E se i problemi alla prostata fossero tutti conseguenza dell'abitudine, tutta occidentale, al wc?
Soluzione giapponese: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JapaneseSquatToilet.jpg
Mr. Wallace Bowles is an Australian researcher who learned about the
benefits of squatting in 1984, at the age of 52. A former Royal
Australian Air Force fighter pilot and later a senior commercial
pilot, Mr. Bowles in 1984 was working for the Australian Aviation
Authority as an investigator of aircraft accidents.
Although he had no formal medical training, his intense curiosity led
him to immerse himself in the study of human anatomy, in order to
understand why squatting for bodily functions was so much more
effective. He also suspected that the habitual use of sitting toilets
might be responsible for some common ailments found only in
westernized countries.
As a man in his fifties, Mr. Bowles was naturally curious about a
possible connection to prostate problems. He was intrigued by evidence
such as the following:
from USA Today, January 5, 2000:
African Americans have the highest prostate cancer risk in the
world .... And despite high rates among African Americans, prostate
cancer is very low in Africa.
from Cancer.gov
....incidence rates for clinical prostate cancer in western men are 30
to 50 times higher than those for Asian men.
from emedicine.com:
A 200-fold difference in incidence exists between African American
men, who represent the group with the highest incidence of the
disease, and Chinese men living in Asia, in whom the incidence of
prostate cancer is among the lowest in the world.
Migration studies reveal that movement of people from areas of low
risk to areas of high risk is associated with an increase in the
incidence of prostate cancer among the migrants. In one study, within
one generation, the increase in incidence in Japanese immigrants was
4- to 9-fold compared to the incidence of prostate cancer in Japan.
In his review of the medical literature, Mr. Bowles encountered the
usual explanation for the low incidence of prostate cancer in the
developing world: a diet low in fat and high in fiber. He was
skeptical of this theory, and a recent major study has confirmed his
doubts:
(American Society of Clinical Oncology - August 30, 2002) – A low-fat,
high-fiber diet heavy in fruits and vegetables has no impact on PSA
levels in men over a four-year period, and does not affect the
incidence of prostate
Soluzione giapponese: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JapaneseSquatToilet.jpg
Mr. Wallace Bowles is an Australian researcher who learned about the
benefits of squatting in 1984, at the age of 52. A former Royal
Australian Air Force fighter pilot and later a senior commercial
pilot, Mr. Bowles in 1984 was working for the Australian Aviation
Authority as an investigator of aircraft accidents.
Although he had no formal medical training, his intense curiosity led
him to immerse himself in the study of human anatomy, in order to
understand why squatting for bodily functions was so much more
effective. He also suspected that the habitual use of sitting toilets
might be responsible for some common ailments found only in
westernized countries.
As a man in his fifties, Mr. Bowles was naturally curious about a
possible connection to prostate problems. He was intrigued by evidence
such as the following:
from USA Today, January 5, 2000:
African Americans have the highest prostate cancer risk in the
world .... And despite high rates among African Americans, prostate
cancer is very low in Africa.
from Cancer.gov
....incidence rates for clinical prostate cancer in western men are 30
to 50 times higher than those for Asian men.
from emedicine.com:
A 200-fold difference in incidence exists between African American
men, who represent the group with the highest incidence of the
disease, and Chinese men living in Asia, in whom the incidence of
prostate cancer is among the lowest in the world.
Migration studies reveal that movement of people from areas of low
risk to areas of high risk is associated with an increase in the
incidence of prostate cancer among the migrants. In one study, within
one generation, the increase in incidence in Japanese immigrants was
4- to 9-fold compared to the incidence of prostate cancer in Japan.
In his review of the medical literature, Mr. Bowles encountered the
usual explanation for the low incidence of prostate cancer in the
developing world: a diet low in fat and high in fiber. He was
skeptical of this theory, and a recent major study has confirmed his
doubts:
(American Society of Clinical Oncology - August 30, 2002) – A low-fat,
high-fiber diet heavy in fruits and vegetables has no impact on PSA
levels in men over a four-year period, and does not affect the
incidence of prostate