Often people ask me, “How can I get my family to eat soy?” or “How do I prepare soy, how do I serve it?” When learning my background, some often remark, “Well, you’ve been a vegetarian for fifteen years. It’s easy for you to eat soy. My family, eat meat and hardly any vegetables at all. What will I look like trying to make them some tofu?”

Take heart, I understand how you feel. Soy products are considered mystery food even by some vegetarians. At the heart of the issue is taste: after a lifetime of eating meat and dairy products, certain soy “imitations are bound to taste funny. Also, I get the feeling that a lot of people think that soy is only for vegetarians and vegans. It’s not. There are many ways to integrate soy into a meat-based diet slowly with simple, basic recipes.

Cow’s milk is a basic staple of the American diet and a vastly over-rated part of American children’s diets. Although it is not neccessary, many people wrongly believe that cow’s milk is a fundamental part of their child’s diet. It isn’t, and is easily replaced by soy milk. That is one way to bring soy into your diet. Soymilk also comes in different flavors, such as vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry, as well as unflavored. Children generally accept the change easily and find soy milk to taste very good. It might take adults a while longer to appreciate the taste, but this can be helped along by using soy milk in coffee and in recipes that call for cow’s milk, like cakes, cookies, etc.

Another way to get soy into your diet is by using soy protein crumbles or “fake” hamburger in recipes that call for ground beef. This might include tacos, lasagna, and casseroles. The texture is thicker, more denser than ground beef or ground turkey, and due to the spices and other flavorings in such recipes the taste is virtually unnoticed. Soy by itself tends to be bland which makes it appealing for many recipes as this contributes to it’s absorbing flavor easily. Most big chain supermarkets carry this product or other type of soy product these days, you can also pick up a wider variety of soy stuff at health food stores and food co-ops.

When I first heard about ear candling, I pictured someone lighting a candle and dripping the wax into my ear! I thought, no way! After talking to an ear candling professional, however, I learned a little more about the technique and the benefits, and I decided to give it a try.

What Is Ear Candling?

Ear candling is a relaxing, very comfortable way to remove excess earwax, bacteria, fungus and yeast from your ear. It’s a wonderful alternative to having that burst of water flooding your ear, a procedure most of us knew and dreaded when children, whether at the hands of good ol’ Doctor Mom or at the doctor’s office. Candling is less expensive, definitely less invasive and works better at removing the heavy impacted wax than the traditional method of forcing water into the ear canal. Ear candling also detoxifies the sinus, lymphatic and other systems by realigning the flow of cranial fluids. It’s even thought to remove remnants of past infections. One medical journal reported that the types of bacteria we fight in our ears include streptococcus pneumonia, staphylococcus aureus, anaerobic bacteria and influenza A and B.

The ear is full of intricate crevices, so debris can really stack up! The accumulation can create a breeding ground for problems as well as interfere with hearing. A lifetime of accumulated wax can block incoming sound waves, pile up against the ear ducts and may explain some of the hearing problems we develop as we get older. Reports show that 20 percent of adults between 65 and 74 have hearing problems .

Candling can be done on people of any age. Children, even babies, can benefit. Inner ear infection is one of the top reasons children are admitted to hospitals. Ear candling has been used to treat chronic ear infections and to avoid ear tube placement.

How Does Ear Candling Work?

The ear “candle” is actually a fabric cone covered with wax, perhaps eight to 10 inches long, with one end tapering to a small open point and the other end a wider opening. You, the “candle-ee,” lie on your side and the smaller end of the cone is inserted into the mouth of the ear canal. This creates a seal. The wider end of the cone is lit, and the vapors of smoke travel into the ear canal, warming the pores and softening the earwax. It is important that the candle block the entire auditory canal so air cannot get by. It must create a “seal.” Incorrect placement is indicated when wisps of smoke leak around the ends of the candle. It’s not necessary to push too hard to attain this seal, so be careful not to use too much force. The shape of the ear and the cone should create a natural seal with a few minor adjustments, not force.

The flame of the candle creates a vacuum or “draw,” which pulls the wax, candida, yeast and debris out of the ear and up into the bottom of the cone. The vacuum is caused by the mixture of warm air from the flame and the colder air moving through the hollow chamber of the cone. The movement and compression between the ear canal and the cone generate airflow with increasing velocity, literally sucking all the bad stuff out.

As the earwax and other debris are drawn from the ear into the cone, the air flow can become disrupted, so some recommend removing the candle and tapping out the contents periodically through the process. The cone may be inserted through an aluminum pie plate (or paper plate covered with aluminum foil) to protect the face and hair. As the top of the cone burns down, it must be snipped off safely to avoid burning the candle-ee. Usually a bowl of water is kept handy, and the candler brings the bowl close to the cone. The material that is snipped off the burning cone falls into the bowl. Mark the cone before starting four inches from the small end and don’t burn below this line.

From one to three candles are typically used for each ear. The number can vary depending on the age of the candle-ee, the type of problem he or she is experiencing, and the frequency of candling. Candling usually takes from 15 to 20 minutes per candle, so provide a comfortable place for the candle-ee to recline. The vacuum sound is much like the gentle hum one hears when a seashell is placed against the ear. Some candlers also massage the area surrounding the ear as the treatment progresses, which is very pleasant and relaxing.

Some of the benefits reported are: better hearing, absence of noises in the ears, better lymphatic circulation and pressure regulation, less irritation of sinus and relief of vertigo.

After candling, gently rinsing the ears and placing a couple drops of herbal garlic oil into the ear is recommended (see recipe below). The normal wax will be replaced within 24 hours, so during this period, protect the ears from wind, cold and excessive water.

A Bit of History

The ear candling technique is centuries old, dating back to 2500 B.C., though the holistic community has rediscovered it in the past decade. It was thought to have originated with the Egyptians, used for spiritual as well as physical cleansing. Besides cleaning all the accumulated junk from the ear, it was believed that the spirit centers and auras would be opened and cleared from candling as well.

Parchment scrolls discovered in the Orient also describe the ear candling procedure. This ancient therapy may have been developed with the domestication of the honeybee, as beeswax was used to coat cylinders made primarily of linen from flax. Originally, the Egyptians used hollow reeds. Today, ear candles resemble a large straw. Although there are commercial differences, they are usually made of 100 percent unbleached cotton fabric coated with purified paraffins and/or beeswax. Some contain herbs and oils.

A Couple of Success Stories

My 81-year-old aunt was complaining about not being able to hear her radio next to the bed when she settled down to sleep at night. She was going to make an appointment at the doctor’s to get fitted for a hearing aid. I offered to candle her ears, and she agreed to give it a try. I don’t want to be “gross” about what came out into the cone, but let it suffice to say that my aunt called me the next day and told me she was able to hear perfectly again. She thought it was a miracle!

A mother called me to see if I could candle her five-year-old daughter’s ears. She and her husband had divorced and shared custody. The father lived in the mountains, and the mother “down the hill.” The little girl was experiencing chronic ear infections and was unable to “clear” her ears from all the traveling to and from. It was a little tricky candling such tiny ears, but the candling did help with her ear pain.

Ear Oil Recipe
(From “Herbal Teas: 101 Nourishing Blends for Daily Health & Vitality,” by Kathleen Brown, published by Storey Books, Pownal, VT)

This is an antiseptic herbal oil. It doesn’t have a long shelf life, so discard after one week. To use, gently warm one teaspoon at a time. Saturate half of a cotton ball with warm oil and place in the ear canal. Use the other half of the cotton ball to hold the oil-drenched part in place.

? cup olive oil
4 cloves of garlic, freshly crushed
? teaspoon pure tea tree essential oil
? teaspoon pure lavender essential oil

Put the olive oil in a small clean jar and then put the jar in a small saucepan filled with a few inches of water. Gently warm the oil. Turn off the heat, add the crushed garlic, stir and cover the jar. Let it steep one to two hours. Strain out the garlic and add the essential oils.

DISCLAIMER: Ear candles are a home remedy and should not take the place of medical treatment. They make no medical claims and are not a medical device.

Low self-esteem, unrealistic expectations and self-loathing are all products of the ideal beauty image projected in America. These images have damaged women to the point where they willingly subject themselves to painful treatments, plastic surgery and expensive skincare products and cosmetics.

The skincare and cosmetic product aspect of the beauty industry is a multi-billion dollar a year business providing to women “hope in a jar” or tube. Out of the many large upscale cosmetic companies like Lancome, Este Lauder and Clinique only four cater to African-American women and even less addresses the needs of other women of color. I wonder, in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic society like ours, how this is possible. I find the biggest offenders to be department stores.

Even though most carry products, foundation particularly, in colors that are appropriate for women of color they only use European models in their commercials and print ads. As a beauty advisor for a major cosmetic company I find many women of color patronizing lines that don’t even find it necessary to include women of color in their counter displays promoting a new product or new colors for the season. These companies gladly take our money but refuse to use women of color in their ad campaigns to let us know that their products are for women of color too and that our patronage is appreciated.

Is it ignorance or blatant bigotry? I think it’s a little of both. According to Business Trends Analysts statistics show white baby boomers, the main purchasing demographic for most cosmetic companies are approaching the end of their cosmetic buying years. While African- American women, who are younger than average are still in their cosmetic purchasing prime.

Some of the largest cosmetic lines will indeed feel the pressure as the ethnic makeup of the United States changes. By the year 2020 32% of the US population will be people of color. The fastest growing ethnic groups according to Business Trends Analysts are Asian-Americans, Hispanic Americans and American Indians with Caucasians growing the least. By the year 2050 the US population will have a “minority majority”. States like California, Florida and New York have already experienced the switch.

In the not so distant future mainstream cosmetic companies will have to change their paradigm and create and market products that will meet the varied needs of women of color or else they won’t survive.

I must admit cosmetic companies mostly sold in drug and discount stores like Revlon, Maybelline and Covergirl have risen to the occasion and have incorporated products for women of color and also feature them as spokeswomen. But will higher priced and more prestigious companies occupying the aisles of department stores follow suit? We have yet to see.

That comes as a shock for those of us who grew up thinking that medical society doctors is noble and humane. Maybe it is, but what is noble and humane about shutting people out of life saving treatment simply because they have little or no insurance? In the movies and in story books, they were the good guys, they were the heroes, they didn’t let the lack of money stand in the way of helping those who were sick. Hospitals and their staff were nurturing, their business was making people healthy, saving lives. Now, they are in the business of making money. Ask anyone who has become sick or who has had a loved one has become sick with little or no insurance and you will find out quickly how disposable people are. Oh, there was a time when you could get a little help and understanding. At one time you could depend on your physician to be genuinely concerned about your health.

The movie “John Q” starring Academy Award winning actor Denzel Washington, dramatizes how de-sensitized our healthcare system has become. The fact that hsopitals were put on alert when the movie opened speaks volumes. The new reality is-if you don’t have the means, you don’t count and that mentality is not exclusive to healthcare. Our country is full of sick people. Good people who need help but can’t get it. Is it fair that the friendly, neighborhood, serial killer can get medical attention because his job provides healthcare and you can’t because yours doesn’t?

I’ll use myself as a perfect example: A few years ago, when I was preparing for my then fiance’s arrival from England, I had a flare. I was working for a small software company in downtown Denver for about six weeks. This was a new and permanent position, after a string of temporary jobs, so I had not been there long enough to qualify for insurance. I knew I could not afford to stay home and get better because I could not afford, so I wasn’t taking, the medications that would keep my condition stabilized. The only one I could afford was prednisone, which is relatively cheap, so the lack of proper medications and stress probably contributed to the flare.

Soon my condition was so bad that at one point, all I could do was get up and drag myself to work and then drag myself back home and sleep until the next morning so I could do it again and it was getting harder and harder. I finally went to see my doctor and she reluctantly took some test (because I was uninsured) and gave me the bad news that my liver was storing iron and it was causing a form of hepatitis and it was very serious. She never mentioned that I should be hospitalized, just that it required medical attention, which is what I thought she was. Her remedy was for me to increase my prednisone, quit my job and rest as much as possible. Two weeks later, I was getting worse, so I called her to let her know that new symptoms were taking place and she finally told me to check myself into the hospital. I was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis, sinusitis, dehydration, muscle fatigue and a host of other problems. I had wittled down to 85 lbs. After a few days of steroids and antibiotics, my condition stabilized and I was released.

My fiance’ was worried that I might not make it, so he surprised me by coming over earlier than planned. Coming from a country where healthcare is a given, he didn’t understand the way I was being treated and because I didn’t understand it, I couldn’t explain it to him. Not long after that, my legs gave out on me and I was told that I needed an MRI to find out what was going on but because I had no insurance, I could not have the $800.00 procedure. My physicians answer to the problem was to stick an band-aid in it, i.e., stick me in a wheel chair and give me pain killers and come back when you have insurance.

I couldn’t get insurance because I had no job. My new husband’s job with IBM, was contractual so he wasn’t offered insurance. The Social Services dept. at the hospital, told me that there really is no way to expedite medical insurance for me, because we had to wait for some medical board to go over my records to determine whether or not I was disabled. I was already going through an appeal process with Disability and they couldn’t help me until I was approved. All of these entities knew how precarious my situation was and were all unified in their refusal to help me.

There was a certain, sympathetic tone to every rejection but the one I had a hard time wrapping my mind around the fact that my doctor, whom I had been seeing for years, was going to let me deteriorate and I was extremely hurt and depressed. I thought that we had a common goal, a relationship and my dillusion was a slap in the face. It was apparent that I really wasn’t important enough to help, quality of life meant nothing. It was a scary, humbling and degrading experience and one that I have experienced many times. Just like money can buy you a lawyer that will ensure justice, it can buy you a doctor that cares and a long high quality life.

Sure enough, when I returned with insurance a few months later, my physician’s attitude, my options, her level of committment, completely changed. By this time my legs and whatever was wrong with them, had improved but in case it happened again, here is a nice orthopedic surgeon that can help you. I discovered while she was writing out a nice pile of prescriptions, that there were certain medications she thought I should be taking but because she didn’t think I could afford them, she didn’t offer them as options.

So I had to be near death in order to get medical attention and even then it was reluctant and almost too late. That situation might have been prevented and not so costly if people weren’t making decisions about healthcare based on ones socio-economic situation. Just because a person doesn’t have money or access to insurance doesn’t mean that their lives are any less important than someone who does.

Doctors and administrators say that healthcare is expensive and they can not afford to prescribe costly procedures on people who can not pay. After all, they gotta eat too. This attitude probably wasn’t so prevalent before big companies starting buying up hospitals and creating a bottom line. Our politicians make it apparent that this is a problem but have yet to do anything about it.

When a person loses their insurance due to job loss, they have three options: Private insurance, Cobra (a law that provides continuation coverage requirements applicable to group health plans). Cobra was a component of the massive Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 and became law COBRA became law in 1986, or CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) for households with children younger than 18 and annual income under 30,000.

The options for health insurance becomes less as we get older, just when it is needed. Many are caught in a situation where they are too old to get insurance but too young for Medicare. Medicare has decreased the amounts it reimburses physicians and pharmacy’s, so some are refusing to treat new Medicare patients. That can be devastating when you’ve built a trust with a particular doctor and you have to find someone who may or may not be as good and does not know your history.

* Coenzyme Q10–90 mg. daily is generally agreed upon. CoQ10, as it is commonly known, improves cellular oxygenation. Cancer patients usually have low oxygen levels.
* Selenium–200 mcg. daily. A powerful free radical scavenger, it also aids in digestion. One study found that those who took 200-mcg cut their rate of overall cancer by 39 percent and their rates of lung, prostate, and colon cancers nearly in half.
* Multi Vitamin including Vitamins A and E, B Complex and C.
* Herbs including green tea, pau d’arco, cat’s claw, and Essiac tea.
* Dr. James F. Balch, MD, in his book, “Prescription for Nutritional Healing”, would include several other things, such as garlic, melatonin, natural beta-carotene, shark cartilage, and maitake and shitake or reishi. All these things, plus some, are listed in his book. He also recommends not eating animal protein.

According to Prevention’s Natural Healing Guide 2008, these three are on the cutting edge of cancer research:

* resveratrol–a substance found in ordinary grapes, which inhibits cancer growth by preventing three things: the start of DNA damage in a cell, the transformation of a normal cell into a cancerous one, and the growth and spread of tumor cells.
* catechins–the antioxidants found in tea, especially green tea.
* soy–contain high amounts of substances called isoflavones.

In my family experience with cancer, my Dad has taken the CoQ10, selenium, multi vitamin, liquid minerals, green tea, and colloidal silver. Why the silver? Well, some cancers are thought to be caused by a virus. Colloidal Silver is a natural antibiotic, which targets virus cells and the bad bacteria, and you don’t become immune to it like prescription antibiotics. You also don’t have the side effects of prescription drugs. Dad has done very well, by the way.

“Healing Herbs: The Ultimate Guide” by Michael Castleman suggests these for prevention: alfalfa, apple, chaparral, garlic and ginseng. For cancer treatment, chaparral and mistletoe. Mistletoe can slow the heart rate and affect pressure. If you have heart disease, consult your physician before using it.

No matter which supplements you choose to take, all agree that diet plays a major role in the treatment of any disease. As Rex Russell, MD, says in his book “What The Bible Says About Healthy Living”, you can’t go wrong if you eat the foods God created for you, whether you supplement or not.

The most effective cycle duration is either 12-months or 6-months. One reason is simply because you can break the year into 2 equal cycles; it’s easy to track. The other reason is that you need to allow your body to get everything it can out of each phase of the cycle. You’ll be losing some benefit with anything less than a 2-month phase.

The relative beginner to strength training should adopt the 12-month cycle. As a beginner, you’ll make good gains for the first year without having to follow a “complex” training plan. Since your body has never really experienced a consistent strength program, you’ll more than likely easily achieve good gains. Enjoy the feeling and try to learn about your body.

If you’re past the beginner stage, you need to adopt the 6-month cycle. You’re going to have to start “shocking” your muscles into further strength growth. Look on the bright side, though, because this is where the fun begins by incorporating different exercises and set patterns.

Each phase of the cycle should be broken into 3 equal parts (4 months each for the 12-month cycle and 2 months each for the 6-month cycle). Phase 1 is the preparation phase and incorporates the use of lighter weights and higher reps (12 to 18 per set for big muscle groups {legs, chest, back} and 10 to 12 reps for smaller muscle groups {arms, shoulders, calves, forearms}).

The focus of this phase is to prepare your muscles for the next phase by strengthening your tendons and ligaments and building a good muscle foundation. Unless you’re a beginner, you may not gain any strength during this phase, but you will benefit. You will definitely tone your muscles, prepare a good support structure and become mentally “hungry” to get to the next phase.

Phase 2 is described as the strength phase and incorporates the use of heavier weights and less reps (10 to 12 per set for big muscle groups {legs, chest, back} and 8 to 10 reps for smaller muscle groups {arms, shoulders, calves, forearms}). This rep scheme provides the best potential for muscle strength, definition and shape. You should be really geared up for this phase and hit your workouts with “hunger”. If you’re feeling really good and strong, throw in a little bit of exercise variety and see what happens.

This is the phase where you have to really try and “listen” to your body. If you’re feeling motivated but don’t think you’re getting everything out of your workouts, ask yourself these questions: Do I need to change around my exercise scheme? Do I need to add some exercises? Am I starting to overtrain? How is my nutrition and sleep patterns? Do I need to eat a little more? Monitor yourself closely. You should peak out and look your best during the middle to end of this phase. By the way, you should begin feeling wiped out by the end of this phase. Which brings us to the next phase.

Phase 3 is described as the growth phase and incorporates the use of even heavier weights and fewer reps (8 to 10 per set for big muscle groups {legs, chest, back} and 6 to 8 reps for smaller muscle groups {arms, shoulders, calves, forearms}). Also, this is the time to decrease the intensity of your workouts. Give you body a chance to recover from phase 2. You may want to even cut out a few sets.

Take a little more time between each set so you can push a little more weight (with good form) with probably fewer reps. You should get your biggest muscle mass gains during this phase. You’re going to be expending less calories during this phase (doing less reps and sets), so be aware of your diet. Your muscles should become more “full” with the added rest, heavier weight and lower rep scheme. After all, you’re in the growth phase and will be starting phase 1 with added strength and muscle.

Adopting this “cyclic” approach puts you into a routine and gives you a roadmap to follow down your road of fitness. Does it work for everyone? Absolutely not. However, the human body (and mind) needs to have different experiences: building a foundation, experiencing intensity, recovering. We don’t achieve our “best” by doing the same thing day in and day out. We need some variety; it’s good for the body and mind.

* Run a cool mist vaporizer at baby’s bedside while he/she sleeps. Change clothing and bedding dampened by the mist to prevent chilling.
* Tilt the baby’s mattress so that their head is raised slightly higher than their body.
* Encourage the baby to drink plenty of fluids, at least 2-3 ounces every 1 to 2 hours while awake.
* If the baby has a fever, Acetaminophen Infant Drops (Tylenol, Tempra, Panadol) may be given every 4 to 6 hours. For best effect, give a dose based on the baby’s weight:
o 6-11 lbs: 40mg (1/2 dropperful Infant Drops)
o 12-17 lbs: 80mg (1 dropperful Infant Drops or 1/2 teaspoon Elixir)
o 18-23 lbs: 120mg (1 1/2 dropperful Infant Drops or 3/4 teaspoon Elixir)
* Watch the baby’s breathing closely.

Call Your Doctor or Return to the Emergency Department If Your Child:

* seems to be having more trouble with breathing
* wheezing is worse and/or breathing is fast
* the stomach sucks in as the baby breathes in and the nostrils flare open
* the skin color is pale or grayish
* seems to have shortness of breath following a cough
* refuses to drink from the bottle or is not nursing well
* becomes sleepier and is not waking up for feedings as usual
* is irritable, sleeping poorly, and hard to calm
* has a rectal temperature 102 degrees C or higher
* has not wet the diaper in six to eight hours, the soft spot on the top of the head is sunken, and/or the mouth and lips appear dry.

See more: www.kshealth.org

You may experience an aggravated neck sprain if you are new to cycling and you ride for a long time. This can happen to adults or children. Although most neck pain goes away after several days when you don’t ride a bicycle, some cyclists have repeated neck pain every time they ride a bicycle. If this sounds like your health condition, it is necessary to be aware of the origin of your neck pain following cycling and what you can do to avoid it and help it.

Neck pain that is connected to cycling is usually due to straining your neck because of bad posture when you are riding a bicycle. When you buy your bicycle, try to get advice from the salesperson about what body position you should have and be certain that your seat is at the correct level for your height and weight. In a lot of situations, when your seat and posture is fixed right, your neck pain will go away.

Before you ride, use generic Ibuprofen or some type of anti-inflammatory medicine to lessen the possible muscle inflammation that might happen when you are riding your bicycle. Also, be certain to drink enough liquids, since some people have neck pain because they are dehydrated or have a headache. After you come home from your cycling event, be sure to take some ibuprofen and a warm shower. Then put a warm compress on your neck. You can relieve your neck pain quickly in this way and get back to cycling.

Lots of people who are new to the cycling experience may experience neck pain. This will dissipate as you become used to the activity. When you ride your bicycle, make sure you allow time for breaks and use the correct posture. Remembering this, and with the correct anti-inflammatory medicine, you can keep on riding a bicycle without future bad neck pain.

Why Incontinence Occurs: The reasons of incontinence are due to the kind incontinence the individual is experiencing. There are five diagnoses of incontinence.

Incontinence from stress.

Dribbling is what it is called many times. Sneezing, coughing, laughing, lifting or other activities cause it. Obesity and late pregnancy are the other main causes in what mostly occurs with women. With aging and pregnancies, the pelvic muscles aren’t as strong.

Incontinence from urges.

This occurs when urine is leaked out before getting to the restroom. An unexpected, urgent need to urinate results in loss of urine. They cannot make it to the bathroom in time. Nervous system disorders, an enlarged prostate, bladder cancer, and UTIs are included in the causes.

Overflow Incontinence.

When the bladder is too full, there is a loss or leaking of urine. Some medicines, enlarged prostates, and having diabetes are some of the most typical causes.

Functional Incontinence.

When a person can actually control his or her bladder but cannot make it to the toilet when needed, there is some urine loss. Restraints, not knowing the location of the restroom, call bell not in reach, and calls for help not answered, or immobility are the causes of this. Disorientation, confusion, and problems with clothing removal are other causes.

Incontinence of Reflexes

It is losing urine at regular intervals. Nervous system disorders and injuries are the common causes of reflex incontinence.

Surgeries of the rectal, intestinal, and reproductive system can result in incontinence, which are other causes. Women experience dryness of the vaginal or urethral area during and after menopause, while men have an enlarged prostate gland or surgery of the prostate. Vascular disease is another contributor. Other possible causes of urinary incontinence are MS and Alzheimer’s disease.

See more: How to Control Your Bladder. Urinary Incontinence

It is unwise to take five times the dose of Propecia so you can have the potency of Proscar, because these medications also have additional additives.  How are these two medications different? The drug of choice for the treatment of enlarged prostate in men is Proscar. Proscar works by preventing testosterone in men from being converted to dihydrotestosterone or DHT. In approximately 24% of men who were considered likely to contract prostate cancer, Proscar has been shown to be effective in preventing or delaying the disease. The drug of choice in treating the condition of male-pattern baldness is, on the other hand, Propecia. Propecia does this by working in conjunction with the normal growth and shedding of human hair in men. The loss of hair will stop, or slow, after three months of consuming Propecia. You should consider the idea of using Propecia continuously if you have a good outcome. Eventually you will start losing your hair again within a year after you stop taking the medication, reverting to the hair pattern you had before you were treated medically.

Because it is a prescribed medication Finasteride must be requested through a physician or at online pharmacy. There are a few side effects with most medications, including Propecia and Proscar. Loss of libido, less semen production, hypersensitivity and light rashes manifest while the body deals with this medication. It is necessary for you to ponder the advantages and disadvantages these medications have when choosing what is right for you.