When your wife says she has a headache...

Monday 11 Jul 2011 by admin | 3 Comments
Filed under: Prevention

Sex Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk

Frequent ejaculations, especially in 20-something men, may reduce the risk of prostate cancer later in life, Australian researchers reported in the British Journal of Urology International. When they followed men diagnosed with prostate cancer and those without, they found no association of prostate cancer with the number of sexual partners as the men reached their 30s, 40s, and 50s.

But they found men who had five or more ejaculations weekly while in their 20s reduced their risk of getting prostate cancer later by a third.  Read the rest of this entry »


6 Cups of Java a Day

Wednesday 22 Jun 2011 by cash | 5 Comments
Filed under: Prevention

New study shows it pays to drink coffee if you want to reduce your odds of prostate cancer.  Here is one link.  But you can just google coffee and prostate cancer and you will find them all.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20063692-10391704.html

This is a follow up to natural causes blog

Steven Cash Nickerson
President and Founder
The David H. Nickerson Foundation
www.davidscure.org


Natural Causes

Tuesday 21 Jun 2011 by cash | 8 Comments
Filed under: Prevention Tags: , , ,

Ok to mimic jeopardy - "what is the most common cause of death on a death certificate? But seriously, this is my hope for myself, my friends and loved ones. May we all die of natural causes. If you have a loved one who has or had cancer you know that there is nothing natural about this hideous disease. My father died way too young from prostate cancer. I don't go a year without a PSA and I take Lycopene, Saw Palmetto, Resveratrol, propecia (helps your hair too!), and other supplements. I talk about it with my other 50 something friends. Real men discuss health issues with each other. Please donate or attend one of David's Cure events. See www.davidscure.org. And one other thing, you should try to drink 6 cups of coffee a day according to a recent study - I will post the link!
I hope we all die of natural causes, many years hence.

Cheers,

Steven Cash Nickerson, President and Founder
The David H. Nickerson Foundation


I'm OK Jack. How are you?

Monday 18 Jan 2010 by admin | 18 Comments
Filed under: Screening

I can totally relate to the idea that men have a resistance to having a check-up. Especially if they haven't had any serious health issues themselves or have a family member whose had one. It's the same reason men will not stop and ask for directions. It's definitely that 'machismo' aspect of 'I'm ok Jack.'

The last time I had a checkup it was triggered by a symptom that could have indicated either a serious condition or something failry inconsequential. The results showed that I was fine -- in fact in pretty good shape for my age. That was about six years ago and I am now overdue for my next check-up.

I used the link at the bottom of the 'Foundation' page to check my disease risk for prostate cancer and found that it's below average.

So what's my point? It is that nobody should be lulled into a false sense of security by positive feedback and occurances. Your health is far too important and early detection is an advantage. Take the plunge. Especially if you are over 50.  According to the American Cancer Society getting screened helps find the disease in it's early stages but that still doesn't guarantee a complete cure and the treatments can cause other conditions.  But what's the alternative?

Make the the call, get the test  and then you can get on with your life until the same time next year.