No: 1 in a series of articles - Natural Products Shows
When I agreed to write a regular column for Health Care Weekly Review I had planned as an ongoing subject, details of the production of a DVD I am producing called “Alternative Treatments for Prostate Cancer” and some of the subjects covered in that endeavor. But as I was cogitating on the kick-off article and thinking about the whole universe of “natural treatments”.. Read More
No: 2 in a series of articles - In the Beginning
Researching the various “Alternative” treatments for prostate cancer has opened a lot of doors, some of which seemingly have lead me off the well trodden path. At least the path I had envisioned at the beginning of this part of my life’s journey. When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer almost three years ago, it was the attitude of the urologist that drove.. Read More
No: 3 in a series of articles - Bio Dentistry
It is my plan to write about each of the health practioners I interview in producing this DVD on Alternative Treatments for Prostate Cancer and to discuss some of the protocols and modalities they espouse. My first interview was with Dr. Harold Ravins DDS. Dr. Ravins has a holistic dental practice in West Los Angeles and has been at the forefront of biological dentistry for over 30 years. One consideration for treatment of prostate disease is the removal of toxins from the body, particularly heavy metals.. Read More
No: 4 in a series of articles - The Prostate and Hormones
Prostate problems are perhaps the fastest growing health concern among men in Westernized countries, and the rate of prostate cancer is increasing steadily. It has been known for a long time that hormones play a key role in prostate cancer. The first treatment for prostate cancer was castration to eliminate the production of testosterone, which was thought to aggravate, if not cause, prostate cancer. Dr. Charles Huggins held this position in the early 1940’s but, as we now know.. Read More
No: 5 in a series of articles - Roger Mason
I have rarely met someone who is more passionate about his vocation than Roger Mason. He calls a spade a spade and enjoys doing so. I have been reading his articles for the passed two years on all manner of subjects relating to natural treatments, alternative health, diet, supplements and quackery. He has little patience for those in medicine, alternative or otherwise, who would deign to pull the wool over our eyes. Roger is a nationally known research chemist who appears regularly on radio and television advocating natural health.. Read More
No: 6 in a series of articles - Eric Robins M.D.
“Perfect Health” by Deepak Chopra M.D. is essentially a primer to the Ayurvedic approach to life and health with emphasis on the mind/body connection, a very good exploration of quantum physics and the realization that on that level we are simply energy. Vibrating nanoparticles with more space than particles. The paradigm of Western medicine is in mind-body separation yet now with practioners of alternative treatments for cancer, it is almost universally agreed that the mind has a significant influence over our health and our ability to recover from such chronic diseases.. Read More
No: 7 in a series of articles - Yoga & The Prostate
Making a documentary is not a linear activity. So although this segment will actually appear late in the time line of the film, opportunity dictated we film this segment early on in the production. Eric Robins M.D. introduced me to a yoga instructor, Chris Quain, during the filming of Eric’s segment. I was told he had extraordinary perception of the relationship between yoga and disease and also had some yoga poses (asanas) that directly influenced prostate health.. Read More
No: 8 in a series of articles - Photo & Sono Dynamic Therapy
Some physicians maybe familiar with the term photodynamic therapy from its use in dermatology and some may of heard of it as an FDA approved secondary treatment of esophageal cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. In the USA, clinical trials and research studies are under way to evaluate the use of PDT for cancers of the brain, skin, prostate, cervix, and peritoneal cavity. In other parts of the world, namely China, Australia, England, Germany and Mexico, PDT in conjunction with SDT(sonodynamic therapy) are already being used with success in the treatment of prostate cancer. I traveled to Melbourne, Australia and the Opal Clinic to explore their approach to treating prostate cancer... Read More
No: 9 in a series of articles - Gary Null, Ph.D.
One of the great things about doing what I do for a living is I truly get to meet some remarkable people. It has been this way for 40 years since I toured with many of Britain’s great rock bands and later was associated with many of the world’s great car and motorcycle racers. Producing this documentary is a continuation of that blessing in that I get to meet such leading lights in natural medicine and social consciousness as Gary Null...Read More
No: 10 in a series of articles - Dr. Joseph Mercola
If one studies the success of medical opinions and advice disseminated over the internet, along with a successful online retail business, inevitably one concludes that mercola.com leads the charge. When one considers that mercola.com deals with “natural health” and “alternative” treatments it is without doubt the 300 pound gorilla in that market place...Read More
No: 11 in a series of articles - Vitamin D3
One of the great side benefits of being a documentary producer, besides totally enjoying my work, is that I continue to learn from some of the most knowledgeable people in the world without actually sitting in a classroom. The world is my classroom and I have one on one tuition. In producing this documentary on "Alternative Treatments for Prostate Cancer" although I had thoroughly researched the subject before shooting frame one, some things become more clear or focused in a layman's (my) mind or become more important to the exploration and veracity of the subject...Read More
No: 12 in a series of articles - Vitamin D3 continued...
The response I got from last week's article on Vitamin D and John Jacob Cannel M.D. was encouraging to say the least so I thought I might continue with that line of thinking for this article. I do not know at this time how much of the Vitamin D story will actually make it to my documentary on "Alternative Treatments for Prostate Cancer" but the more I am learning about its effects on preventing and possibly treating prostate (and breast) cancer, the more intrigued I become...Read More
No: 13 in a series of articles - Dean Ornish...
To many Dean Ornish M.D. needs little introduction. His face has been seen many times on television and on the face of his four best selling books. Ornish and his chefs helped the Clintons lighten up the White House cuisine while William Jefferson was in office. He has been an advisor to many other notables and celebrities, written about in USA Today, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and a myriad of other recognizable national publications and was the cover of Newsweek magazine...Read More
No: 14 in a series of articles - Gabriel Cousens M.D....
Gabriel Cousens M.D. is the renowned nutritionist who operates the Tree of Life retreat in Patagonia, Arizona. He is the third M.D. I have interviewed on the relationship of diet and prostate cancer, for my documentary Alternative Treatments for Prostate Cancer, the other two being John McDougall M.D. and Dean Ornish M.D. and these will be the subject of future articles. I was told shortly after being diagnosed that diet has nothing to do with the cause of, or recovery from, Prostate Cancer...Read More
No: 15 in a series of articles - Bruce Lipton Ph.D....
Being confronted with a potentially terminal disease can generally do one of two things for you. Either you will stand up, take responsibility for your condition and challenge the disease or you will roll over and let the disease take its course. Of course this is need not necessarily be a black and white issue and there can be many shades of gray. It depends very much on how open-minded the patient is...Read More
No: 16 in a series of articles - John McDougall M.D. ...
John McDougall M.D. first came to my attention some 15 years or so ago when I briefly looked into establishing a better diet for myself. I purchased his cassette tape series “The McDougall Program – 12 Days to Dynamic Health”. I was not worried about prostate cancer at that time but perhaps I should have been. Dr. McDougall tapes encouraging a vegetarian, dairy free diet fell on deaf ears as such advice does with many men and to their detriment...Read More
No: 17 in a series of articles - Dr. Julian Kenyon ...
With interviews conducted with 25 US doctors in the can, it was time to take a look at how other countries and medical professionals view and treat prostate cancer. I have heard volumes about how much more open the Germans are to “complementary” and “alternative” treatments and over the years having been exposed to the British medical system I was personally aware of how the alternative options in the UK were heavily closeted...Read More
No: 18 in a series of articles - Dr. Kessler ...
As most people who have studied the subject know, there is no silver bullet for curing prostate cancer. Perhaps that is one reason it has taken me a lot of time and travel to collect sources of information on camera for my documentary. All of the answers may or may not be in the USA but certainly the acceptance of treatments that are out of the box are more likely to be practiced in other countries. And not all third world countries...Read More
No: 19 in a series of articles - Dr. Ramakrishnan ...
The one important criterion about the healthcare professionals that appear in my documentary on “Alternative Treatments for Prostate Cancer” is that they are well and appropriately credentialed. I am stirring up enough mud with this project from conventional medicine without the accusation of using only “voodoo” or “witch” doctors. This credential issue has perhaps never been more appropriate than with the subject of homeopathy. As many success stories as I have been exposed to there seems to be a loud and often boisterous number of detractors on the internet or elsewhere...Read More
No: 20 in a series of articles - Dr. Douwes ...
My trip to Germany was significant in as much as I have met several men in the USA who have been successfully treated for prostate cancer with hyperthermia by Dr. Friedrich R. Douwes M.D. at the Klinik St. Georg in the small Baverian spa town of Bad Aibling. Germans in general and their doctors in particular have a much more positive view of holistic and natural medicine than their American counterparts. When it comes to prostate cancer they are much more open to treating the whole person not just the gland...Read More
No: 21 in a series of articles - Dr. Rau ...
In the Appenzell canton of Switzerland near Zurich there is the largest collection of alternative medical clinics anywhere in the industrialized world. It is a very unique situation around Lake Constance, both in Germany and Switzerland and it stems from a long history of natural medical understanding and practice, perhaps even centuries before allopathic medicine had been coined...Read More
No: 22 in a series of articles - Dr. Simoncini ...
"Cancer is a fungus" proclaims Dr. Tullio Simoncini a classically trained Italian oncologist, in the book of the same name. Surprising as it may seem to many, he is not the only doctor I have interviewed for my prostate cancer documentary who not only believes this but has successfully cured cancer patients with many "different" cancers based on this revelation...Read More
No: 23 in a series of articles - Rob Williams M.A. ...
Some months ago I wrote an article about my encounter with Bruce Lipton Ph.D., author of the thought-provoking book “The Biology of Belief”. At the same time I also met Rob Williams M.A., the founder of Psych-K, which is in some respects the physical and practical application of Dr. Lipton’s discoveries. The four days I spent with both of them in Colorado at one of their seminars contributed greatly to my growing belief that the future of medicine is in the realm of “energy and thought modification”...Read More