Men’s Health Blog

It is widely understood that psychological, physical and emotional factors are the principal contributing elements of severe impotence. Impotence is categorized as a man’s inability to obtain or indeed maintain an erection. This condition is frequently associated with side-effects against a wide variety of physical disorders including diabetes, thyroid disorders, nervous system problems, urinary tract and genital issues. Male impotence can also be attributed to excess stress levels anxiety, guilt, embarrassment or depression. The condition is worsened through alcohol consumption or by excessive amounts of caffeine and too much smoking.

Any man who suffers from impotence will benefit from cutting down on their consumption of caffeine and smoking less. Caffeine and nicotine both help to constrict the blood vessels thereby reducing blood flow. Although consuming alcohol helps to release you of your inhibitions it will not help reduce instances of impotence.

Studies have suggested that men with high blood cholesterol levels run a far more significant risk of developing impotency. Cholesterol, especially high levels, have been shown to partially block the arteries resulting in the blood flow to the penis to be reduced. To prevent yourself running the risk of high cholesterol levels and therefore a narrowing of the penile artery, your diet should include good helpings of fruit and vegetables and whole grains and contain only a small amount of lean meat. You should also ensure that you consume foods which are low in saturated fats.

Zinc rich foodstuffs, good examples are oysters, can act as powerful aphrodisiacs although evidence to suggest this is the case is very limited. It has however been shown that a diet lacking in zinc can lead to impotence in men.

Some research papers have suggested that by taking zinc supplements this can have the effect of improving male potency by raising the levels of the male sex hormone testosterone to normal amounts.

If you are therefore suffering from impotency you will be wise to include good amounts of zinc in your diet through eating good amounts of seafood, lentils, soya beans, lean meat and wheat germ. You may also find taking zinc supplements to be beneficial at the onset of any problems.

Read complete article by Jamie Noone at http://www.ayurveda-increaselibido.com/Links/Impotence.html

The many causes of cancer
There are about 200 different types of cancer. They can start in any type of body tissue. What affects one body tissue may not affect another. For example, tobacco smoke that you breathe in may help to cause lung cancer. Overexposing your skin to the sun could cause a melanoma on your leg. But the sun won’t give you lung cancer and smoking won’t give you melanoma.
Apart from infectious diseases, most illnesses are ‘multifactorial’. Cancer is no exception. Multifactorial means that there are many factors involved. In other words, there is no single cause for any one type of cancer.

Age
Most types of cancer become more common as we get older. This is because the changes that make a cell become cancerous in the first place take a long time to develop. There have to be a number of changes to the genes within a cell before it turns into a cancer cell. These changes can happen by accident when the cell is dividing. Or they can happen because the cell has been damaged by carcinogens and the damage is then passed on to future ‘daughter’ cells when that cell divides. The longer we live, the more time there is for genetic mistakes to happen in our cells.

Genetic make up
There need to be a number of genetic mutations within a cell before it becomes cancerous. Sometimes a person is born with one of these mutations already. This doesn’t mean they will definitely get cancer. But with one mutation from the start, it makes it more likely statistically that they will develop cancer during their lifetime. Doctors call this ‘genetic predisposition’.
The BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast cancer genes are examples of genetic predisposition. Women who carry one of these faulty genes have a higher chance of developing breast cancer than women who do not.
The BRCA genes are good examples for another reason. Most women with breast cancer do not have a mutated BRCA1 or BRCA 2 gene. Less than 5% of all breast cancer is due to these genes. So although women with one of these genes are individually more likely to get breast cancer, most breast cancer is not caused by a high risk inherited gene fault.
This is true of other common cancers where some people have a genetic predisposition – for example, colon (large bowel) cancer.
Researchers are looking at the genes of people with cancer in a study called SEARCH. They also hope to find out more about how other factors might interact with genes to increase the risk of cancer. Information about this study is on our clinical trials database.

The immune system
People who have problems with their immune systems are more likely to get some types of cancer. This group includes people who Have had organ transplants and take drugs to suppress their immune systems to stop organ rejection. Have HIV or AIDS Are born with rare medical syndromes which affect their immunity
The types of cancers that affect these groups of people fall into two, overlapping groups Cancers that are caused by viruses, such as cervical cancer and other cancers of the genital or anal area, some lymphomas, liver cancer and stomach cancer Lymphomas Chronic infections or transplanted organs can continually stimulate cells to divide. This continual cell division means that immune cells are more likely to develop genetic faults and develop into lymphomas.

Bodyweight, diet and physical activity
Cancer experts estimate that maintaining a healthy bodyweight, making changes to our diet and taking regular physical activity could prevent about one in three deaths from cancer in the UK. In the western world, many of us eat too much red and processed meat and not enough fresh fruit and vegetables. This type of diet is known to increase the risk of cancer. Drinking alcohol can also increase the risk of developing some types of cancer. There is more information about this in the page on diet causing cancer.
Sometimes foods or food additives are blamed for directly causing cancer and described as ‘carcinogenic’. This is often not really true. Sometimes a food is found to contain a substance that can cause cancer but in such small amounts that we could never eat enough of it to do any harm. And some additives may actually protect us. There is more about food additives in the page on diet causing cancer.

Day to day environment
By environmental causes we mean what is around you each day that may help to cause cancer. This could include
Tobacco smoke
The sun
Natural and man made radiation
Work place hazards
Asbestos
Some of these are avoidable and some aren’t. Most are only contributing factors to causing cancers – part of the jigsaw puzzle that scientists are still trying to put together. There is more about this in the page on causes of cancer in the environment.

Viruses
Viruses can help to cause some cancers. But this does not mean that these cancers can be caught like an infection. What happens is that the virus can cause genetic changes in cells that make them more likely to become cancerous.
These cancers and viruses are linked
Cervical cancer, and other cancers of the genital and anal area, and the genital wart virus, HPV
Primary liver cancer and the Hepatitis B and C viruses
Lymphomas and the Epstein-Barr Virus
T cell leukaemia in adults and the Human T cell leukaemia virus
HPV also probably leads to oropharyngeal cancer and non melanoma skin cancers in some people
There will be people with primary liver cancer and with T cell leukaemia who haven’t had the related virus. But infection increases their risk of getting that particular cancer. With cervical cancer, scientists now believe that everyone with an invasive cervical cancer has had an HPV infection beforehand.
Many people can be infected with a cancer causing virus, and never get cancer. The virus only causes cancer in certain situations. Many women get a high risk HPV infection, but never develop cervical cancer. Another example is Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). These are some facts about EBV
It is very common – most people are infected with EBV
People who catch it late in life get glandular fever and have an increased risk of lymphoma
In sub-Saharan Africa, EBV infection and repeated attacks of malaria together cause a cancer
called Burkitt’s lymphoma in children
In China, EBV infection (together with other unknown factors) causes nasopharyngeal cancer
In people with AIDs and transplant patients EBV can cause lymphoma
About 4 out of 10 cases of Hodgkin’s lymphoma and a quarter of cases of Burkitt lymphoma (a
rare type of non Hodgkin’s lymphoma) seem to be related to EBV infection

Bacterial infection
Bacterial infections have not been thought of as cancer causing agents in the past. But studies have shown that people who have helicobacter pylori infection of their stomach develop inflammation of the stomach lining, which increases the risk of stomach cancer. Helicobacter pylori infection can be treated with a combination of antibiotics.
Research is also looking at whether substances produced by particular types of bacteria in the digestive system can increase the risk of bowel cancer or stomach lymphomas. Some researchers think that particular bacteria may produce cancer causing substances in some people. But research into this issue is at an early stage.
If bacteria do play a part in causing cancer this could be important in cancer prevention. Bacterial infections can often be cured with antibiotics, so getting rid of the infection could be a way to reduce the risk of these types of cancer.

NOTE
After considerable time spent to find the best information I believe this to be the most extensive, relevant and up to date information. I acquired this information from the website below.

http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/about-cancer/causes-symptoms/causes/wh…

Hope it helps

The many causes of cancer
There are about 200 different types of cancer. They can start in any type of body tissue. What affects one body tissue may not affect another. For example, tobacco smoke that you breathe in may help to cause lung cancer. Overexposing your skin to the sun could cause a melanoma on your leg. But the sun won’t give you lung cancer and smoking won’t give you melanoma.
Apart from infectious diseases, most illnesses are ‘multifactorial’. Cancer is no exception. Multifactorial means that there are many factors involved. In other words, there is no single cause for any one type of cancer.

Age
Most types of cancer become more common as we get older. This is because the changes that make a cell become cancerous in the first place take a long time to develop. There have to be a number of changes to the genes within a cell before it turns into a cancer cell. These changes can happen by accident when the cell is dividing. Or they can happen because the cell has been damaged by carcinogens and the damage is then passed on to future ‘daughter’ cells when that cell divides. The longer we live, the more time there is for genetic mistakes to happen in our cells.

Genetic make up
There need to be a number of genetic mutations within a cell before it becomes cancerous. Sometimes a person is born with one of these mutations already. This doesn’t mean they will definitely get cancer. But with one mutation from the start, it makes it more likely statistically that they will develop cancer during their lifetime. Doctors call this ‘genetic predisposition’.
The BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast cancer genes are examples of genetic predisposition. Women who carry one of these faulty genes have a higher chance of developing breast cancer than women who do not.
The BRCA genes are good examples for another reason. Most women with breast cancer do not have a mutated BRCA1 or BRCA 2 gene. Less than 5% of all breast cancer is due to these genes. So although women with one of these genes are individually more likely to get breast cancer, most breast cancer is not caused by a high risk inherited gene fault.
This is true of other common cancers where some people have a genetic predisposition – for example, colon (large bowel) cancer.
Researchers are looking at the genes of people with cancer in a study called SEARCH. They also hope to find out more about how other factors might interact with genes to increase the risk of cancer. Information about this study is on our clinical trials database.

The immune system
People who have problems with their immune systems are more likely to get some types of cancer. This group includes people who Have had organ transplants and take drugs to suppress their immune systems to stop organ rejection. Have HIV or AIDS Are born with rare medical syndromes which affect their immunity
The types of cancers that affect these groups of people fall into two, overlapping groups Cancers that are caused by viruses, such as cervical cancer and other cancers of the genital or anal area, some lymphomas, liver cancer and stomach cancer Lymphomas Chronic infections or transplanted organs can continually stimulate cells to divide. This continual cell division means that immune cells are more likely to develop genetic faults and develop into lymphomas.

Bodyweight, diet and physical activity
Cancer experts estimate that maintaining a healthy bodyweight, making changes to our diet and taking regular physical activity could prevent about one in three deaths from cancer in the UK. In the western world, many of us eat too much red and processed meat and not enough fresh fruit and vegetables. This type of diet is known to increase the risk of cancer. Drinking alcohol can also increase the risk of developing some types of cancer. There is more information about this in the page on diet causing cancer.
Sometimes foods or food additives are blamed for directly causing cancer and described as ‘carcinogenic’. This is often not really true. Sometimes a food is found to contain a substance that can cause cancer but in such small amounts that we could never eat enough of it to do any harm. And some additives may actually protect us. There is more about food additives in the page on diet causing cancer.

Day to day environment
By environmental causes we mean what is around you each day that may help to cause cancer. This could include
Tobacco smoke
The sun
Natural and man made radiation
Work place hazards
Asbestos
Some of these are avoidable and some aren’t. Most are only contributing factors to causing cancers – part of the jigsaw puzzle that scientists are still trying to put together. There is more about this in the page on causes of cancer in the environment.

Viruses
Viruses can help to cause some cancers. But this does not mean that these cancers can be caught like an infection. What happens is that the virus can cause genetic changes in cells that make them more likely to become cancerous.
These cancers and viruses are linked
Cervical cancer, and other cancers of the genital and anal area, and the genital wart virus, HPV
Primary liver cancer and the Hepatitis B and C viruses
Lymphomas and the Epstein-Barr Virus
T cell leukaemia in adults and the Human T cell leukaemia virus
HPV also probably leads to oropharyngeal cancer and non melanoma skin cancers in some people
There will be people with primary liver cancer and with T cell leukaemia who haven’t had the related virus. But infection increases their risk of getting that particular cancer. With cervical cancer, scientists now believe that everyone with an invasive cervical cancer has had an HPV infection beforehand.
Many people can be infected with a cancer causing virus, and never get cancer. The virus only causes cancer in certain situations. Many women get a high risk HPV infection, but never develop cervical cancer. Another example is Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). These are some facts about EBV
It is very common – most people are infected with EBV
People who catch it late in life get glandular fever and have an increased risk of lymphoma
In sub-Saharan Africa, EBV infection and repeated attacks of malaria together cause a cancer
called Burkitt’s lymphoma in children
In China, EBV infection (together with other unknown factors) causes nasopharyngeal cancer
In people with AIDs and transplant patients EBV can cause lymphoma
About 4 out of 10 cases of Hodgkin’s lymphoma and a quarter of cases of Burkitt lymphoma (a
rare type of non Hodgkin’s lymphoma) seem to be related to EBV infection

Bacterial infection
Bacterial infections have not been thought of as cancer causing agents in the past. But studies have shown that people who have helicobacter pylori infection of their stomach develop inflammation of the stomach lining, which increases the risk of stomach cancer. Helicobacter pylori infection can be treated with a combination of antibiotics.
Research is also looking at whether substances produced by particular types of bacteria in the digestive system can increase the risk of bowel cancer or stomach lymphomas. Some researchers think that particular bacteria may produce cancer causing substances in some people. But research into this issue is at an early stage.
If bacteria do play a part in causing cancer this could be important in cancer prevention. Bacterial infections can often be cured with antibiotics, so getting rid of the infection could be a way to reduce the risk of these types of cancer.

NOTE
After considerable time spent to find the best information I believe this to be the most extensive, relevant and up to date information. I acquired this information from the website below.

http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/about-cancer/causes-symptoms/causes/wh…

Hope it helps

 This is HUGE for men’s health.  Why is the MSM not covering this?

What’s the matter?  Is Prostate cancer that much less sexy than Breast cancer? or Cervical cancer.  Cancer is horrible.  When any breakthrough of this magnitude is found it should be BROADCAST!

Study: Antibody Finds, Wipes Out Prostate Cancer

When injected in mice, F77 bonded with tissue where prostate cancer was the primary cancer in almost all cases (97 percent) and in tissue cores where the cancer had metastasized around 85 percent of the time.

It recognized even androgen-independent cancer cells, present when prostate cancer is incurable, the study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania showed.

F77 “initiated direct cell death of prostate cancer cells… and effectively prevented tumor outgrowth,” it said.

But it did not target normal tissue, or tumor tissues in other parts of the body including the colon, kidney, cervix, pancreas, lung, skin or bladder, the study showed.

The antibody “shows promising potential for diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, especially for androgen-independent metastatic prostate cancer,” which often spreads to the bones and is difficult to treat, the researchers wrote in PNAS.

Currently, the five-year survival rate for metastatic prostate cancer is just 34 percent, according to the study.

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men, claiming half a million lives each year worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

US researchers have found an antibody that hunts down prostate cancer cells in mice and can destroy the killer disease even in an advanced stage, a study showed Monday. The antibody, called F77, was found to bond more readily with cancerous prostate tissues and cells than with benign tissue and cells, and to promote the death of cancerous tissue, said the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS).

http://matzav.com/study-antibody-finds-wipes-out-prostate-cancer

Men have to work extremely hard at achieving and maintaining a high level of health. There’s blood pressure, cholesterol, prostate and colorectal factors to consider. For some, it’s time to correct unhealthy eating, drinking and smoking habits. And then there’s the poor guy who has to search the living room closet for that old, dusty bathroom scale.

That’s a lot for a guy to concentrate on. Another key component of a healthy lifestyle is perhaps not meant to be discussed at the family dinner table:  Sexual health. According to a board certified urologist and director of the Los Angeles Boston Medical Group, Dr. Barry Buffman, there are definite psychological and marital benefits to a healthy sexual relationship. In an interview with Men and Health: It’s a Guy thing, Buffman says, “There’s a very good correlation in outcomes if you look at success in the bedroom with success at the board room and success on the field.”

It’s not just psychological health, such as self-esteem, that can benefit from a healthy sexual relationship. Buffman, who has experienced over 20 years of private surgical practice, specializing in sexual dysfunction, oncology, laser and trauma, says it has been well documented that men will have healthier prostate glands and hearts with a good sex life. Other benefits include a better brain function and sleep pattern. To be blunt, Buffman notes, “It’s been cited numerously, in even the lay literature over the last 15 years, that a man will not live a normal life expectancy without frequent sexual expression.”

Buffman has seen patients in several age groups, from 18 and younger (with parental permission) to one man at the ripe old age of 104. “At any age group, whether it’s young or old, specifically starting with the younger population, their greatest fear is ‘am I the only person you’ve seen in this age group, am I very strange, am I very weird?’” Buffman says men 45 and older, a large segment of the population, some in their second and third marriages, are concerned about social, psychological and physical issues. He says men can be concerned about whether sex can be detrimental to their health.

On the other side of the coin, men who aren’t lucky enough to have a healthy sexual life can experience unpleasant side effects. Buffman says when a man doesn’t have sexual confidence and function, it makes a big dent in his social assertiveness. “It all comes down to the confidence level. The effects on that are clear. The emotional, mental and psychological effects are abundantly seen with regard to anxiety disorders, severe depression and being withdrawn from social interaction.” Physically, sex has been shown to be a stress reducer. And, according to Buffman, literature suggests frequent ejaculation may lead to a lower incidence of prostate cancer.

When it comes to sexual issues, men need to take the initiative. Buffman says men need to realize there is a problem and seek the right consultative services. Buffman says he doesn’t believe the average practitioner, in the average medical practice, has the luxury to gather information about a patient’s social and psychological history. “Most of the time, the patient has to take the can opener and take the lid off the physician’s head.”

Los Angeles Boston Medical Group: http://losangeles.bostonmedicalgroup.com/

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I received an email this morning from a minister in France Picturing Muslims protesting in the streets of London, England with anger in their hearts of hatred in their mouth, and slogans on the signs of abuse in their hands . Is this the heart of God? I think not.

Among the disheartening images I saw, the unforgettable words on signs as follows:

"Europe you will pay. Demolition is on its way. "

"Europe you will pay. Your extermination is on its way. "

"Butch thesewho mock Islam ".

"Europe is Cancer. Islam is the solution."

"Islam will rule the world."

"Europe take some lessons from 9 / 11."

"Europe you will pay. Your 9 / 11 is on its way. "

"Be ready for the real Holocaust".

"Massacre those who insult Islam".

"Exterminate those who insult Islam".

"Behead those who insult Islam".

"Kill those who insult Islam".

Those who seek to defend their religion with violence to prove to the worldGod is not in it. God can not defend themselves without the help of man? I think. Yet, when God is not a man made religion, religious believers must ask to kill, coerce, and compel people to obey his precepts rigid and frigid.

God is love and defend the glory of his name!

Have you forgotten "Thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless" (Exodus 20:7). Muslims, Americans, Christians, and anyone who advocates killing in the name of Godnot know the Lord (John 16:1-3). God Himself to save the honor of his name and judge those who advocate the killing of his holy name. God is the giver of life, not a killer.

Jesus came not to destroy lives but to save lives (John 3:17).

Those who kill innocent blood, there's blood will be shed (Genesis 9:6).

What we tolerate will dominate. If the British allow such behavior in their streets, it will persist until they become fast enough and deal with these criminals.Until yesterday the British backsliddeness their heart and poor spiritual state, Islamic fundamentalism and events like this in their streets must continue to intensify to get their attention. Spiritual battles require spiritual wisdom, strength, love and discipline to win (see 2 Corinthians 10:3-6).

The British must awake, arise, and boldly confront evil on pain of being overwhelmed by it!

As for your comments about political candidates, the hope of America and theworld is not in elections but in Jesus Christ and His Church. Political candidates are only reveal the spiritual condition of the people who elect them.

Do we need to insult Islam? It seems that those who claim Muslims are already doing a good job.

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Movember 2009 Gala Parte – London
LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 27: Mo Bro Hannah Rockcliffe attends the London Movember 2009 Gala Parte event at Battersea Evolution on November 27, 2009 in London, United Kingdom. Movember is an annual charity challenge where supporters grow a moustache – or ‘Mo’ – to raise money and awareness for men’s health issues.
In this photo: Hannah Rockcliffe
Photo: Danny Martindale
Nov 27, 2009

If you are experiencing some symptoms in regards to urination and ejaculation, these can be a prostate symptom.

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Prostate health is something that must be treated with a balanced diet throughout life. Keeler said: "Prostate health is an issue that is a reference to people throughout their lives at risk not only if there are any symptoms. Because of its location, prostate health, ended up causing many problems.

With the graying of the baby boomers threatens to large and health care for prostate cancer is an increasingly commonTopic of conversation. The surcharge effective for prostate health is Saw Palmetto berry extract.

New research suggests that green tea may help prevent the spread of prostate cancer. In particular, phytochemicals in green tea, called polyphenols attack growth factors and proteins, interrupting growth processes of tumors, preventing them from spreading to other organs. Since previous studies suggest that the same natural plant substances might also help preventTop of prostate cancer, researchers indicate that further studies are needed to influence the green tea in fighting these common cancers. The best way to reduce the risk of prostate cancer is still a predominantly vegetarian diet.

Studies of diet and cancer also show that green tea, if they can be tested on mice with an aggressive form of cancer, decrease the spread or metastasis of prostate cancer to the liver, bones and other body parts. Further studies of green tea maydeveloping a treatment for sleeping, not the kind that threaten to prostate cancer many men have in their 70's & 80's prevented from becoming aggressive and fatal. About six cups of green tea per day, should contain the same amount of polyphenols for people that help to stop the spread of cancer. Other data show that the phytochemicals in green tea may inhibit the early stages of prostate cancer.

Green tea contains compounds such as polyphenols, which are known antioxidantsand credited to protect against cancer, heart disease and aging. Diet Green tea is generally regarded as a substance that protects against various cancers such as gastric, ovarian, colon to detect cancer, oral , prostate, breast and cervical cancer.

Japanese men who drink frequently four to six cups of green tea a day have a significantly lower mortality from prostate cancer than in the West. And frequencyProstate cancer in China, whose population regularly consume green tea, is the lowest in the world. Whatever the benefits of green tea, it would be a mistake to rely on tea alone for prevention. Studies have shown that foods may be other nutrients, including saw palmetto, potassium, zinc, selenium, soy and green tea also lead to reducing the risk of prostate cancer … Learn more!