Dr. Family Talks About The Prostate

What Is a PSA Test?

PSA stands for prostate specific antigen, which is a protein produced by the prostate cells. A PSA test is a blood test that doctors use to measure prostate health. A high PSA level can be a sign of enlarging prostate or prostate cancer.

Understanding Your PSA Level

A PSA level of 1.5 or higher indicates that you may have an enlarging prostate. Your doctor will probably recommend follow-up tests to rule out other diseases, and will continue to check your PSA levels regularly to track any unusual or sudden change in levels.

The PSA test is very important as a part of ensuring general prostate health, so your doctor may recommend that you have this blood test performed regularly. Speak with your doctor about the results of your PSA test and available treatment options.

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Dr. Family Talks About Excuses For Not Exercising

We all know that regular exercise is one of the most powerful single ways to a long, healthy and happy life.  But how many of us do it regularly?  Regularly doesn’t have to mean spending hours in a gym – in fact 30 to 45 minutes of exercise every other day is enough to make a big difference!

As I said, we all know this – but, just like we all know we should, there are dozens of reasons why we don’t.  EXCUSES!  We all have them – and right at the top of the list is, “I DON’T HAVE TIME.”  Other reasons (EXCUSES!) include:

• NO ENERGY
• NO PLACE TO DO IT
• NO MONEY FOR A GYM

Sound familiar?  Well, get your excuses ready, because I am going to start addressing them right now, beginning with “I don’t have time.”

One of the biggest excuses for not exercising regularly is, “I don’t have the time.”  Well, remember, we are not talking about a lot of time here – 30 to 45 minutes every other day.  That’s 15 to 25 minutes a day!  Most importantly, your exercise doesn’t have to be done all at the same time.  You can divide it up into shorter chunks.  So here are a few tips on how to find the time for regular exercise:

• Get up a little earlier!  Instead of hitting the snooze button 3 times, only hit it once.  There’s 18 minutes right there!
• Take a 15-minute walk at lunchtime – even better, get a friend to go with you.  Keep picking up the pace!  See how far you can go in 15 minutes and then increase the distance every week – but keep it at 15 minutes.
• Take the stairs rather than the elevator at work – at least for a few floors.
• Run up and down the stairs for five or ten minutes a couple of times a day.
• Get off the bus or train one stop early and walk.

You get the idea.  You can figure out a plan for yourself.  And, best of all, what you will actually find is that you have more time in your day because the exercise is giving you more energy!

Speaking of energy, we will talk about the “NO ENERGY” excuse next time!