BPH - Prostate Health

Did you know that fifty percent of men will have some level of benign prostatic hyperplasia by the time they're sixty years old?

This comes from the American Urology Association.

As if that's not alarming enough, they go on to say that nearly all men - ninety percent - will have BPH by the time they're eighty.

Thankfully, this doesn't mean cancer, necessarily. But it can mean severe pain, discomfort, difficulty with sleep patterns, and embarrassment.

The prostate is a small gland that surrounds the urethra. Essentially, the prostate, unlike any other glands, tends to degenerate over time. The prostate is unique in that the blood flow to this gland is sluggish. It takes time for both nutrients and medications to really saturate the prostate, and this is why toxins can build up and why therapy for the prostate can take some time. Knowing this, I think it would be wise for all men to begin taking preventative steps to ensuring prostate health immediately.

The diet advice is pretty simple, stick with healthy proteins and carbs, and make sure to get plenty of olive oil and omega-three fats from fish and flax seeds in your diet. These have an anti-inflammatory effect, and are incredibly healthy for the whole body.

In addition to general exercise, I also recently read a report that said doing a leg exercise called leg extensions may increase the blood flow to the prostate, helping it to get vital nutrients to stay healthy.

In addition to a broad-spectrum multivitamin and mineral formula, vital nutrients for prostate health include zinc, saw palmetto, pumpkin seed, and pygeum. Pygeum helps to lower prolactin, a hormone that is elevated in men with BPH. Numerous double-blind, placebo controlled studies have been done that prove pygeum's effectiveness for an enlarged prostate, as well as the synergistic effect it has when combined with these other nutrients. Also consider nettle leaf with this formula because it seems to inhibit another hormone associated with BPH.

If you need help putting together the perfect prostate health formula, just give me a call or visit any of the links to web pages above for more information.

I'm Guy Evans, and now you know!