| In talking about acupuncture he said that it has been shown to work for some things, but the buyer should be aware and check the credentials of the practitioner. The number one complaint of patients with acupuncture is that needles have been left in place at the end of the session. The vitamin with the most data is the multivitamin, and he said that the cheap one is just as good as the expensive one. We were warned that if we see a supplement with a doctor’s picture on the label we should avoid it. Dr. Moyad told us that single men do not get as much prostate cancer, but married men with prostate cancer live longer. For this reason we should stay single, but if we get prostate cancer then we should get married. There is no clinical data on MGN 3 but a trial is starting in Texas. Medical evidence is now allowed to help sell products, think the advertisements for oatmeal on TV. Fat has been proposed as a cause of breast cancer, but studies do not show it to be true. The oriental diet has less fat and less food plus they get more exercise than we do. In a study of cancer in twins it has been shown that if one twin has prostate cancer the other is very likely to get it also. This was the #1 shared cancer in twins, #2 was a tie between breast cancer and colorectal cancer. The only fat shown to affect prostate cancer is saturated fat, think animal products or hydrogenated oils. By reducing saturated fat we reduce our chance of getting prostate cancer. Trans fats are a man made form of saturated fat. A McDonalds value meal has 800 calories, but by super sizing it we double the calories. Dr. Moyad said that one of the most important things your doctor can do is keep track of your cholesterol. A diet that keeps cholesterol low will be a good diet for helping to fight cancer. He recommends soy products primarily because they tend to keep cholesterol down. He does not recommend mega quantities and said that the soybean itself is the best source of soy's good qualities. In talking about diets Dr. Moyad said that fat is the best appetite suppresser. Diets work by reducing calories or by increasing the fat intake to reduce the hunger. You should increase intake of all vegetables. He said that flaxseed does show some effect on PSA, but the cholesterol benefit is great and more important. Over weight men show an increased rate of prostate cancer so we need to get up and exercise.     |