I saw a picture of an ostrich with its head in the sand this week and it made me think. We all know the image. The ostrich hides its head so it cannot see the danger. And we laugh, because the danger is obviously still there. The ostrich with its head in the sand still gets eaten. Then I remembered that is exactly what I did for years. I was getting up all night. My stream had slowed right down. Somewhere in the back of my head I knew something was going on, and I just... did not look at it. Head in the sand. If I did not think about it, it was not real. It took a friend in an airport telling me straight before I pulled my head up. I think a lot of us do this. Not because we are stupid. Because looking feels harder than not looking. So I am curious about this group. What is the thing you kept your head in the sand about - prostate or otherwise - until something or someone made you look? And what got you to finally look? https://www.skool.com/prostate-paladin-4886/about

Encouraging news this week on getting the word out. Gary Bennett said it plainly - "the worst thing you can do is ignore it" - and he and Mick Harford are leading a whole football city on a walk to raise awareness (the Sunderland Fans' Walk, 10 July). I love seeing this. It hands every family a place to start the conversation with the men they love. And here is the proof it works: deaths from prostate cancer among Black men are down 56% since 1993. I will happily admit that in 1993 I had no idea what a prostate even was, and I did not care. I was 33, and I had not yet met my prostate demons. That came later. I did not start reading about it until 2010, when I had to. You do not have to learn it the slow way like I did. Start the conversation today. https://www.skool.com/prostate-paladin-4886/about

This question haunts me. In today's world, there is no reason not to know. I understand the older generation not wanting to talk about it. We came from a time when you did not talk about your business, your family, or anything really. Men were supposed to be an island, and women were the bedrock of the family. Men sixty and older did not talk about their prostates because anything below the belt might lead to an uncomfortable conversation. People might think you were less of a man to admit you had an issue "down there." It seems ridiculous now, but it was a fact of growing up in the 70s, 80s and 90s. Nobody really talked. If you were lucky enough to find someone to share your life with, then you could open up. Today everyone shares everything. Publicly, proudly. Nothing seems sacred. So why do men still not talk about the prostate? Why are there still stories about men diagnosed with a cancer they did not know they had and did not see coming? Here is the truth. I did not know I had a prostate issue either. Sixteen years ago a friend pointed it out to me at an airport. Without him, I might never have known to look. Early detection is the key to prostate cancer. Caught early, men survive and go on for decades. Do not be one of those men. Do not let yours be the family where the cancer spread because nobody knew. Get checked. Remove the doubt. So here is my question for you. Vote in the poll below, then put your reasons in the comments. That is where the real conversation starts. Why do you think the man in your life will not talk about his prostate?

A large study of more than 28,000 people looked at who followed the basic cancer-prevention advice - healthy weight, regular movement, more plants and whole grains, less red and processed meat and alcohol. The ones who stuck with it had a lower risk of dying. Not one supplement on the list. I will be honest, I take supplements myself and I think they have helped me. But I also changed how I eat and how I move, and that may be what actually did the work. I am not a doctor, so I hold that loosely. What I do not hold loosely is this: the boring basics have the strongest evidence behind them, and they cost nothing. What is the one basic you already know you should do but keep putting off - the walk, the plate, the weight, the drink? Name it here. Saying it out loud is how it starts. https://www.skool.com/prostate-paladin-4886/about