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CHAPTERProstate Problems
and Hormonal
Dysfunction
T
he health of the prostate begins to degenerate when the acid-
alkaline ratio of its two principal hormones, testosterone and
dihydrotestosterone, becomes imbalanced. These two hormones work
together but also oppose each other. Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) pro-
motes acidity while testosterone encourages alkalinity. It’s the stress-
promoting, acidic hormone, DHT, however, that rises excessively,
causing the level of the life-promoting, alkaline testosterone to drop.
When that happens, the acid-alkaline pH of the blood and lymph sys-
tems becomes too acidic.
What induces this imbalance in the middle-aged and older man?
Surprisingly, it is less the acidic waste from poor digestion than the
highly acidic pollutants from manufacturing plants that have been
spewed into the air and water and have gotten into the food supply.
When men entering their forties begin putting on weight in the
abdominal region, they notice their muscles have weakened, their
shoulders have narrowed, they don’t feel as energetic as they once did,
and they sometimes feel “low.” This is because the testosterone-
dihydrotestosterone ratio is reversing. Testosterone levels have dropped
because it is being converted to dihydrotestosterone. Elevated DHT is
accompanied by increasing estrogen levels; together they increase acid-
ity in the prostate and by doing so decrease its alkalinity. (Men and
women have the same hormones, only in different ratios.)
During puberty estrogen and dihydrotestosterone also become ele-
vated, but for a good reason. They stimulate the growth of cells that