[Image from Time magazine article] As a native New Yorker, I hold a heavy heart every September 11 for the thousands who died and the thousands who survived. But I have a special connection for the heroic first responders and recovery workers who helped during the aftermath, like firefighters, police officers, and medical personnel. Not… [Read More]
You no doubt pop an aspirin now and then to soothe a headache. Nothing wrong with that, but what happens if you take too much aspirin, especially every day? And perhaps more important, how does this affect prostate cancer? First off, using aspirin as regular medicine has been around for some time. Physician’s often… [Read More]
[Image from recent CaPLESS Retreat] Where your extra fat lies in your body may predict the seriousness of your cancer. One of the first areas I address with my patients is fat management, and how important it is to lose excess weight from fat, if needed. The reason? Fat gain is not only… [Read More]
What Killed the Boxer Dadashev
07/26/2019
[Image above from Foxnews.com] There are several reasons why I am writing this blog post today. I am a combat sports fan. I love it so much that I train in martial arts. I love how the human body works and to figure out why it does not work when it doesn’t. Early in… [Read More]
Spending Time in Nature is Healing
07/21/2019
No matter where you are with your prostate health—from monitoring your PSA to undergoing treatment—dealing with this new chapter of your life can be stressful. And any extra stress can make your situation even worse. Extreme stress can flood your body with inflammation, which creates a fertile environment for prostate cancer to grow and spread.… [Read More]
5 Reason’s to Send Kids to Sleep Away Camp
07/13/2019
I just read this online article – a letter why a mom would NOT send her kids to sleepaway camp. I read this right after discussing with Johanna, my wife, on the to-do list for our teenage girls who are heading to sleep away camp for a month. This is their fourth year going, so any idea… [Read More]