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A22 HEALTH
Wednesday 14 June 2017
Male Health Reality

By: Dr Carlos Viana

My father, Manuel, would cluding male sexual drive same test we ask for in due to changes in the bal- physical finger exam, there
tell me that all men put their and function. blood tests to check for ance of sex hormones, as are medical strategies that
pants on one leg at a time. Perhaps the prostate’s prostate problems, like risk men grow older. can help protect prostate
It was his way of telling his most important function is or development of cancer. The secret is how to protect health. If you are interested
son that despite the diver- that it filters and removes After an ejaculation, the your prostate. The first rec- in a healthy prostate to-
sity in careers, life¬styles, toxins to protect the sperm, amount of PSA rises natu- ommendation is to use a day for a more successful
backgrounds, abilities which improves the sperm rally in the blood. It slowly condom. Protecting both tomorrow, call to make an
and aspirations; men are health. Unfortunately, over returns to normal after a partners, condoms use is appointment.
more alike than different. time, a build-up of toxins couple of days. However, highly effective against the CARLOS VIANA, Ph. D. is
Their lives are governed by in the prostate has several the older the man, the lon- most dangerous of sexu- an Oriental Medical Doc-
many of the same desires negative effects. With the ger it takes for PSA to fall ally transmitted infections, tor (O.M.D.) having studied
and consequences. increase number of pollut- back to “normal”. Thus, I including HPV. The second in China; a US Board Cert.
A man’s prostate gland is ants and toxins in our food tell men, before their blood recommendation is to re- Clinical Nutritionist (C.C.N.),
the largest, shared reality. and the environment, 5-al- test, to wait as many days duce environmental toxins an Addiction Professional
When healthy and in young pha-reductase is reduced, as their decade of life, be- by avoiding or using pro- (C.Ad.), Chairperson of
men, the prostate gland, which is then responsible fore checking PSA. For ex- tection from chemicals. the Latin American Com-
about the size of an Aru- for the declining sex drive ample a 40 year old should Eating healthy foods like mittee of the International
ban florin has many jobs. in men as they age. not ejaculate for at least 4 blueberries, acai berries, Academy of Oral Medicine
As a muscular organ that At the same time, toxins days before checking PSA. raspberries and cranber- and Toxicology (IAOMT), a
surrounds the urine tube at absorbed by the prostate All men should be con- ries that have phytochemi- Rejuvenating Cell Therapist
the base of the bladder, to protect sperm is one of cerned about prostate cals which protect against specializing in Age Man-
it controls the release of the main reasons there is a cancer. Black men have numerous types of cancer. agement, has a weekly
urine. growing epidemic of pros- the highest risk of prostate Garlic, besides regulating radio program, writes and
The prostate also has a tate disease and cancer as cancer, followed by white, blood pressure, appears to lectures extensively. For
part that secretes a fluid men deal with more and Hispanic, and American protect against all types of information: VIANA HEAL-
that makes up part of the more toxins. Indians. Some prostate cancer, including prostate. ING CENTER, Kibaima 7, St
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swimming ability and fertil- tect sperm from the numer- nation include: burning or garlic a person consumed, www.vianaheal.com
ity of sperm. These secre- ous sexually transmitted pain during urination, dif- the lower the risk of cancer.
tions also play a valuable diseases. The epidemic of ficulty urinating, or trouble The best-known supple- “Prescriptions from Para-
role by protecting the urine the human papilloma virus starting and stopping while ment to protect the pros- dise” - International Book
tube, the urethra from uri- (HPV) from having unpro- urinating and more fre- tate is Saw palmetto. Used Award Winner, Alterna-
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bonus for males, the pump- unprotected sex. The HPV trol, decreased flow or ve- (BPH), Saw palmetto is also shops y centro nan di salud
ing action of the prostate virus which produces cervi- locity of urine stream and, used for other conditions, di calidad. tambe ta dis-
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The prostate gland con- lead to prostate cancer in tate, known as BPH for Be- and hormone imbalances. di Aruba na www.ama-
tains a crucial enzyme; men decades later. nign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Be sure to take a zinc sup- zon.com Pa anuncio nan
5-alpha-reductase that During ejaculation, a fluid Most men have continued plement each day also to acerca di mas evento nan
converts the hormone tes- produced in the prostate, prostate growth through- support male hormones. y firmamento di buki check
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which is at least ten times ing sperm liquid. es the prostate enough to es, as they get older. For como riba www.viana-
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has several purposes in- into the womb. This is the large. However, it might be test checking PSA and a scriptionsformparadiseq