Prostate Synopsis

Eastern medicine has been around for thousands of years. If not for its great success, it would not have survived. There is much information about herbs and their healing benefits to the human body. Along with herbs, we also want to stress the importance of nutrition and emotional stability. Nutrition should incorporate as much organic farm-raised food without pesticides, hormones, etc. In the case of prostate health, it is important to regulate the amount of red meat in the diet because there seems to be a relationship between iron and unhealthy prostate. High protein diets can create cellular hypoxia (by increasing oxygen needs to digest the protein) that may contribute to cancerous growths. As the cancer metastasizes it is till a derivative of the prostate gland and therefore can be made healthy again if the prostate function is normal through healthier choices.

We recommend eating healthy fish due to its high content of Omega-3 fatty acids. This helpful oil promotes healing of prostate tissue and helps with hormonal balance. Try to avoid fish with high mercury levels like tuna, halibut, and swordfish. Alcohol, caffeine, dehydration, lack of exercise, too much sitting, excessive sexual activity are also factors leading to poor prostate health. The other factor to consider is emotional stability. The emotions of fear and anger over time will cause the body to become unbalanced. Imbalance in the body is the root of most disease. Hypertension, which can be a side effect of negative emotions, can also create disease by decreasing tissue oxygen levels.

Herbal support can be major factor in overall health. The Hoang family has been successfully using herbal formulas for 40 years. Many ill men have gone to their clinic in Vietnam and achieved body balance thus improving their quality of life. Dr Graeme Shaw has been working successfully in integrating these herbs in his medical practices in Los Altos and San Jose. The body is remarkably resilient in being able to reverse the most difficult situation when it gets support from balancing herbs. Herbs can be used for prevention as well, and we strongly recommend this. In terms of prostate problems, Dr Ba and his family uses the Prostate / Ovary herbal formula. Herbs have few significant side effects. They also may be used with western medications. In the case of a person using both herbs and western pharmaceuticals, herbs generally offer 50-60% more support in balancing the body. A body in balance is less harmed from side effects of radiation, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, or any other medications.

Each person has to come to terms with choices he makes in treating his disease. In cases, like Walt Courtney, where there were no more available western therapies, he chose to use herbs and they showed their strong capability of balancing body. A body in balance has normal prostate health and Walt experienced this when his body became balanced. It has been observed that PSA is one of the specific numbers western doctors use to assess prostate health. Since PSA has become one of the driving blood test there has been an epidemic of prostate cancer. It also should be considered that doing biopsies might disturb the cells and perhaps drive some into a position where the cells begin to metastasize. By the time men reach about 80 years of age most will have prostate cancer. Most will die of something else.