A diet low in trans-saturated fat, high in alkalizing fruit and vegetables and low in animal protein, including dairy products, is associated with a "substantial" increase in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) doubling time and an increase in quality of life, according to results of a pilot study.
PSA is used as a biological marker for an acidic prostate; the higher this number gets, the greater is the man's risk of a cancerous acidic prostate or prostatitis (acid caused inflammation of the prostate). The PSA "doubling time" is the time it takes for PSA levels to increase by 100 percent.
The study subjects included 36 men with biopsy-confirmed prostate cancer who had received primary treatment for more than 6 months previously and who had increasing PSA levels.
Dr. James Carmody and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester randomly assigned the subjects and their partners to attend 11 dietary and cooking classes and mindfulness practice to support the change in diet or to a control group.
Assessments of dietary compliance, quality of life and PSA levels were made at the beginning of the study, after the 11-week intervention, and again 3 months after the intervention was assessed. The findings are published in the journal Urology.
The intervention group consumed significantly less trans-saturated fat, more fruit and vegetables and less animal protein, including dairy products, than did the controls. They also reported more indicators of increased quality of life compared with the controls.
"Although no significant change was found in the rate of PSA increase between the two groups, the mean PSA doubling time for the intervention group was substantially longer at the 3-month follow-up visit than that of the controls," Dr. Carmody and colleagues report.
According to Dr. Robert O. Young, Chief Researcher at the pH Miracle Living Center, "a high PSA is a direct indicator of an acidic lifestyle and diet. There is only one cause of prostate inflammation that then leads to a cancerous prostate - ACID. Just like a rotten piece of fruit the prostate also spoils when affected by excess dietary and/or metabolic acids. I have found in all cases of prostate inflammation and cancer that when you focus on reducing the acid levels of the body with an alkaline lifestyle and diet you lower the PSA levels and reverse the prostate inflammation and cancerous condition."
Resources:
Urology, December 2008
The pH Miracle 2002
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For the last year of so I was experiencing mild to severe symptoms of prostatitis. I had difficulty starting a stream (2-3 minutes to start) and was urinating frequently (3-6 times) at night. My PSAs came back normal and a phyical exam was also normal. I was treated a few times with anti-biotics.
Then, about 3 months ago my PSA levels shot up to 8.5 which prompted my urologist to do a biopsy. I was diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer. My doctor and relatives suggested I have my prostate removed via the robotic method... Since I was relatively "heathly" at 62, my prognosis and recovery should be excellent they reasoned.
I was always a believer in natural healing but knew noting about phMiracleLiving.com or the Gerson method. But I started learning and embarked on a journey to learn and change my lifestyle through eating raw/cooked (80%/20%) mostly greens and alkalizing with ph salts and water drops. I've also been seeing a naturapath (http://www.thehumanmachine.com/) who has been doing body work and put me on a detox treatment.
Today, three months from my diagnosis of "cancer", I was called by my doctors assistant who told me my PSA levels are back to normal: 3.0. I can't wait to speak to my doctor. Perhaps he can explain my reversal with NO conventional treatment or MEDS... but I doubt it.
Some might call it a "miracle"... but to me it's just allowing the body to heal itself when you provide the right environment. The real miracle is that it took me getting cancer to get my health in order.
i have lived with chronic prostitis for the better part of 15 years, the last bout for almost 2 yrs sraight. after countless antibiotics,chinese herbs,and sawpalmetto giving partial relief i found an article about acid/alk. diets in relation to the prostate and it recommended 1/2 tsp baking soda in a glass of water drunk on a empty stomach first thing in morn. same 1hr.before bed with daily pumpkin seed oil capsule
would help if not cure the problem. well its been 1 week now and i m so dumbfounded at such a low cost simple treatment has givin me i would say 90% resolution to date ,and my spirits r high with optimism for 100%. Will update weekly.
Certain foods can leave end-products called ash that can make your urine acid or alkaline, but urine is the only body fluid that can have its acidity changed by food or supplements.
acid and alkaline diet
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