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With prostate problems affecting roughly 12% of men, chances are you, or someone you care about, will eventually have to deal with this problem.

The prostate gland is about the size of a walnut, and is situated just below the bladder in men, this organ is an integral part of the male reproductive system.While the stud ||ies do not all concur, it is generally believed that most men over the age of 45 experience some amount of prostate enlargement, but may live free of symptoms. For most a enlarged prostate is usually harmless, but it later life it can often causes problems urinating .

By age 60, it is believed that over 80% of all men experience some kind of problem with urinating due to prostate enlargement. It Is worth noting that prostate enlargement is not a malignant condition, but it does put pressure on the urethra and can create a number of urinary problems such as frequent urination, urinary urgency, the need to get up at night to urinate, difficulty starting, a reduction to the force of the urine stream, terminal dribbling, incomplete emptying of the bladder and even the inability to urinate at all.

Benign prostate enlargement can cause serious health problems over time if left unchecked, including urinary tract infections, kidney or bladder damage, bladder stones, incontinence. So it is important to take care of your prostate as you would any other organ and address any prostate problems you may be having.

"Enlarged prostate", the medical term for which is BPH - short for Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy - has historically been treated surgically - this is done by removing all or part of the prostate. While this will result in most people experiencing a relief of their symptoms, it may also leave them impotent. For men who want to maintain their vitality, surgery should only be used as a last resort.

Saw Palmetto for an enlarged prostate

Unfortunately drugs are now commonly prescribed first, with one of the more popular being "Proscar", manufactured by the Merck company. Proscar is actually a somewhat dangerous substitute for a classic herb, Just as many of pharmaceutical drugs are.

The herbal remedy most often used for prostate enlargement is the saw palmetto berry. and for men who suffer from prostate enlargement, saw palmetto is the place to start. Saw palmetto has a long history of diminishing inflammation and enlargement of the prostate as well as inhibiting the hormones which causes prostate enlargement.

Saw palmetto is a shrub which grows in Georgia and Florida along the ocean. Saw palmetto causes no side effects at the recommended dosage. This is in sharp contrast with the drug Proscar. Proscar has many serious side effects, which are listed on the package insert, published in advertisements for the drug, and they are also listed in the Physician's Desk Reference (PDR).

.Another herb called "Pygeum africanum", comes from an African tree and has also been shown in research to reduce enlargement of the prostate as well as inflammation.

Zinc for a healthy prostate

Zinc is considered one of the most essential trace elements, and it is believed to play a critical role in cell growth and differentiation, in regulating normal cell death, as well as in in building the immune response. research also tell us that there exist more biological roles for zinc than for all the other trace elements put together.

Zinc is both helpful with enlarged prostates and with inflamed prostates. Studies have shown that zinc deficiency results in prostate enlargement. Infection and other stress results in lower blood serum zinc levels in general and in particular lower prostate levels. In prostatitis - infection of the prostate - zinc levels are only 1/10 of those in a normal prostate.

A large percentage of men do not get even the low U.S. RDA of 15 milligrams of zinc per day from their diet, and this may explain a lot.

A daily zinc supplement totaling 50 to 100 milligrams is frequently recommended to help shrink an enlarged prostate. As with any supplement however, zinc should be taken in moderation and the intake of supplements should complement what we are getting from natural healing foods in our diet.

Tomatoes as part of your diet

Finally, it would appear that making tomatoes part of your diet is a good idea if you are concerned about the health of your prostate. Harvard study of 47,000 men in 2003 found that men who ate 10 servings per week of tomatos cut their risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer by 50%. Researchers believe this decrease in cancer risk is due to the lycopene in the tomatoes - the pigment that gives tomatoes their red color. We now know that lycopene is the most powerful carotene discovered yet, with 10 times more antioxidant power than beta carotene.

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