Dear Health Conscious Friend,

We've all been led to believe that prostate cancer is deadly. That once you have this awful disease, your life is pretty much over. But would you believe me if I told you it doesn't have to be like that? That it might not actually be the end-all we previously thought?

Keep reading to see the astonishing research...

In the name of good health,

Taryn Strugnell
Managing Editor of Nutrition & Healing

P.S. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, becomes pressed or squeezed at the wrist... It's painful and uncomfortable! Dr Wright reveals the simple at-home test that could help determine if you're plagued by this...

You could live with prostate cancer
Dr Martin
Editor, House Calls

Prostate cancer isn't the cold-blooded killer you've been led to believe - and a new study shows yet again how the best treatment is often no treatment at all.

That's because prostate cancer doesn't actually kill most of the people who get it. In fact, low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancers hardly kill anyone at all.

Swedish researchers crunched the numbers on more than 6,800 men under 70 years old who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and compared what happened to those who underwent treatment to those who did nothing.

And never before has "nothing" meant so much - because while these patients were three times more likely to die of prostate cancer, the overall numbers were so tiny you'd need a microscope to see them.

In fact, the researchers found that just 2.4% of the patients who did nothing died of prostate cancer over 10 years. Not only that, but the researchers say the real number may have been even smaller - because many of those who didn't seek treatment were unhealthier in the first place, according to the study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

In any case, nearly 98% of the untreated patients didn't die of prostate cancer. It's yet another sign that today's screenings have gone too far - detecting cancers that never needed to be seen in the first place, because they never would have caused anyone harm.

Some of those screenings actually "detect" phantom cancers that aren't really there at all - setting patients up for all the pain and misery of treatment, with none of the disease. One study out of Europe earlier this year found that one out of every eight men treated for prostate cancer didn't actually have the disease.

Whatever happened to "first, do no harm"?

And when it comes to prostate treatments, there is plenty of harm. Men who opt for treatments such as surgery and radiation face impotence, incontinence, painful recoveries, high stress and big bills.

These people call themselves "cancer survivors" - but maybe "treatment survivors" is a better term.

The bottom line here is that many of us suffer from cancer and never know it - because some cancers grow so slowly that they'll never hurt us. Prostate cancer is a prime example of that.

So if you have a doctor rushing you into treatment, rush yourself to another doctor for a second opinion first. The numbers are on your side.

Alternatively, click here to find one of your best defences for your prostate...

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A self-test stretegy for carpal tunnel syndrome

Q: My wrists and palms have been becoming numb frequently over the past month or two. I'm worried that it's carpal tunnel syndrome and that I'll have to have surgery. Are there any natural treatments for it?

JVW: If you're not certain that you have carpal tunnel syndrome, your first step should be to make an appointment with a physician who can tell you for sure. In the meantime, there is a "self test" you can try that may help give you a better idea. Try bending your wrist forward and compressing it firmly from behind. Hold it for two or three minutes. If that brings on or aggravates the numbness, your hunch about it being carpal tunnel syndrome may be correct (but, again, it's best to check with a doctor before undergoing any treatment - even natural ones).

If your doctor confirms that it is indeed carpal tunnel syndrome, there are two different natural approaches you may want to consider before opting for surgery. First, you may want to try taking 100mg of vitamin B6 three times daily. (The "pyridoxal-5-phosphate", or P5P, form of vitamin B6 works the best.) If that doesn't work after several weeks, consider applying liquid vitamin B12 mixed with DMSO to the underside of the injured wrist several times daily for another few weeks. (You'll need a prescription for the DMSO and the liquid form of vitamin B12 since it's typically used for injections).

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