I recently encounted pains in my knee whenever I have an intake of alcohol. Could this be gout? Are there any home remedies that can be used when the pain comes?

I am a 53 year old man suffering from an enlarged prostrate. My urologist has prescribed Finasteride and Tamusolin which I have been taking for the last few months. My results have been inconsistent at best with these medicines. Reviewing input from all of you I will consider the alternatives identified. Actually, my next doctor’s visit is a week away and I will share anything that assist others.

My PSA was 2.55 in 2009 and at the last screening it was 3.86. Doctors want me to do the biopsy, I have not agreed to do it yet. I have trouble urinating and started the flow max medicine about two weeks ago and it helps. Today my PVR test was 49 which is good. It was much higher before the flow max. I get dizzy on flow max and have a hard time staying on it.

For two weeks I have been on a vegan raw food diet and am doing that one more week which includes juicing.

I really don’t want to do the biopsy. Hope the PSA goes down on the next test due to the diet. I loved hearing that you had an MRI scan – I would rather do that but doesn’t sound like Kaiser will do that.

I would like to know more about how you feel you’ve improved your situation.

Brady

Zinc started flying off shelves (I know because at the time I worked PT in a health food store). I took it and recommended it. Then I dug deeper….and managed to find a caveat that was buried within the fine details of the study. ALL of the men in the study were zinc deficient, and deficient in testosterone upon starting the study. Since zinc is absolutely essential for testosterone production, it was no surprise the researchers found a group where the two variable were correlated, i.e. both low serum testosterone and zinc.

So all that happened is when these men took zinc, they Corrected A Deficiency, and of course their levels of testosterone raised to that of a normal, healthy man, nothing more. Their levels rose in the 30-37% range, in each man exactly the amount to bring them WNL, within normal limits.

NO research EVER has shown that giving zinc to a man not deficient in zinc and having WNL testosterone, that it raises testosterone. Because it absolutely will not. And that is why it pays to either learn all the science behind this stuff, or count on someone who not only has the knowledge but has your best interest in mind. Always think about someone’s motivation in recommending a product.