We all know, or at have heard, that drinking grapefruit juice can increase the absorption of certain oral drugs. The result of the increased levels of absorption is the possibility that normal doses of drugs become toxic overdoses. At the 236th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society there was a presentation that provided new [...]
If the thought of eating servings of broccoli and cabbage every day does not appeal to you, then you should read this post to learn why you should grin and bear it. Multiple recent studies continue to document diindolylmethane (DIM) as one of the most effective phytonutrients in the prevention and treatment of breast, prostate, [...]
We hear it time and again, consuming fat is bad for you, especially if you have prostate cancer. There have been numerous studies that all conclude that your diet should have only limited quantities of saturated fat. MD Anderson recently published an article that showed dietary fat is unhealthy and dangerous when quantities are not [...]
So doctor, I have heard that I need to change my diet and that the diet modifications should include a number of portions of fish each week. Significant amounts of fish is very healthy for men with prostate cancer (and also people with inflammatory diseases) because it contain large amounts of Omega-3 fatty acids. This [...]
Today I want to mention our own David Emerson, one of the most outstanding advanced prostate cancer survivors, advocates, fund raisers and educators that our community has been blessed to have work on our behalf. The first time I actually met David was at the 2007 Prostate Cancer Research Institute National Conference on Prostate Cancer. [...]