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The Prostate Story

Insomnia caused by nightly urination, emotional stress caused by loss of sexual function, pain when urinating. Some or all of these can often leave a man feeling exhausted, frustrated and old regardless of his true age. These symptoms, among others, are usually indications of a prostate problem.

By the age of 65, 96% of men have enlarged prostates, and prostate cancer is the number two killer of men in the UK, after lung cancer.

As the prostate gland enlarges in what is known as benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), sexual performance declines and may become quite painful. Many men become totally impotent as a result, and some experience the added embarrassment of incontinence. Sometimes the prostate becomes tumorous and requires surgical intervention, though in most cases this should be a last resort as in some 70% of cases, surgery can leave the patient impotent.

The first signs of danger
Researchers say millions of men are living with prostate problems and don’t even know it. The first sign is the need to urinate frequently or at night. This condition then degenerates to a slight pain or burning sensation during urination, difficulty starting urine flow and dribbling. The three most common problems associated with the prostate are infection, enlargement and growths. An infected prostate will swell and block the flow of urine causing it to back up in the bladder. The bladder then becomes infected and if untreated may pass the infection to the kidneys. Growths also enlarge the prostate due to the fast multiplication of mutant cells.

Surgery or Not
Many doctors will chose surgery as a early option, but surgery often results in further complications of, mainly impotence and incontinence. However if you have a growth there may be no other choice other than chemotherapy (drug treatment), which may have equally detrimental side effects. Even the newest prescription drugs have limited success in reducing an enlarged prostate. Some of the side effects of these drugs are almost as bad as the prostate disorder itself.

Prostate health without drugs or surgery
Fortunately some doctors feel that an enlarged prostate can be treated by supplementing the nutrition that it lacks, and tremendous progress has been made using this method. The processing of food destroys a good portion, if not all, of the most important nutrient used by the prostate gland - Zinc. The prostate uses 10 times more of this element than any other organ in the body. The herb Serenoa Serrulata (Saw Palmetto) works like zinc in the prostate, however zinc alone is not the answer as the body has a complicated synthesis of nutrients into usable forms and zinc requires vitamin B6 in order to convert it to a form absorbed by the prostate. So just supplementing with one or two substances may not be the answer. To ensure health of your prostate several nutrients are required and this requirement will differ from person to person.

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The Prostate Story