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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Natural Prostate health

By Sam G. Simth

Sexual dysfunctions in men are often results of physical disability, especially spinal code injuries or multiple sclerosis. If you encounter these health issues, the last thing one need is to have sexual problems further aggravated by prostate disorders.

Prostate disorders affect, not just elderly men but also common in middle-aged men. Half of men between the age of 40-59 years old have enlarged prostates. Out of this most will develop clinically significant disease and one fourth of 50-years old have some cancerous cells in their prostate.

Prostate is a walnut-size gland that produces seminal fluid. Prostate disorders often affect urination, because the gland surrounds the urethra that drains the bladder. Some prostate disorders are 1) cancer 2) non cancerous enlargement of prostate 3) prostatitis - an inflammatory infection.

As a result of testosterone decline after age 40, a testosterone variant called dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and the female-associated hormone estrogen increases. Prostate enlargement is aggravated by DHT's cell growth stimulation.

Nutrient Supplements and Food:

Prostate dysfunction is a nutritional disease. It is very common in Western countries that emphasize in red meat, dairy products and eggs. Fruits and vegetables exert a positive effect.

Growing evidence suggest that milk may be bad for the prostate. The culprit appears to be calcium in the milk. Excessive calcium intake, regardless of the source, apparently suppresses the synthesis of a form of vitamin D that inhibits prostate cancer.

Some studies have shown that men who consume tomatoes or tomato based foods, watermelon, guavas and pink grapefruit are less likely to get prostate cancer. This because these foods contain a powerful antioxidant agent called lycopene that gives them their characteristic red color.

Another prostate-protecting food is fructose, this is found in found in fruits. Unlike calcium, fructose stimulates the production of a vitamin D form that inhibits tumors.

Prostate glands uses zinc, more than any other body part, and lack of it affects the prostate. Pumpkin seeds are rich in zinc.

Selenium is another often-deficient trace nutrient that is essential for prostate health. Increasing selenium intake, whether through supplements or selenium-rich foods, has been shown to reduce prostate-cancer risk.

Vitamin D; vitamin E - an antioxidant that slows down cancer growth; foods products which contain cancer-inhibiting agent genistein and garlic may slow down prostate cancer. - 17269

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