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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / January 20074th annual: Are shoes the cause of prostate cancer?
TO: All prostate cancer researchers, doctors, and patients. The purpose of this yearly post is to stimulate interest and discussion about the biomechanical effects of shoes on "age-related" degenerative diseases, such as prostate cancer. Chiropodist Dr. Simon J. Wikler pioneered efforts to understand the influences of shoes in the 1950's, but his work was neglected during the subsequent drug- and diet-based approaches to medicine. However, the prolific footwear historian and podiatrist Dr. William A. Rossi clearly demonstrated throughout his publications that shoes influence the posture of the human body. Therefore, using the posture-based approaches to medicine of the distinguished orthopedist Dr. Joel E. Goldthwait, I have expanded Dr. Wikler's insightful work to include a variety of illnesses and conditions whose causes remain unknown. Prostate cancer is just one example of diseases that are related to the use of footwear. The postural changes from wearing shoes include sagging abdominal contents, visibly producing a potbelly in some men. Of the internal damage lurking beneath the surface in all men, Dr. Wikler writes, "Not all the pressure of the sagging diaphragm and abdominal organs is dispersed through the anteriorly bulging abdomen; a considerable portion of this pressure is directed backward against the pelvic organs. These organs, lying in a bony bowl, cannot escape the injury and pressure from above. In the male the prostate, being the firmest organ, is particularly prone to injury. Such mechanical forces also cause a squeezing of the lower abdominal blood and lymph vessels in the process, interfering with drainage of the prostate." Diminished circulation must surely influence hormonal balance and regulation, but poor posture would also seem to disturb muscular control in the pelvic region, such that the prostate cannot be fully voided or drained, likewise contributing to male sterility. Possible outcomes from faulty body mechanics thus include congestion, hypertrophy, infection, inflammation, irritation, or malignancy of the prostate gland. You may find my thesis regarding shoes and disease on the Internet at: http://www.shoebusters.com Thank you very much for considering my novel approach. James Semmel Albuquerque, New Mexico > TO: All prostate cancer researchers, doctors, and patients. On the bc ng it was changed to: "Breast cancer is just one example of diseases that are related to the use of footwear. Dr. Wikler observed that rounding of the shoulders in humans puts tissue at a mechanical disadvantage. He explains, "The breast is slung between strong fibrous bands (fascia) that arise from the breast and collarbones. As long as the shoulders are thrust back and the chest held erect, breasts can become very heavy and sag considerably without undue strain to these fibrous bands. In the characteristic posture of unbalanced feet, however, the shoulders slump forward and, instead of the breast bone being prominent, the armpits are now more forward. It becomes mechanically impossible for the breast-and-collarbone fascia to support the breast. Weak fibers from the outer side of the chest attached to the armpits must now do the job. But these fibers are incapable. So there is a constant straining and tearing at these tissues on the upper outer part of the breast. It is exactly in this site that more than 90% of breast cancer is found, and it can be reasonably concluded that the deformation of the feet may be an important cause." Yeah, I PLONKED Mr. Semmel a long time ago. >> TO: All prostate cancer researchers, doctors, and patients. > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > and it can be reasonably concluded that the deformation of the feet may > be an important cause." > On the bc ng it was changed to: > > "Breast cancer is just one example of diseases that are related to the > use of footwear.... It's not just breast cancer. With the help of Google, searching geoups, I found the following from this prolific spammer: 3rd annual: Are shoes the cause of obesity? alt.support.diet 2nd annual: Are shoes a cause of colon cancer? alt.support.cancer 3rd annual: Are shoes the cause of Alzheimer's disease? alt.support.alzheimers 2nd annual: Are shoes a cause of multiple sclerosis? alt.support.mult-sclerosis 3rd annual: Are shoes the cause of diabetes? alt.support.diabetes 2nd annual: Are shoes a cause of osteoporosis? sci.med.diseases.osteoporosis 3rd annual: Are shoes the cause of vision problems? sci.med.vision 3rd annual: Are shoes the cause of heart disease? alt.support.mult-sclerosis 2nd annual: Are shoes a cause of Alzheimer's? alt.support.alzheimers 3rd annual: Are shoes the cause of asthma? alt.support.asthma Are shoes a cause of rosacea? Rosacea All of which leads to the question: are shoes a cause of SPAM? Ernie (snip exhaustive list of the ills caused by our foolish habit of wearing shoes) Damn. Maybe my shoes (ackshully boots) cause my ED rather than my PCa tx. [sigh] Who could have known??? Except, natch, "Semmel." Regards, Steve J "Macbeth" Act IV, Scene one: A cavern. In the middle, a boiling cauldron First Witch: Round about the cauldron go; In the poison'd entrails throw. Toad, that under cold stone Days and nights has thirty-one Swelter'd venom sleeping got, Boil thou first i' the charmed pot. ALL: Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. Second Witch: Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. etc. --Shakespeare? Bacon? Someone else? I give......jees..... Shoes are the result of living on earth.... I give...... > (snip exhaustive list of the ills caused by our foolish habit of wearing > shoes) [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > --Shakespeare? Bacon? Someone else? > (snip exhaustive list of the ills caused by our foolish habit of wearing > shoes) > > Damn. Maybe my shoes (ackshully boots) cause my ED rather than my PCa tx. You wear boots in bed? I didn't know you were a teenager :-) Mary >> On the bc ng it was changed to: >> [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > All of which leads to the question: are shoes a cause of SPAM? LOL! Well done :-) Mary > Ernie Ernie, All of those questions can be summarized in a single one: Are shoes a cause of disease in humans? james > > On the bc ng it was changed to: > > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > Are shoes a cause of rosacea? > Rosacea > Ernie, > > All of those questions can be summarized in a single one: > > Are shoes a cause of disease in humans? They seem, in one case, to be a cause of unusual ideas. > Ernie, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > james Simply put, yes. I had a back problem for a short time a couple of years ago and the doctor told me that it might be from having worn high-heeled shoes over the years, which shifts the weight of the body in some way. Then, if you switch to shoes of lower stature or even sneakers, your back can get out of sync. Anyway, I'm not wearing Birkenstocks yet and never intend to. And my back is doing just fine. Leah >TO: All prostate cancer researchers, doctors, and patients. TO: All bootmakers, cobblers and foot-fetishists Are tight trousers the cause of foot corns? > 4th annual: Are shoes the cause of prostate cancer? NO!!! Hats (or lack thereof) are the cause of everything. > James Semmel > Albuquerque, New Mexico See, you've been exposed to too much sun without a hat. Or is it radiation from the hush-hush nuclear facility that produced your neurosis. > Or is it radiation from the hush-hush nuclear facility that > produced your neurosis. Nahh, I think it was just the sun. Albuquerque's nuclear facility is remote and underground, and even the people who work in the facility don't wear radiation badges. Besides, Albuquerque's nuclear facility doesn't exist. I.P. I really think that the annual shoe report is the causeof many pains in the butt. Tom >> Or is it radiation from the hush-hush nuclear facility that >> produced your neurosis. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > I.P. |
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