blockage in the body; the system is grid-
locked. Regulating the flow of chi and
blood through the meridians allows the
body to heal itself.
Obviously, we all want a sense of well-
being and balance. Finding how is the
challenge. Consider acupuncture as a
natural, drug-free way to help you realize
your new year’s resolution.
When acupuncture reduces the
excesses or increases the weaknesses

in the channels, a balance is achieved.
When there is balance, it calms the
spirit, and we are able to circle back to a
sense of optimism and contentment.
Wishing you a healthy, balanced and
happy 2017!

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Karen Siegel Propis is an acupuncturist practic-
ing at Michigan Associates of Acupuncture and
Integrative Medicine, 7001 Orchard Lake, Suite
120, West Bloomfield; (248) 737-7126.

No Doughnuts At Chanukah?

Israelis are finding a new campaign by
their crusading health minister hard to
swallow: In the name of proper nutri-
tion, he has gone on the warpath against
the nation’s beloved Chanukah tradition
of gorging on sugar-laden, deep-fried,
jam-filled doughnuts.
As head of a powerful ultra-Orthodox
political party, Yaakov Litzman considers
himself a guardian of Jewish traditions.
But he’s also a health-conscious official
on a mission to stamp out junk food and
child obesity.
Litzman’s two roles have come into
conflict with his high-profile call to avoid
the lure of the high-calorie doughnut.
“I call on the public to avoid eat-
ing sufganiyot, which are rich in fats,”
Litzman said last week. “You can find
alternatives for everything nowadays,

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Litzman also has campaigned to have
sugary drinks removed from schools
and taken on fast food giant McDonald’s
— earning public praise for promoting
proper nutrition.
But going after doughnuts during
Chanukah is something else entirely.
For most Israelis, eating doughnuts is
as essential to celebrating Chanukah as
lighting the menorah and spinning the
dreidel.
Yosef Lipsman, a customer buying his
first doughnut of the year, said the tradi-
tion was harmless as long as you don’t go
overboard.
“White flour is not great for you, but
it’s all a matter of how much,” he said.
“You can enjoy it once in a while.”

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Prostate Screening Useful

When the U.S. Preventative Services
Task Force recommended against pros-
tate-specific antigen screening for pros-
tate cancer in 2012, researchers began
studying what effect this would have on
diagnosing and treating prostate cancer
in medical practices nationwide.
The results are now in. JAMA Surgery
online reported a significant decrease
in prostate biopsies and prostate cancer
surgeries after the recommendation.
These findings come as no surprise to
Jason Hafron, M.D., Beaumont Health
System urologist and surgeon. “The task
force recommendation dramatically
changed the landscape of diagnosing
prostate cancer,” he said.
During the 1990s, with the potential
for cure with early detection, population-
based screening programs were widely
implemented in the United States.
“It’s troubling,” Hafron said. “We’ve
known for the past 30 years that PSA
screenings prevent prostate cancer
deaths. With the use of PSAs reduced
significantly, we may see more advanced
and aggressive forms of cancer, with the
unintended consequence of more men
dying.”
The American Cancer Society, in
2015, says prostate cancer accounted

for the deaths of 27,540 American men.
Nearly 220,000 U.S. men will be diag-
nosed with prostate cancer this year.
After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the
most common cancer diagnosed nation-
ally among men.
Hafron insists PSAs remain a valu-
able tool in diagnosing prostate cancer
in certain men, and patients and their
physicians should continue to discuss the
risks and benefits of PSA screening. New
technology, like the use of biomarkers,
advanced MRI imaging and genetics are
also beneficial in preventing and treating
prostate cancer.
Men who might benefit from a PSA
blood test:
• are ages 55-69
• have a family history of prostate cancer
• are African-American
• had an abnormal result from a prostate
exam
“Urologists are now focusing on refin-
ing and identifying prostate cancer that
is potentially lethal and should be treat-
ed. I agree we need to be a lot smarter
and selective of who we are screening
and when, but we should not stop using
PSA altogether as recommended,”
Hafron said.

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