​  If you take your health seriously and have been told that you have a normal PSA then I would insist your doctor order the    IGF-1 test. Unfortunately, most men are under the assumption that a PSA of 4 dl/ml gives them a green light of being free of prostate cancer.
It is a fact 15% or over one in six men with a PSA of less than 4 already have prostate cancer. If your PSA is between 4 and 10 dl/ml, you have a 25% or one in four chance of having prostate cancer.

I find it sad that in the next 24 hours 90 men will die of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in U.S. men. As I mentioned before don't settle on the false assumption that you are safe just because your doctor has told you that your PSA is within the normal range.

Studies through Harvard, Johns Hopkins and UCLA have shown that Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) is a peptide that controls the action of growth hormones in the body. If IGF-1 is elevated, men were four times as likely to develop prostate cancer.
 
And this test is so powerful that when the men developed prostate cancers seven years later, the PSA had just started to turn positive. 

So this test, IGF-1, can give you advance warning 7 years earlier than the relied on PSA.

So you now may be asking what can you do if your IGF-1 is elevated?

The answer is begin taking the nutritional supplement, lycopene.

Lycopene is one of the most powerful inhibitors of the IGF-1. 

This potent nutrient not only effectively controls IGF-1 but has been shown to protect and secure the normal communication between cells which may have been damaged by environmental chemicals like pesticides. When this communication is effected, the cells have the potential to grow out of control leading to an increase risk of cancer.

The good news is lycopene has been found to control this and stop cancer cell growth.

So the take away for today's short message is to request that your doctor order an IGF-1 in the event your PSA comes back normal.

Again don't have the false confidence everything is ok with your prostate just because you have a normal PSA.

Courtesy of Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S.

Dr. Lange receives his training in Functional Medicine from http://www.FuntionalMedicineUniversity.com


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​Spray pesticides on an apple and it’s no longer organic.  Add a drop of oil to a glass of spring water and it’s no longer pure. Most Americans detest the idea of dumping chemicals in a pristine, natural environment.  But why not have the same aversion when it comes to getting the flu shot?
 
Maybe it’s because you don’t realize what’s in it: Mercury (a known neurotoxin in the form of Thimerisol), Glycol (a component in antifreeze) and Formaldehyde (the stuff they preserve cadavers with).  If you dumped those chemicals in your local water supply you’d get arrested.  But every year, unknowing Americans line up at their local pharmacy to get this stuff injected into their veins.
 
Given the choice to eat an organic apple vs. one blasted with toxic chemicals, you know which one you’d rather take a bite out of.  Question is, would you take a bite out of yourself after getting injected with the ingredients in the flu shot?  There are natural, alternative ways to boost your immune system and protect yourself from the flu. Ask your Chiropractor what they are so you can keep your body ORGANIC this season.

​Sirens blare - blue lights flash in the rear view.  You're getting pulled over and a rush of adrenaline surges through your body. Thoughts begin to flood your head. "Am I gonna get a ticket? Will I get off with just a warning? Is this guy CLEAR?"
 
You might not readily think of the last one unless you're a Chiropractor, a CA or a Chiropractic advocate. But if you understood the ramifications of a suppressed nerve system and how it negatively affects the way we interact with each other, you'd certainly be concerned if the police officer approaching your car was suffering with chronic subluxations. We fall short of our potential at work, with our friends and with our loved ones in the presence of nerve interference - no one is immune from the effects.
 
A cop's job is hard enough, let alone trying to perform it in subluxated state. If you know someone on the force or have a family member on the job, please tell them about the benefits of Chiropractic. We care about them. We want our finest working and living CLEAR - don't you?