Prostate: A lurking enemy
PROSTATE: A lurking enemy.
The number of friends, colleagues and acquaintances who are facing problems with their prostate appalls me and consequently I would like to put up something that may be of interest.
It’s fairly well accepted by the medical profession that zinc is one of the dietary elements essential for a healthy prostate and that white spots on the surface of one’s fingernails is a sign that the body is deficient in zinc. Now consider this. If one develops white spots on the fingernails is this a sign that the prostate is possibly being deprived of something it badly needs ?
Before you gentlemen of the medical profession start telling me to stick to flying and stay in my own pasture please consider this. A few years ago I developed white spots on my fingernails and after taking a zinc supplement of 25mg per day the spots went away. Is there a connection here? Are white spots a warning sign and if so isn’t it something we should all know about ?
Perhaps what I am implying is not correct in which case all you over forty aviators who are now looking at your fingernails can dismiss it. On the other hand there may be something in it and if it helps only one of you then it’s been worth the time taken to write this up. Maybe our friends the doctors can clarify the matter.
KIFIS
[This message has been edited by KIFIS (edited 27 September 2000).]