Enlarged Prostate Treatment

You've probably heard it a million times....you should eat moretomatoes for your prostate health because they contain anutrient called lycopene.

And this is true.

But did you know that there are a broad array of nutrients,whether they be vitamins, minerals, or other antioxidants thathave shown to be effective for enlarged prostate treatment?

By the time you finish reading this article, you will probablyknow more about the best prostate health supplements to use than95% of men out there.

And that's a good thing to know considering that prostate cancercomes second only to lung cancer for cancer-caused deaths inAmerican men!

First, let's talk about the mineral zinc and prostate health.

Zinc appears to play a crucial role in enlarged prostate treatment, but precisely how it does this still isn't clear.

If you aren't getting enough zinc, consider using a supplementcontaining it. But, it's important to not overdo it.

Believe it or not, too much of a good thing can be a bad thing.In fact, although you are probably not aware of it, someantioxidants that normally assist the body by fighting freeradicals can generate free radicals themselves if too much istaken.

In fact, one study has even shown that more than 100 mg of zincper day can actually increase a man's chances of developingadvanced prostate cancer!

Enlarged prostate Treatment Formulas

Enlarged prostate treatment formulas should containbeta sitosterol. Everyone talks about saw palmetto, but theyshould be talking about beta sitosterol which is literally manyhundreds even thousands of times more powerful and effectivethan saw palmetto.

Saw Palmetto supplements are comprised almost entirely of "fattyacids" with only a very small part "sterols." Even the best SawPalmetto prostate supplements made from standarized extracts areapproximately 85% fatty acids.

What's important to understand here is that the fatty acids haveno therapeutic value. On the contrary, it is the "sterol"component that makes up the active constituents -- the part youwant.

The active sterol part is the source of saw palmetto's benefits.

Have you seen studies showing that saw palmetto sometimes worksand sometimes doesnt?

In my opinion, this is because saw palmetto isn't thateffective to begin with. It just doesn't contain enough activeconstituents, the sterols.

And in those studies where it does seem to work with mixedresults, our conjecture is that higher quality saw palmetto wasprobably used in such studies.

Back to beta sitosterol as one of the best supplements forprostate health. This "sterol" component mentioned above fromsaw palmetto is in fact beta sitosterol.

In short, beta sitosterol is only the active component part ofsaw palmetto, which is why several studies have shown betasitosterol is extremely effective.

Another one of the best supplements for enlarged prostate treatment is cornsilk extract.

Any man who suffers from prostatitis or enlarged prostate glandproblems (BPH) knows that their condition is associated withinflammation. One of the symptoms of this sort of inflammationis a weakened flow of the urine stream and dribbling. This is my husband's biggest complaint!!!

Corn silk may be beneficial here because it acts as an anti-inflammatory and as a natural diuretic, and therefore may help to increase urine flow and reduce pain associated with the inflammation of the prostate.

Of course, there is also lycopene mentioned at the start of this article. Lycopene is indeed an important nutrient to be used in quality enlarged prostate treatment formulas -- or you can get it from eating foods, like fresh tomatoes.

And, no, ketchup does not count as a fresh tomato food! In fact, even if ketchup did contain any good lycopene content, the benefits would be more than offset by all the horrible high fructose corn syrup in such products.

Lastly, although you can't get these in prostate health supplements, the US National Cancer Institute did a study which revealed that men who consumed just a third of an ounce (that's not much at all) of onions, scallions, garlic and chives per day were far less likely to have prostate cancer.

Yes, I realize that you can buy garlic supplements and they are often sold in supplements for enlarged prostate treatment, but I don't believe they are effective because the beneficial compound in garlic, called allicin, is highly volatile, and is only released when the garlic is crushed or chopped, and, most importantly, quickly deteriorates.

This is why, in my opinion, a lot of garlic supplements have been shown to be ineffective because the allicin is not stable whereas fresh garlic works since you are eating it soon after you chop it up.

So when you look at supplements for enlarged prostate treatment, skip the garlic and just eat more of it

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