Here’s a great way to ruin your sex life

I’ve written before about how some doctors are riding the PSA test all the way to the bank. They end up treating men with aggressive treatments for prostate cancer even when a simple change in diet and some supplements are often more than enough to do the job.

Indeed, statistically speaking many of these men would be better off if they did nothing at all. Now a new study shows just how frequently a common treatment for prostate cancer can cause impotence. I was amazed at these numbers.

If you’re genetically at risk for Alzheimer’s, do this now...

New research tells us that the onset of cognitive decline begins at age 45. Yes, in your fifth decade, not your eighth.

A recent study followed nearly 4,200 participants between 45 and 70. The study lasted for 10 years. It found during that time that reasoning scores decreased by 3.6 % for men between the ages of 45 and 49. For those between 65 and 70, the scores declined by 9.6%. The corresponding figures for women stood at 3.6% and 7.4% respectively. And the older you get, the faster the decline.

This is particularly alarming in light of the Alzheimer’s epidemic. The good news is you can stop the decline. All you have to do is exercise, eat right, and take supplements when necessary.

When you should take an aspirin a 
day (Hint: It’s not for your heart)

You may have heard about a study that came out not too long ago touting aspirin as a cancer preventive. The report came out in The Lancet and said that aspirin cuts hereditary cancer risk in half. That’s pretty impressive. But you need to know the other side of the story.

First, the report was on Lynch syndrome, a genetic problem in which your DNA can’t properly repair itself. Most experts believe that 10% of colon and uterine cancers are the result of genetic factors like this. The study followed almost 1,000 people with Lynch syndrome over 10 years.