent problems caused by excessive sugar intake and improves utilization of protein. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]The dose of H.R.T. Plus is one or two tablets taken sublingually daily. Swallow after the tablet has dissolved. This therapy provides the valuable estrogenic substance PM along with Methylcobalamin and all the valuable forms of folic acid.[/FONT]​

[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]This product, H.R.T. Plus or the other P.M. product Beyond H.R.T. might help males shrink the size of their enlarged prostate glands. Both these products supply PM so they might help males suffering from enlarged prostate glands in view of the apparent lack of symptoms of enlarged prostate glands in Chiang Mai province. There do not appear to have been any published studies of PM in males at this point. I think that taking one or the other of these products for 2 months in a dosage of one tablet of Beyond H.R.T. daily or one sublingual H.R.T. Plus sublingually daily for 2 months might prove beneficial and is safe. Beyond HRT and H.R.T. Plus can be purchased from Longevity Plus 1-800-580-7857 and from Natural Health Team 1-800-416-2806. For part 2 click below.[/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]

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[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Click here for part -----> 2,[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Footnotes:[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]1, Lee, John Hormone Balance For Men What your Doctor May Not Tell You About Prostate Health and Natural Hormone Supplementation Copyright 2003 by Hormones Etc P.O. Box 84900, Phoenix, AZ 85071 (800) 528-0559 e-mmail:info@hohnlee.com pg. 9
[/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]2, Morgentaler A, et al Occult prostate cancer in men with low serum testosterone levels.JAMA 1996 Dec 1;276(23):1904-6
[/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]3, Colborn Theo Our Stolen Future[/FONT]
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[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Dr. James A. Howenstine is a board certified specialist in internal medicine who cared for office and hospital patients for 34 years. Four years of research into natural health convinced him that natural products are safer, more effective and generally less expensive than pharmaceutical drugs. This research culminated in writing the book A Physician’s Guide To Natural Health Products That Work (328 pages) $17.95. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]This book and recommended products can be obtained from www.naturalhealthteam.com and by phoning 1-800-416-2806. Dr. Howenstine can be reached at dr.jimhow@gmail.com and by writing Dr. James Howenstine C/O Remarsa USA SB 37, P.O. Box 25292, Miami, Fl. 33102-5292.[/FONT]
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NC Susan

Deceased
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PRIMARY CAUSE AND THERAPY FOR PROSTATE CANCER
PART 2 of 2
By Dr. James Howenstine, MD.
March 22, 2007
NewsWithViews.com
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Inflammation Damages The Prostate Gland And Contributes To The Development Of Prostate Cancer [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]The prostate gland is very sensitive to inflammation. Urologist Ronald E. Wheeler thinks that the common, ineffectively treated condition chronic prostatitis, is a major cause for prostate cancer. Patients with chronic prostatitis often have large numbers of white cells visualized when prostate secretions are examined under a microscope. Possibly lack of effective therapy for chronic prostatitis allows prolonged inflammatory changes in prostate tissue to progress to cancer. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Additionally Dr. Wheeler has noted that elderly males with symptoms of frequent urinating, poor stream, difficulty voiding and discomfort when urinating are often advised to undergo prostate surgery for presumed obstruction to bladder emptying when their symptoms are really due to prostatitis not blockage of urine flow out of the bladder. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Chronic prostatitis may be a sexually transmitted disease as it is often found in young males who have become sexually active. This disease is notorious for failing to respond to antibiotic therapy which suggests that it might have a viral etiology. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]An important paper from The Cleveland Clinic has linked genetic mutation with viral infection as a possible cause for prostate cancer. Dr. Eric Klein presented this paper at the 2006 Prostate Cancer Symposium in San Francisco, Ca. Feb 24, 2006. An antiviral protein called RNasel is activated by a viral infection. Prostate cancer tissue from 36 radical prostate surgical operations was studied. Viral sequences for cDNA were looked for by DNA microarray. Tissue localization of viruses was evaluated by immunohistochemistry and fluorescence. In 20 men who were homozygous for RNasel 45% had viral sequences found whereas in 66 controls who had one or no RNasel mutations only 1.5% were observed to have viral sequences. Viral cloning studies revealed that the same (one) virus was identified. This virus named ZMRV is related to the zenotrophic murine leukemia viruses known to cause cancer in mice. The viruses were found in the tissue adjacent to the tumor cells. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Dr. Wheeler has performed another valuable service by slowing down the frantic rush to do radical prostate surgery and radiation implants simply because a patient has an elevated PSA value. Furthermore, the placing of a needle into prostate cancer tissue[/FONT][1][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif] in the biopsy procedure can cause cancer cells to be found in the blood. This probably is a cause for spread of the cancer in some patients. He can be contacted at 1-877-766-8400. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden have learned that fish oils, which cut down on inflammation, can reduce the risk of prostate cancer. They studied the dietary histories of 3100 pairs of male twins who provided a dietary history for 34 years. They found out that males who ate 3 or 4 servings of fish weekly had only one half the risk of getting prostate cancer and one third the risk of dying from prostate cancer[/FONT][2][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif] when compared to men who ate little or no fish. Fish oil is a potent inhibitor of inflammation and when inflammation is suppressed there is less stimulus to estrogen to produce rapid cell growth. Other substances which might stop viral inflammation in prostate tissue include the nanotechnology silver product Argentyn 23, Sambuchol, Noni Concentrate, cucurmin and the Essential Oil of Oregano. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Dr. John Lee feels there is potent evidence that testosterone inhibits prostate cancer cell growth.[/FONT][3] [FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Progesterone is necessary to block the undesirable side effects of unopposed estrogen. The desired ratio of saliva progesterone should be between 200 and 300 times the saliva estradiol level. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]What Is The Significance Of PSA Values? [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Prostate Specific Antigen is actually produced by both prostate and breast tissue. The function of PSA appears to have been clarified. When there is excessive crowding of prostate cells these cells release PSA. This antigen blocks angiogenesis(new blood vessel formation) of adjacent tissues. This tends to stop cell growth as the rapidly growing cells can no longer get new blood vessels to allow them to continue uncontrolled growth. Thus stopping angiogenesis acts to curtail rapid tumor growth. Men early in the course of their prostate cancer have low testosterone levels and little or no elevation of PSA values.[/FONT][4][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif] When testosterone levels have been restored to normal in men with prostate cancer cellular energy production is increased and the healthier prostate cells are able to produce more PSA. This leads to a slight increase in PSA values that does not mean that the cancer is growing. It actually means the prostate cell is stronger and again producing PSA which should slow down the cancer by stopping new blood vessel formation. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Restoration of normal levels of progesterone, testosterone and estradiol heals prostate cancer as the hormone abnormalities which caused the cancer no longer exist. Progesterone is a vital part of therapy because it restores normal inhibition of 5-alpha-reductase the enzyme that permits testosterone to be converted into dihydrotestosterone (DHT). This initial undesirable creation of DHT permitted proliferation of prostate cells(benign prostatic hypertrophy BPH) and the subsequent appearance of prostate cancer under the cell growth influence of excess estrogen. Correct administration of progesterone and testosterone can lead to shrinkage of the prostate gland with disappearance of the cell stimulating effects of estrogen and the symptoms of prostatic enlargement. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Elevated PSA values can be found in patients who have enlargement of the prostate gland(Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy), prostatitis and prostate cancer. A surprisingly high percentage of patients have cancer with very low values of PSA (below 4) supporting the idea low values of PSA are indicative of poor cellular energy secondary to low testosterone levels. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]High Insulin Values Lead To Increased Death In Prostate Cancer [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]A Swedish urologist, Dr. Jan Hammarsten, is an expert in the relationship between insulin and prostate cancer . He relates that there is no evidence that insulin causes prostate cancer.[/FONT][5][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif] What insulin does do is act as a stimulus for prostate and probably other cancers to grow and become more aggressive. Between the years 1995 and 2003 Dr. Hammarston’s group studied 320 patients with biopsy proven prostate cancer. They also used ultrasound to measure the size of the prostate gland. They did blood tests for all the components of metabolic syndrome (insulin, cholesterol, triglycerides and uric acid). Excess insulin caused the cancers to grow more rapidly. The men who died had a faster rate of growth of prostate tissue and also had more aggressive scores on the cancer biopsy samples. Elevated fasting blood insulin levels were associated with the lethal cases of prostate cancer. The higher the insulin levels the greater the likelihood of death. The insulin values were more accurate than microscopic grading of stage of the tumor or PSA values in identifying persons at risk of rapid fatal cancer courses. This suggests that revising diets in cancer patients toward low insulin stimulating foods with fat restriction may be as worthwhile as what therapeutic agents are being administered. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]What happens to cancer patients who lower their insulin values? Dr. Dean Ornish uses a plant based diet. The cancer markers for the men on this diet decreased[/FONT][6][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif] over a one year followup whereas the control patients on a standard diet saw their tumor markers get worse. This suggests that individuals on a low fat low carbohydrate diet will do well in avoiding and defeating cancer by keeping their insulin values low. This diet is exactly the same as the diet used in the initial stage of therapy for Type 2 diabetes[/FONT][7][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif] (see Chapter 5 topic How To Recover From Type 2 Diabetes). [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Dr. Robert Rowen advises getting an 8 hour fasting insulin test annually which is a good idea because it identifies persons at risk of becoming diabetics when elevated values are discovered. This test may be even more important for patients with malignancies because elevated insulin results select out the cancer patients who may be at risk of early death because of rapid uncontrolled spread of cancer. Persons with or concerned about prostate cancer will probably fare better if they go on a low fat, high carbohydrate restricted, low glycemic carbohydrates diet. The fasting insulin value needs to be below 5 mU/L.[/FONT][8][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif] The nearer this value is to zero the better. On a vegetarian low fat low carbohydrate diet Dr. Rowen has been able to reduce his fasting insulin blood level to zero. Decreasing fat intake in the diet permits smaller quantities of insulin to control blood sugar values much better than when fat intake is uncontrolled. When there is no carbohydrate excess in the diet and the carbohydrates being eaten are low glycemic (do not cause prompt large increases in insulin output) the pancreas produces less or no insulin. High glycemic carbohydrates to be avoided include white potatoes, corn, rice, bananas and pasta. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]To the best of my knowledge no other cancers have yet been studied to see if this relationship between high carbohydrate diet with corresponding high insulin levels causes increasing cancer deaths holds up for other cancers as well. My guess is this is likely to turn out to be just as dangerous for these cancers as it is for prostate cancer. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]The fasting insulin blood test is probably the most important blood test that is rarely utilized by U.S. health care providers. Insist on obtaining this test at least once a year. Early discovery of high insulin values enables the pre Type 2 diabetic to institute restriction of sugar and fat along with ingestion of essential omega 3 fatty acids which will reverse the impending diabetic state in 90 % of persons. This will permit these individuals to avoid the ravages of long term hyperinsulinemia (premature aging, rampant arteriosclerosis and death). This same dietary approach will improve survival in prostate cancer and possibly other malignancies. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]How To Restore Hormone Balance [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]The best way to determine the quantity of free testosterone, progesterone and estradiol is by use of saliva testing. (performed well by ZRT Laboratory Beaverton, Or. Phone 503-456-2445). Absolute values are less important guides to the therapy than ratios of one hormone to another. Correction of abnormal values for these hormones by proper topical skin hormone administration allows recovery from prostate cancer to occur. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]All therapy must be carried out with bio-identical natural human hormones not patented pharmaceutical products which have proven to be a disaster in women by causing many cases of breast cancer. There is no way to correctly calculate dosage without using salivary hormone testing. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Progesterone therapy inhibits 5 alpha reductase which converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone which is believed to be responsible for enlargement of the prostate gland. This helps preserve normal amounts of testosterone. Progesterone also has energy producing effects (anabolic). [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Testosterone is the most potent anabolic(energy creating) hormone. It has been shown to be vital in creating good cardiac performance and muscle strength throughout the body. Testosterone is a direct antagonist of estradiol. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Both progesterone and testosterone promote the p53 gene that leads to normal healthy cell apoptosis (cell death) and helps prevent cancer. Estradiol promotes the Bel-2 gene which is a cancer causing gene that stops apoptosis thus encouraging the development of cancer. The proper relationship of these three hormones is important in preventing and treating cancer. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Bio-identical (natural, human) hormones must be used rather than synthetic patented pharmaceutical drugs that have caused so much cancer in females. Dosages should be chosen so that progesterone, testosterone and estradiol are returned to normal values. This can only be accomplished by using saliva specimens for evaluating hormone levels. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]In males over 60 typical salivary values are: [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Estradiol 2.0 to 2.7 pg/ml.
Progesterone 20 to 30 pg/ml
Testosterone 20 to 30 pg/ml. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]To restore hormone balance: [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Saliva progesterone levels need to be between 200 and 300 times that of estradiol.
The ratio of saliva testosterone to estradiol should be between 200 and 300 times that of estradiol.. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]General dosages for men deficient in progesterone and/or testosterone [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Transdermal progesterone 5 to 8 mg daily
Transdermal testosterone 1 to 2 mg daily[/FONT]​
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]There are no commercial creams containing the correct dosage range for testosterone. It is critical that the compounding pharmacist uses real testosterone not a synthetic patented pharmaceutical drug like methyl testosterone to create the bio-identical testosterone. The low dosages used prove the excellent absorption of theses hormones applied to the skin. Dr. Lee has seen remarkable results and no side effects in this program. Fifteen years later his prostate cancer patients remain well and have not needed surgery or chemotherapy. Retesting to learn what if any adjustments in dosages may be needed should be performed 2 to 3 months after hormone therapy is initiated. It is wise to ensure uniformity in the results by being careful to time the saliva collection so that it is taken 10 hours after the latest hormone application to the skin.[/FONT]​
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Summary [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Prostate cancer appears to be caused by excessive exposure to environmental estrogens. The poorly understood condition (chronic prostatitis) may be a sexually transmitted disease which does not improve with antibiotic therapy suggesting it could be a viral illness. Using skin formulations of bio-identical progesterone and testosterone can heal and prevent recurrence of prostate cancer by maintaining testosterone, progesterone and estradiol values in a normal range. For part 1 click below.[/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]

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[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Click here for part -----> 1,[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Footnotes:[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]1, Douglass, W. C. Real Health September 2003 Volume 3 No. 4 page 3
[/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]2, Lancet June 2, 2001
[/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]3, Lee, John M.D. Hormone Balance for Men pg 18
[/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]4, Ibid pg 20
[/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]5, Hyperinsulinemia: a prospective Risk Factor for Lethal Clinical Prostate Cancer Eur J. Cancer, 2005 Dec; 41(18):2887-95 EPub 2005,October 20.44412 (5/2006);
[/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]6, Ornish, Dean et al J. Urol.. 2005; 174(3) 1065-9
[/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]7, Howenstine, James A. A Physicians Guide To Natural Health Products That Work 2002 pg. 100-04 Penhurst Books Miami, Fl.
[/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]8, Rowen, Robert M.D. Second Opinion Vol XVI No. 11 November pg 1-3.[/FONT]



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expose'

The Pulse......
The dangerous metabolite of estradiol and estrone is found most often in people eating more of dangerous transfats,

:rolleyes:

It's the fats! They are the major source of our health probelms. We should have realized something was wrong in the 1970's when manufacturers began adding EFA's (essential fatty acids) to their shampoo's and soap products to help restore lost sheen and bounce to our hair.. They knew our diet, back then, with the inclusion of partially hydrogenated fats to just about everything, was going to begin to show in our appearance before it began to show in our declining health. Frizzy hair, dry,cracked skin, dry and cracking fingernails,...etc..

Transfats went into our cells and messed up the normal metabolic function. This caused major problems with our bodies hormone making and processing ability, our cells ability to retain oxygen and nutrients, our brain cells ability to fire correct electrical messages, our system's ability to recognize and utilize important hormone and cellualr activity - like leptin, insulin, thyroid, etc..With transfats flooding our system instead of the natural fatty acids found in food prior to the influx of partially hydrogenated oils, our body's developed "sensitivity issues". Not only could our organs not identify and utilize the cells and hormones - but our body began an autoimmune process - attacking the messed up (transfat laden) cells and the organs they are supposed to be connected to.

When you think of cancer - think on a "cellular" level. (That is what cancer is - a cell - or billions of them - gone crazy) When you think on the cellular level - research what has messed up our cells the most over the past 50 years.
Cancer may be one of the worst by-products of our consumption of transfats - but it's not the only problem.

Most of our current health problems are caused in varying degrees by cellular corruption caused by transfat consumption. This corruption will manifest it'self in various ways - including Diabetes, Parkinsons, Heart Disease, Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimers, Cancers, Obesity, Hormonal disorders - including early menopause, acne, erectile dysfunction, baldness, miscarriage, dry cracked skin -heels, etc...:shk:

The more I research what our National Institute of Health knew and cited over the past decades about the corruption of our cells as caused by transfat consumption.....:shk: the more I wonder why they didn't do anything before now to remove it from our food chain...


Yeah....look at tobacco - focus on it as the cause of all of our ills...:rolleyes: while we quietly remove the TRUE culprit...partially hydrogenated oils (transfats).....:shk: from our food sources.
 

NC Susan

Deceased
great post expose!

I think I had more nutritional education in Home Ec classes in high school than most medical doctors have in 12 years of education.

Hence, they think "WE" are from another universe, and a challenge to their ego and knowledge when we continue to ask "WHY - WHY - WHY" questions.

They dont have answers, just pill bottles.

Trillions of dollars have been poured into the war on cancer, and nothing really has changed in forty years.


PLEASE tell me the cancer treatment centers have more curious and better trained doctors
 

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PLEASE tell me the cancer treatment centers have more curious and better trained doctors

:hmm:.....

The Cancer treatment Center allows me to research, ask questions, have my cancer tracked and evaluated and they cut it out rather than insisting on chemo or radiation. I get the ultimate say on my treatment. They check my blood for nutrient deficiency and counsel me on what my body needs to heal....Most of all - they clear away all of the fear of cancer by always giving hope of survival to all of their patients.
This is exactly the opposite of most standard cancer care centers...who first shock you with the most hopeless chance for survival, then rush you into a deadly treatment - without considering your views - then eventually kill you on que. If they gave you 3 years - you will die in three years. And - the standard cancer guys always want to immediately bring your loved ones in on their grave diagnosis and prognosis so they can be assured they have someone in your life who will insist you go for this deadly treatment...I have talked with hundreds of cancer patients from around the country and each one has the same story about their standard cancer care from their home towns.:shk: ..That's what brings them to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America..Hope.

Yes - it would be great if one of my doctors sat me down and explained the transfat link to cancer and how to remedy it! I will bring it up when I go back this month. But - they are in the cancer business...:shk: I don't have much hope of them revealing any definite "Cause" of cancer... They are useful to me on many levels...and I will continue to use them to stay alive while I research and while the country comes to terms with the deadly transfat revelations. ;)

Something big is up with cancer right now. I believe something will be revealed soon to the public about it. Too many food manufacturers reformulating their products and removing hydrogenated oils, too many public and political figures coming out about their cancers, the unusual link between cancer and virus and inflammation and infection being announced lately... Perhaps the pleomorhysim theory is correct about bacteria, virus and fungal infections all being different stages of the same organism manifesting in various ways in your body due to varying degrees of cell damage... Maybe this is why doctors began holding off on the use of antibiotics over the past several years...? Who knows?:D I'm just a former banker! Microbiology is interesting though! (But I hear it's a dangerous job these days..):eek:

Something is coming..
 

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The Pulse......
Getting back on track of this thread.....:D

I found this interesting treatment of Prostate Cancer - Stanford University:
From what I could find - the form of Vitamin D is D3 and the over the counter pain medicine is Ibuprofen...This report is from 2005.

http://mednews.stanford.edu/releases/2005/august/vitamin-D.htm
8/31/05 News Release

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VITAMIN D, NSAIDS PROVIDE DOUBLE WHAMMY AGAINST PROSTATE CANCER, STANFORD STUDY FINDS
STANFORD, Calif. – The growth of prostate cancer cells can be halted by combining a form of vitamin D, available only by prescription, with low doses of an over-the-counter painkiller, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found. The combination reduced prostate cancer cell growth in a laboratory dish by up to 70 percent, according to the findings, published in the Sept. 1 issue of Cancer Research.

The study’s senior author, David Feldman, MD, professor of medicine, who has been studying vitamin D for 25 years, had shown in previous studies that a form of the vitamin, known as calcitriol, limits the growth of prostate cancer cells. Calcitriol, the active form of vitamin D, is the metabolite that is created in the body after consumption of vitamin D-containing food or exposure to the sun.

Feldman wanted to see if he could boost calcitrol’s effects and lower the dose by using it in conjunction with another drug. He and his colleagues, including professor of urology Donna Peehl, PhD, who specializes in developing models of prostate cancer in cultured cells, found that by using calcitriol with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, they could suppresses prostate cancer growth in vitro even more—and with smaller doses—than using either drug alone.

“There is great enhancement when the drugs are given together, using what we think is a safe dose in humans,” said Feldman. “It’s hard to make an exact comparison, as we are talking about cells in a dish and not a person.” Still, based on the findings, he and his colleagues have already begun a clinical trial in men who have a post-treatment recurrence of prostate cancer. Both calcitriol and nonselective NSAIDs have been used in humans for years, and the safety and risks of these drugs are well known.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 30,000 men die annually in the United States from prostate cancer. Among cancers, only lung cancer kills more men. Although prostate cancer is often a slow-growing, noninvasive type of cancer, there are some cases where a deadly migration of cancer cells invades other parts of the body. The standard treatment for such cases is hormone therapy, but that treatment ultimately does not work for most patients. Slowing the growth of the prostate cancer cells could buy time for patients before beginning this last-ditch therapy.

Over the course of Feldman’s years of vitamin D research, he and others had determined that the vitamin has several actions that make it useful in cancer therapy. While a great deal is now known about these effects, there is still much to be learned about how the vitamin stymies tumor growth.

To get an idea of what calcitriol does on a genetic level to halt tumor growth, the researchers used a cDNA microarray, a tool that provides an overview of the genetic changes that occur when prostate cancer cells react to calcitriol. The researchers discovered that two of the affected genes are critical in the production and breakdown of prostaglandins—hormones that cause a range of physiological effects, including inflammation. Inflammation, in turn, is also associated with cancer growth.

Like calcitriol, NSAIDs also block prostaglandin production. Thus, it seemed logical to test calcitriol in various combinations with NSAIDs to see if the double whammy could knock out prostate cancer better than either drug alone, explained study leader Jacqueline Moreno, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar in Feldman’s lab.

When the researchers began the study, which was done on cells in culture, they were using selective NSAIDs, such as Vioxx and Celebrex. These drugs specifically target the prostaglandin pathway, reducing the gastrointestinal side effects of the nonselective NSAIDs. But after Vioxx was pulled from the market last year due to cardiovascular risks, the researchers switched to using two nonselective NSAIDs, ibuprofen and naproxen, so that the controversy over selective NSAIDs wouldn’t cast a shadow over their work.

The group saw a 25 percent reduction in prostate cell growth using only calcitriol, and approximately the same reduction using only ibuprofen and naproxen. But when they combined calcitriol and an NSAID, they saw up to a 70 percent reduction. This result was obtained using from one-half to one-tenth the concentration required for either of the drugs used alone.

The group’s findings are the basis of a new clinical trial Feldman has begun with oncologist Sandy Srinivas, MD, assistant professor of medicine. Men who have been treated for prostate cancer, but who are experiencing a recurrence, take naproxen twice a day combined with a high, once-weekly dose of calcitrol. Weekly administration of calcitriol avoids a pitfall of earlier studies that used daily dosing: too much calcium in the blood, a condition called hypercalcemia, which can lead to kidney stones.

Feldman’s group uses calcitriol for both the cell culture studies and the clinical trial to ensure that enough of the active form of vitamin D is in the patients to be effective. Feldman emphasized that calcitriol is available by prescription only. “We don't want the patient to think that if they take over-the-counter vitamin D, it will work in the same way,” he said.

Staff research scientist Aruna Krishnan, PhD, research associate Srilatha Swami, PhD, and urology postdoctoral scholar Larisa Nonn, PhD, also contributed to this work, which was funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense.

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Thanks for the information. You sound like an informed medical consumer, that's your first step in your road to health.

I get feelings about certain foods in our diets. Hydrogenated fats, corn syrup, and aspartamene (sp?, and splenda. I do not buy products with these ingredients in them. And I teach my kids to read labels. You have to check the labels on everything! There's alot of garbage out there pretending to be food.
 
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