Prostate glands: Don't leave home without one.

[cesfx]

I have no doubt that your approach, and that of frog's, is healthier and tastier. But I'm not ready to commit to a career in the kitchen, and a chef's toque does nothing for me aesthetically.

I understand. I do it with cuisines I don't know.
To me it's fun, and it's a bit like meditating... And it has rewards from all angles. No aprons

I even made my first own savoury protein breakfast bar from scratch. Oats nuts seeds parmesan and olive oil, baked.

 

[TreeFrogTrader]

When it comes to flavour I am bit of a purist and try to never overwhelm the flavour of the main ingredient.

Quite so. I am familiar with the dilemma.

My curry powder mix that I blend myself -as with most traditional curry mixes has about thirteen spices in it. I see many indian dishes that also use garlic (even though the Hindus/Brahmins anyway and Jains do not allow onions or garlics). Say what? Garlic will overpower most other spices. Okay, I digress. But yes to your point.

 

[TreeFrogTrader]

I have no doubt that your approach, and that of frog's, is healthier and tastier. But I'm not ready to commit to a career in the kitchen, and a chef's toque does nothing for me aesthetically.

Except you fail to see that being that way let's you attract the type of woman who will ultimately do all that for you.

Just showing you how to survive in the jungle. You are welcome.

 

[Frederick Foresight]

Except you fail to see that being that way let's attract the type of woman who will ultimately do all that for you.

Ah, the old bait-and-switch. Cunning.

 

[cesfx]

Quite so. I am familiar with the dilemma.

My curry powder mix that I blend myself -as with most traditional curry mixes has about thirteen spices in it. I see many indian dishes that also use garlic (even though the Hindus/Brahmins anyway and Jains do not allow onions or garlics). Say what? Garlic will overpower most other spices. Okay, I digress. But yes to your point.

I never cooked Indian food, I can do a curry but more caraibean style, as I learned from an ex. I tried some great Indian curries from chefs I knew.

Garlic is one of those, I think it differs if you shallow fry it whole (even skin on), or if it's chopped. The first will give you mild flavour. Also with onion and garlic, if they go brown.. they overpower the flavour in the oil. So unless one is making intentionally caramelised stuff...

 

[piezoe]

This is all well and good so long as you have good health in general, but the single most important thing to do if you want to maintain a healthy prostate is make sure your free testosterone stays in mid to upper half of the normal range for a healthy forty-five year old man. After about age 60-5 this may require testosterone replacement therapy. Recent studies show that men on TRT have a statistically lower incidence of prostate cancer* (The opposite of what your MD most likely believes.) Insist on a digital exam. Higher PSA associated with aging, and therefore prostate cancer, is just that, "associated", in the same way drowning and ice cream consumption are highly correlated. Then if your MD finds a nodule, insist on an MRI directed biopsy (The gold standard) or ultra sound. Don't let them just stick a bunch of biopsy needles in you randomly as urologists used to do, and some might still do. And whatever you do do not let them castrate you (chemically of course) if you must undergo treatment for prostate cancer. You may have to go to a major treatment center to prevent that from happening. You can in many cases continue receiving testosterone replacement even if diagnosed with prostate cancer (no it does not accelerate cancer growth, like your physician was told in medical school.) Go to PubMed. Read the latest literature. There are many, many papers. Here's one from 2010 DOI:104111/kju.2010.51.12.819 and a review from Johns Hopkins in 2015, DOI: 10.1177/1756287215597633 Maybe 100 other good papers to chose from.

A big problem is lack of information among physicians. For example, if you are over 75 your SHBG will be elevated (it continues to elevate with age). SHBG is sex hormone binding globulin. as you age past ~75 most of your T will be bio-unavailable because it is bound to SHBG. The T bound to albumin is probably available. You want to know the free T however. Free T is more expensive to obtain. Free T can also be estimated by calculation from the total T, SHBG and albumin numbers. It is free T that correlates with the effects we associate with Testosterone. Nowadays it is standard practice to stop checking PSA around age 75. (The assumption is you'll die from something else before you die from Prostate cancer!) Your MD's local lab will provide a printout of "normal" range for PSA. If you're over 80, chances are your PSA is not in that "normal" range. That's because 80 year olds are not in the cohort used to determine "the normal range" This can be a big problem if your MD doesn't know that the normal range for PSA of an 80-year old goes up to about 6, and they want to check your PSA "just for the heck of it". Interview your urologist. Ask them what their opinion of TRT is. If they say it's dangerous or it causes prostate cancer, find another urologist or a good endocrinologist. You may have to seek out someone who graduated from medical school less than 10 years ago. Many MDs shy away from TRT because the government treats T like it's oxycontin. MDs don't want the hassle. TRT prevents sarcopenia. If most males over 60 received TRT, the makers of wheelchairs and walkers would make much less. There would be many fewer broken hips. The medical industry would lose maybe as much as a half trillion per year. We are therefore not likely to see the end of sarcopenia in aging males anytime soon!
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*The literature is replete with some studies clearly done improperly. This, I believe accounts for some of the discrepancies.

 

[maxinger]

Fresh Tomato & tomato probiotic sauerkraut (aka salsa) are healthy.

Tomato sauce (and chili sauce, oyster sauce, sweet and sour sauce,
barbeque sauce, curry sauce, mayo sauce ....) is UNHEALTHY!!!

Heavy substances will sink.
So you must add additives/chemicals to mix the heavy and light substances.

Oil and water cannot mix.
So add more additives/chemicals to mix oil and water.

To make it shelf stable, add
preservatives (aka poison).

To make it look good and taste good,
add more additives/chemicals.

Happy eating tomato sauce (and many other sauces).

 

[semperfrosty]

From that article ─ "High lycopene foods include guavas, cooked tomatoes, watermelon, grapefruit, papaya, sweet red peppers, persimmon, asparagus, red cabbage, and mangos."

Unfortunately I rarely eat any of those items, instead to provide a small measure of lycopene I take a prostate supplement that also has some other ingredients that are supposed to be beneficial (eg., zinc, saw palmetto, pumpkin seed oil). Not as good as natural sources but it will have to do.

Thanks.

Asparagus is something I can increase too.

 

[semperfrosty]

Come on, who doesn't like spaghetti sauce or salsa?! There's something for everyone. And I would think that whole pumpkin seeds are better for you than just the oil. I roast about 2 weeks' worth of pumpkin seeds for about 7-8 minutes at 350 degrees in a toaster oven. The smell while roasting is irresistible, and the seeds are delicious, without any salt.

Whole foods, boyo!

And saw palmetto capsules smell like absolute shit. I mean, really. Fortunately, I don't have any prostate issues, but I tried it years ago as a replacement for finasteride for hair loss. They both worked about the same for me: not at all. At least the saw palmetto didn't have side effects, apart from possibly giving me bad breath.

Pumpkin seeds? On their own?

Not sure Ive heard of this.

 

[semperfrosty]

Yeah, I favor the salsa as well. As for the spaghetti sauce, the added sugar is fairly negligible given the amount I use, but I get your point. As for the soy content, I actually "discovered" tofu not that long ago, and it is now a regular part of my diet. I have it about twice a week, and it goes very well with the salsa and some vegetables. But I'm guessing that's anathema to you.

Anyway, good luck with your search.

Has the soy/tofu impact on testosterone(or maybe it was estrogen?)been debunked?