Last PSA results

 Hey folks,

Just realized that I left y'all hanging with my last PSA report.  My test on Aug 12, 2022, as part of my annual physical,  which was skewed, in my opinion, by the DRE performed about 20 minutes prior to the blood draw that produced that number, was 14.7.  I've since read MANY articles that support the fact that the DRE would cause higher PSA levels for a short period of time.  Just like they advise us not to exercise or have sex immediately prior to a PSA test, you'd think the Dr would know that direct stimulation/exploration of the prostate would have similar effects.

And as I expected, upon visiting my Urologist for my quarterly PSA test on August 22, the reading was lower;  11.44.  That's still higher than I'd like of course, but not as high as my annual physical numbers indicated.

My latest test (Nov 16, 2022) indicated a PSA level of 9.93, so it's headed in the right direction.  I actually think it might have been lower except for some of the new performance supplements (ie L-Arginine based) I'd started after the August PSA test.  My next test is Mar 1 and should be a good indicator of the results of my pescatarian diet, Pure supplements and exercise regimen.  I'm really excited about the effects my efforts have had on my cholesterol (it has dropped off the radar and is back to 'healthy' levels and expect that I'll have similarly good results for the next PSA test.

As far as the L-arginine comment, here's one of the articles I've found.   It makes an interesting assertion that 

"Therefore, the depletion of arginine impairs the cancer cell’s ability to metastasize. "

https://cancerci.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12935-020-01232-9 

I've also been investigating the effects of Fasting on Prostate Caner and will speak to that in another post. Initial research shows that it helps some folks and hurts other, with respect to addressing Cancer.   Go figure.  :)   I do fast regularly as part of cleansing my body of the toxins, etc introduced by daily life, modern foods, etc.

Be blessed,

Tom