{"id":83,"date":"2024-10-31T19:01:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T19:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iloweredmypsa.com\/?p=83"},"modified":"2025-01-22T15:37:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T15:37:57","slug":"months-9-and-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iloweredmypsa.com\/?p=83","title":{"rendered":"Months 9 and 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Work keeps me busy, so I am combining months.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Month 9 starts with a return to teaching. It will be Calculus, PreCalculus and co-teaching an Integrated Math class, September through Mid December. So I finally have a free moment and am reporting out at the end of October for both months. Month 10 ends with me making my PSA test appointment at the end of November. Can I get another 20% drop to 2.6? (6.4 to 4.7 to 3.3 to ? )<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have been keeping faithful to my morning and evening supplement routines. I have also started monitoring r\/Prostate Cancer on reddit.com. I find it quite shocking, these personal accounts of various \u2018journeys\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update on Piperine found in Black Pepper<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I no longer ground my own pepper.  I bought some fine ground pepper<\/a> and take  \u00bd teaspoon every morning for the piperine, which has been shown to improve the absorbability of ursolic acid<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I have added Hops to my list of Supplements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the process of re-researching ursolic acid and the other supplements that work well with it, I ran across hops<\/a> (humulus lupulus), a spice that has been used as a flavoring in beer and other foods apparently since the 12th century<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hops and its main active ingredient,  xanthohumol<\/a>, are well-documented as prostate cancer fighting substances<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trying to Save Money on expensive items<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While at first, saving money took a back seat to saving my prostate, now that I have some perceived breathing room with a 3.3 PSA, I have been thinking about more ways to save money on the more expensive items.  The luteolin is expensive, but I haven\u2019t found a decent substitute.  Luteolin, along with Ellagic Acid, are strong compliments to the Pomegranate Seed Oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the Ursolic Acid (UA) suppliment is expensive at over $20 a bottle for a one month supply of 300 mg a day.  I am now getting it through at least four sources: The Ursolic Acid Supplement, Rosemary Extract Supplement, the Knudsen Cranberry Juice, and recently the Rosemary Flower Spice. I wonder which is the least expensive and what might be the benefits of multiple sources. I really do like the natural juices and flowers, as I believe they also contain many other substances that are currently not researched, so the Extract and the UA supplement remain to be looked at. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UA supplement has a different source, the leaf from a tree, the Paulownia tomentosa, or Foxglove Tree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The UA supplement costs $18 for 30 doses of 300 mg of UA =9 grams for $18 = $2\/gram<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosemary Extract costs $13 for 60 doses 500mg at 6% and then 50%<\/a> of that = 0.9 grams or $14 a gram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosemary Flower costs $7.40 for 227 grams at average 5% UA<\/a> = 11 grams =$0.67\/gram<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So the Rosemary Flower comes in at the least expensive. Even at the low 3% amount <\/a>the cost is $1.09\/gram.  And the high reported level at 7%<\/a> is $0.47\/gram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closing Thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In summary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Hops is my newly-added supplement. It makes Ursolic Acid work better<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • I now take Ursolic Acid with Hops, Black Pepper, and Rapeseed Oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Rosemary appears to be the primary source of Ursolic Acid\n
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    • Foxglove Tree leaves are also used by my supplement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • There are several choices to get Ursolic Acid from Rosemary\n
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      • Rosemary flower is the least expensive source of Ursolic Acid right now<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Next PSA in late November\n
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        • Almost 11 months will have passed; can I get below 3.3? <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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