Category Archives: Diet and Lifestyle

What’s a Plant Based Diet? And why does it Matter?

Posted on September 27, 2012 by The Success Architect®️

  On the Road to Recurrence? I’m now mid-way through my ninth year as a prostate cancer survivor, which means that I’m approaching the 10 year point where prostate cancer tends to recur, it it’s going to. Two weeks ago … Continue reading →

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New Prostate Cancer Awareness Project King of the Mountain Event Coming Soon

Posted on April 25, 2012 by The Success Architect®️

Check out this climb. http://app.strava.com/segments/646081 Phil Liggett. Is this Category 4 or HC? Allez!

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How Starvation (somewhat modified) can be an Effective Cancer Treatment

Posted on April 15, 2012 by The Success Architect®️

Prevention and Recurrence Prevention All of us are creatures of habit. We tend to follow the cow path, doing what we always have done and eating what we learned to eat in our youth. Behavior change is difficult but by … Continue reading →

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Circumcision May Prevent Prostate Cancer

Posted on April 7, 2012 by The Success Architect®️

Just how can circumcision prevent prostate Cancer?
As with many prostate cancer survivors, I spend a fair amount of time reading articles about what causes prostate cancer. I’m interesting in sharing that information with men who are not yet diagnosed as … Continue reading →

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The China Study Program Works!

Posted on March 16, 2012 by The Success Architect®️

Back in October 2011 I did a post about my high cholesterol, which I theorized had increased due to relaxing my vegetarian diet. Having read The China Study, I decided to reduce my intake of animal protein and daily products … Continue reading →

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Stretching the Legs of my Elite T-Class Time Trial Bike

Posted on January 4, 2012 by The Success Architect®️

How to win a free pair of Sock Guy cycling socks Today was my first ride of 2012 on Zonker, my time trial bike. I posted this morning on my Strava.com profile [http://strava.com/athletes/robertwhess] that I’ll send a free pair of … Continue reading →

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Why a Bowl of Cereal and a Banana for Breakfast will Make you Fat

Posted on December 29, 2011 by The Success Architect®️

Why the traditional bowl of cereal with milk and a banana may be the worst thing we can eat! The following link will take you to a recent video by Dr. Snuffy Myers on metabolic syndrome and why our traditional … Continue reading →

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Veganism – Why I’m a Vegan “Lite”

Posted on December 26, 2011 by The Success Architect®️

The “Isms” If you’ve been following my posts over the past several months, you know that I have been reading and researching about vegetarianism and veganism -everything seems to be an “ism” – as a tool in my prostate cancer … Continue reading →

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2011 ALPINE LOOP GRAN FONDO

Posted on December 15, 2011 by The Success Architect®️

Pictures from our fundraising bicycle ride with Jeremiah Bishop last September in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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Do we have the power to control cancer ourselves?

Posted on October 5, 2011 by The Success Architect®️

Why do most cancer survivors ignore the tools they have within their personal control? My older sister was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in November 2002. She passed away from the disease in February 2003, just a few days before her … Continue reading →

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Do you believe the data in the China Study? I’m pretty certain I do.

Posted on October 4, 2011 by The Success Architect®️

My PSA hasn’t changed but should I still worry? In yesterday’s post I talked about my PSA trend. I have the data from yesterday’s test and graphed it against my tests since April 2007 [see below]. As you can see, … Continue reading →

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Mountains to the right of me. Mountains to the Left of me!

Posted on September 23, 2011 by The Success Architect®️

What was I thinking? Tomorrow morning is the start of the inaugural Jeremiah Bishops’ Alpine Gran Fondo here in Harrisonburg, Virginia. When we think of bicycle climbing, we generally think of Colorado or perhaps in the California mountains. But Virginia … Continue reading →

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What do PTEN and KRAS mean to your health?

Posted on August 16, 2011 by The Success Architect®️

Unseen Enemies Below you will find a link to a very interesting NY Times article that describes recent research on the role of microbes in our bodies and the role those microbes may plan in fostering and preventing cancer. “Cancer’s … Continue reading →

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Representative Cliff Stearns is PCAP’s Hall of Fame Inductee for 2011

Posted on July 8, 2011 by The Success Architect®️

The “Stearns” Factor and Why it Matters All prostate cancer survivors and each of the 220,000 men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer owe a huge debt to Representative Cliff Stearns (R, Florida 6th District). On July 6, 2011, the … Continue reading →

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Minorities, Especially Blacks, are More Willing to Spend All for Cancer Care

Posted on May 1, 2011 by The Success Architect®️

Cure or Prevention. Where Should Our Focus Be? I just read the article below my comments and several questions come to mind: First, why are minorities more willing to devote all of their financial resources to curing their disease, and … Continue reading →

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