Got prostate cancer? Avoid your oncologist

So you had your recent annual PSA test for prostate cancer and it came up positive. Naturally, you’re worried. But should you be more worried about the high PSA or the treatment for it?

I had a patient in this very situation recently. His PSA has always been around 1.6 ng/ml. But this last time it jumped to 2.4 ng/ml. His doctor immediately referred him to a urologist for a biopsy. He asked me if he should go. I said, “Absolutely not!”

How to kill stubborn infections quickly and without drugs

During this time of year, I hear about way too many people dying from infections. I also see people suffering from chronic infections that don’t respond to any drug treatments. Both of these are very sad situations for me because there’s a very simple cure that inexpensive and almost 100% effective.

In the upcoming issue of Second Opinion, I tell you about how ultraviolet blood irradiation (UBI) works against any infection, including the antibiotic-resistant superbugs. These nasty bugs are killing more and more hospital patients. And now, they’re leaving the hospitals and attacking the public at large. You can read all about it in the January issue.

Salt doesn’t cause heart disease

You’ve probably heard that limiting your salt intake will keep your heart healthy. In fact, most doctors will tell their patients with high blood pressure to keep their salt intake low. But a new study says this was the wrong advice!

A well-publicized JAMA study reported that salt does not correlate with cardiac disease or survival. In fact, lower salt excretion correlated with higher heart disease. (A low excretion means low intake, since your body will eliminate all excess salt through your kidneys.)

The researchers found that salt does raise systolic blood pressure – but it’s a weak correlation.