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Subject: Re: Don't get old. It's a bitch
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 12:41:33 -0600
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On 1/20/2025 11:57 AM, Shadow wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 17:37:55 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> On Sun Jan 19 17:50:20 2025 Catrike Ryder  wrote:
>>>
>>> I just bought a telescoping cane to take on my bike rides. My 80 year
>>> old bladder requires trips off the trail and into the woods. 52 miles
>>> yesterday and six trips into the woods. In warmer weather I sweat the
>>> water out.  Sometimes I'm in a hurry because there are a few places
>>> along the trail where there are no woods to run into. Now I have to
>>> figure out how to mount it on the Catrike where I can get to it.
>>>
>>> Heed my warning. Don't get old. Oh wait, it might be better than the
>>> alternative.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Enlarged prostrate is rare in the far east. this is because their food contains minerals that allow the prostate to remain norman size. each evening I drink a glass of water with these minerals and it actually works the shrink the prostate. Thjis stuff is called Prostavive
>>
>> (2 Pack) Prostavive Powder, Prostavive Powder Drink to Support Prostate Health | eBay
> 
> 	LOL.
> 	Seriously?
> 	Who sells it, Musk?
> 	[]'s

I have seen quite a bit of ink on the topic over the years, 
but I can't say much has been conclusive or compelling.

https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/providers/digest/spotlight-on-saw-palmetto-science

Regional differences seem to show lower incidence in North 
Africa:

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(22)00213-6/fulltext

some reports do say what Mr Kunich wrote:

"BPH occurs more often in the West than in Eastern 
countries, such as Japan and China"

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/benign-prostatic-hyperplasia-bph

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Andrew Muzi
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