Can Herbal Supplements Effect Your Prostate Health.

By Robert Franklin

Here's the straight talk you need for your prostate health. Your prostate needs proper nourishment to function properly. Unlike other parts of your body though there are some real costs involved in ignoring your prostates health. Natural prostate remedies do exist and can have a profound effect on your later year.

Your Prostate produces the fluid that carries your sperm. Due to hormonal changes your prostate gland grows, your prostate at birth well only weighs 1.5 grams. By your mid twenties it well weighs 11 grams, in your fifties 18 grams, and By your sixties and seventies whooping 31 grams. This growth is called Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia or BPH for short.

As your prostate grows in size it pinches of the urethra and restricts the amount of urine flow. Ninety percent of all men in their sixties and seventies complain of some sort of prostate issue. Symptoms include ur hesitation, painful urination and erectile dysfunction. These symptoms if left untreated surgery may be required. BPH and Prostate Cancer share The same symptoms but Prostate Cancer can come on very rapidly. This is why even as a young man you should have your prostate checked regularly.

Here is a list of minerals and herbs that you should look for in any dietary supplement dealing with your prostate.

* Zinc Chelate is a building block in the formation of RNA and DNA.

* Vitamin E is a strong antioxidant that protects your cell membranes.

* Selenium case studies have shown a 65% drop in prostate cancer rates in men who consume daily amounts of Selenium.

* Saw Palmetto reduces the amount of Dihydrotestoeron DHT that causes the prostate to grow.

*Lycopene Extract studies have shown that people who eat large amounts of tomato's and tomato products high in lycopene have a 21%decreased risk of developing prostate cancer.

*Corn Silk Powder Extract is helpful for any irritation of the urinary system. It's used in the treatment of cystitis, urethritis and prostatitis.

*Enhinacea Angustifolia Root promotes the production of white blood cells.

*Nettle Leaf prevents inflammatory action in the body.

*Cranberry Extract stops e-coli from building up in the bladder.

*Parsley Powder Extract feeds the kidneys, liver and bladder.

*Cayenne Pepper 40,000 HU is a major heart and circulatory stimulant.

*Curcumin Standardized extracts is a strong antioxidant that protects the liver from several toxic compounds and reduces platelet formation which intern increase blood circulation. - 31370

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