Prostate Problems: Why It Is Rare Among Chinese, Indian and Japanese Men?
Prostate problems and disorders are more prevalent in Western countries than in other parts of the world. [The prostate - what is it?]
Take, for example, the situation with prostate cancer?
International Agency for Research on Cancer:
"The highest prostate cancer incidence rates are in the developed world and the lowest rates in Africa and Asia."
National Cancer Institute, US National Institutes of Health:
"Prostate cancer...is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men in the United States...the incidence rates for clinical prostate cancer in Western men are 30 to 50 times higher than those for Asian men..."
USA Today:
"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."
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."
Displayed on a chart (below), the 200-fold difference is startling...
Chart: Prostate Cancer - Incidence And Mortality Rates
(World), Age-Standardised, Selected Countries, 2002 Estimates
The chart also provides further insights on prostate cancer upon closer scrutiny:
Aside from the US, prostate cancer is also prevalent in many Western countries - Sweden, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, UK and Denmark;
Along with China, there are two other Asian countries with very low rates of prostate cancer - India and Japan;
Compared with Africans who live in the US, Zimbabwe men (in Africa) have significantly lower rates of prostate cancer.
Looking at this chart, one can't help but ask:
1) What could be the reason for the very different rates of prostate cancer in the world?
2) Why are men in the Western countries so susceptible to prostate problems?
3) What is the 'secret factor' that had protected Chinese, Indian and Japanese men from prostate problems and cancer?
For decades, many Western researchers have been trying to find the answers. They have not find much success, as reflected in the words they use to describe prostate cancer, eg:
"Little is known about the etiology of prostate cancer, although it is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men in the United States.
Prostate cancer is more common in black men than it is in white or Asian men. This is probably due to a mixture of inherited genes and environmental factors but we don't really know the full story as yet."
-- National Cancer Institute, US National Institutes of Health
A common explanation given for the low incidence of prostate cancer in non-Westernised countries is a diet low in fat and high in fiber. However, the problem with this theory is that any association between diet and prostate problems and cancer has not been proven.
A recent major study by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the National Cancer Institute and seven other centers had dismissed this theory. The researchers reported their findings in the 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 cancer."
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The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is used to to detect the risk of prostate cancer and other prostate problems in men. A high PSA level is associated with a greater chance of developing prostate cancer.
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The low fat, high fiber diet theory also doesn?t make sense based on migration studies. One such study found that within one generation, the incidence of prostate cancer among Japanese immigrants increased 4 to 9 fold, even though their diet remain largely unchanged. [Something else did changed for these Japanese immigrants. In Japan, they use squat toilets like the ones pictured here.]
What Western Researchers Had Missed...And Why
As a result of growing up in a society where sitting toilets are a part of life, it is very difficult for a Western researcher to recognise and accept that the sitting toilet is the root cause of prostate problems.
Yet, this is the case. It all has to do with the pudendal nerve which control prostate and bladder functions, and the descent of the pelvic floor (more on this later).
The pudendal nerve emerges from the base of the spinal cord, runs through the perineum (in men, the area between the anus and penis), and passes through the pelvic floor before connecting to the prostate and bladder.
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The pelvic floor is a hammock of muscles which supports the bladder, intestines and (in women) the uterus and vagina.
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In the sitting position, the colon is not properly prepared for waste evacuation. It is in the continence mode.
On a conventional (sitting) toilet, a person is forced to strain, while holding the breath, and pushing downwards with the diaphragm, in order to evacuate. This action is called the Valsalva Maneuver.
In the sitting position, the pelvic floor is also unsupported by the thighs. As a result, each time one strains on the sitting toilet, it is repeatedly forced downwards.
The pelvic floor is simply not designed to cope with this sort of stress and abuse. Each time it is depressed, the pudendal nerve which runs through the pelvic floor is stretched at the same time.
Nerves are not elastic, and studies have shown that a 12% stretch destroys a nerve. This goes for the pudendal nerve, which cannot be stretched very far without being damaged.
It doesn't happen right away. But slowly but surely, as the pelvic floor sags lower and lower, there comes a day when the tipping point will occur.
The pudendal nerve is stretched beyond its capacity, and can no longer transmit brain signals to and from the prostate and other pelvic organs properly.
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This explains why prostate problems manifest itself from the age of 40 onwards. Because the stretch injury happens gradually over a long time, the underlying cause of prostate problems and disorders has escaped detection by Western researchers.
As mentioned, another reason is cultural insularity. Sitting toilets are "normal and natural" and therefore "above suspicion."
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This breakdown in nervous control is the root cause of prostate problems and other pelvic-related ailments (eg: urinary incontinence).
Every gland in the body requires constant feedback from the brain to maintain normal functioning. As the pudendal nerve deteriorates, the prostate gland becomes increasingly isolated from the central nervous system, and could become dysfunctional in one or many forms. The three most common prostate problems we see today are:
1) Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
2) Prostatitis
3) Prostate cancer
What Can Be Done?
Getting everyone to squat for waste elimination. The truth is that human beings are designed to eliminate waste in the squatting position. It is only in this posture that you can completely empty your colon without excessive straining or imposing any stress on the pelvic floor.
Instead of pushing downwards with the diaphragm, squatting pushes upwards with the thighs. This increases the intra-abdominal pressure, which naturally compresses the colon and make it easier for waste to be emptied.
Squatting also relaxes the final pathway between the rectum and anus.
The net effect of squatting is easier evacuation, without exertion and stress on the pelvic floor and pudendal nerve.
Conclusion
By forcing users to sit, the sitting toilet does not fulfill the natural requirements of waste elimination. It is responsible for the growing epidemic of colon, bladder, pelvic and prostate problems in Westernised countries.
Worldwide, more than 650,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. Almost 30 million men suffer from enlargement of their prostate gland (benign prostatic hypertrophy, BPH).
Each year, the United States alone, over 400,000 men undergo prostate surgery each year. Over a billion dollars is spent on treating prostate problems.
It is no secret why Chinese, Indian and Japanese do not have so much prostate problems as compared with Western men. They use squatting toilets instead of sitting toilets.
One will give protection against prostate problems; the other can increase your risk of prostate problems by 200 fold.
But act quickly. The longer you continue to use the sitting position for waste elimination, you might lose your ability to squat, as explained on this page about squatting facets.
Your ability to squat is important because if you can't, you won't be able to change your toileting posture from sitting to squatting, using one of the options described on this page.
If you want to squat, the best option is to install a squatting toilet. However, for many people, this may not be a viable option. In which case, a simple yet practical solution is to use a toilet squatting platform.
I lived in China for awhile, on and off, and must say... I do think that their "squatters" are better. going out of style now though. everyone wants a toilet. never tried crapping while squatting on a toilet, though I assume it could be done.
Yes, squating toilets is much healthier i would think so.
One thing that i did notice when i had started traveling to India is that the majority of the population has a very easy time to squat instead of using chairs. You see people squatting everywhere. Waiting for a train, a bus or taking a break from work to chew some pan, to drink a chai, or smoke a bede. They are in the squat position. This is not something the western man is able to do so easily. I started also to enjoy doing this. I do this even these days, and it is a wonderful way to stretch... like a yoga posture.
But i understand Japan had used squat toilets very much in the past, but these days the country has pretty much converted over to using western style toilets. Obviously the stats involve an older generation of people with this health problem. It will be interesting to see when the younger generation gets older, whether the numbers for Japan will rise considerably.
Probably the most interesting note is the matter of hygiene and whether parasites are responsible for the problems that arise with prostate. The Japanese are extremely concerned with hygiene. They also eat alot more seaweed than Indians. Where in India hygiene is not a concern at all. In fact it can be easily said that the average Japanese toilet is cleaner than the average Indian kitchen. But you do not see that makes much of a difference in the stats.
Another point that the article did not bring up, which relates to the above paragraph, is that most the Chinese and the Japanese populations use wooden chopsticks to eat there food and most Indians use their hands. Neither uses stainless eating utensils to a large degree, which contain nickel. According to Hulda Clark nickle collects in the prostate- which draws parasites to create the cancer there.
So, this gives some food for thought on the matter as to how much nickle is involved in contributing to the cause along with parasite population together with the ability to completely evacuate the lower bowel & parasite populations that are as a consequence residing in this area of the body as being the cause of prostate cancers.
Men, its time start stiring your coffee with wooden spoons and climb up off your thrones, with your feet on the seat, and squat to liberate yourselves from prostate cancer! A difficult balancing act for most elderly men to say the least. And a major expense to have a squating toilet installed. Not to mention where do you find wooden spoons in this country. The ones I got were made in Japan. :)
Prostate Problems
"An Australian researcher, Wallace Bowles, found that the pudendal nerve, which connects the prostrate to the brain, is damaged over time by the strain of sitting defecation. Without brain signals, the prostate grows uncontrollably, ultimately leading to cancer.
"Doctors once believed, and many continue to believe, that there was non-Western immunity to the diseases caused by the sitting position.
"The proof of the connection between these diseases and sitting lies in the comparison between Western societies and traditional African and Asian societies where squatting is normal, and these diseases are virtually non-existent."
"Walles Bowles, in his article Prostate Disorder: Causes And Cure, says that:
'An ongoing informal study indicates that, providing prostate enlargement has not progressed too far, symptoms gradually reverse when men abandon seated bowel movements and squat instead.
The study indicates that improvement usually occurs within three months and, within about six months of making this posture change, most men (including men in their seventies) regain normal prostate function).'"
I'm sure that toilet position for defecation has a bearing on prostate function. My Advice for using the squatting position is to first take off all clothing below the waist including socks. Wearing socks while squatting on a toilet seat is slippery compared to bare feet which grip naturally. As for clothing--it gets in the way of the "drop zone" and if you ever have loose stools and spray-- your clothing will become soiled including your socks. This is advice for home use--for a public toilet keep your shoes on and flip up the seat to use the porcelan [ also with no pants or underwear on] So unless you're extemely regularly " well formed", using the squat position with clothes on is possibly messy!! I've used the squat position for 40 years!! [and i'm now 60] For water splashing upwards when a really " blocky" or heavy well formed B.M. hits the water in the toilet bowl, I recommend placing a flat mat of toilet paper first on the water. This will absorb the shock of the falling B.M. and prevent backsplash from soaking your butt area. Also its a good idea to flush before you go if there is already urine or leftover B.M. water in the bowl. This prevents urine and B.M. particles from backsplashing onto your butt{ even if you use the "floating toilet matt method " there can still be backsplashing if you have really massive well formed B.M.'s--- in that case increase the thickness of the floating paper matt]
glad to hear that a 40 year veteran has it figured the way i do. i would add that going in public is not nearly as much of problem any more because i am so regular and have very good control(those massive bms are a sign you are simply processing too much bulk - eat better, not more). also, the handicapped stall has the hand rails in case you cant or dont want to wait.
good post. it will take society a hundred years to get things changed around.
"This will absorb the shock of the falling B.M. and prevent backsplash from soaking your butt area."
It's all starting to come back to me now.
I wondered why I put toilet-paper on the surface of the toilet-water when I was a kid. Now I remember. I used to squat on the seat all the time! The toilet-paper floating blanket really does prevent it from splashing & is a requirement, because when it splashes, from squating on the seat, it splashes high, very high. I dont care how high you squat, your butt will get wet, but there's more. The paper will prevent the bomb from sinking, so it will just be floating there, exposed to open air, & this will stink up the bathroom quick & bad! I was actually very good at using my shirt to flip on the fan switch, all the way across the bathroom, while squating. One of the hinges of the toilet-seat that people normally sit on, that padded U-shaped seat, will eventually break on one side. It never failed.
Also, I find it's best to pee in a jar, & then empty it in the toilet, this way you can pee while standing on your tippie-toes to strengthen the prostate. It's just a hassle to have to sit on the cold toilet-seat every time, especially when the prostate is acting up & one has to pee 10 times a day/night. Peeing standing up is too messy. I do not care how good the aim is, it will splatter. Peeing on the knees works, but then you gotta keep the floor very clean, & I wouldnt recommend it unless it's long. One can also pee, while standing on their head, to relieve the abdominal pressure, pressing on the prostate. It helps open the valves. Just be sure not to lose your balance, or you could end up in the toilet, or worse(if you're a witch), the shower, but of all of these, a jar, seems best, just label the jar so no one drinks from it, or cooks with it. If your name is Bob, put a big label on it "Bob's pee", & hide it in the medicine cabinet so your guest's wont look at you strange.
Perched atop your sanitary, porcelain throne – yet, desiring the natural alignment of the “SQUAT” position, to expend bodily waste. Simply lean forward, resting abdomen and chest on your thighs --- you are now in, nature's alignment of “The Squat” without the concerns of sanitation and safety, mentioned earlier; and still avoiding the stench of “Old World's” natural squat – over a hole in the floor (been there; Korea, and old towns in Germany) – to accommodate scientific findings – that – Prostate Problems “MAY” be brought about, due to sanitary advances, in the expulsion and disposal of one's stools... You May Now... POOP in PEACE!
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