What are the signs of prostate problems?

What are the signs of prostate problems and why are they so common?

Consider these thoughts on prostate gland health or else expect to suffer from the dreaded old man's lurgy.

It is frequently troublesome for the older male; usually 50 plus. Over a million Americans are taking saw palmetto daily, for example, for benign prostatic hypertrophy; a painful enlargement which blocks urine flow.

Non-bacterial inflammation can be particularly painful as it responds to virtually no medical treatment. It is not an infection.

The first sign is difficulty having a sweet pee, though prostate CA, the leading malignant killer of men can be silent in the initial stages. Also look out for hardship starting and stopping urination; and a painful burning sensation.

Decreased blood supply to the gland is one of the causes of prostate dysfunction. A good understanding of the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis is the beginning of getting on top of this nuggety problem.

Despite readily available conventional treatment 10,000 men die in the UK every year from a prostate tumour. It is not a nice way to pass on as the disease spreads frequently to the spine and pelvic bones causing extreme pain.

Only slightly less devastating is that after conventional care, of those who survive both the disease and the treatment, 20 percent will be incontinent and fully a half will be impotent. There are 27,000 new diagnoses every year in the UK; in my country, South Africa, there are 4,000.

A new treatment on trial is showing promising results. Researchers at University College London are using intense ultrasound waves to target the tumour, with none of the side effects of radical surgery and radiation.

Prostate gland health

Prevention is the name of the game. There is plenty that men can do to reduce the risk of this nasty disease. More likely, it is their wives who will be taking the responsibility of ensuring that their husbands enjoy good prostate gland health. That is because the prevention in the main has to do with what their they will be eating.

If your mother or sister have had a breast tumour then men have an increased risk of contracting the disease; they go together. The reason is not clear but the clear suggestion is that there is a large dietary component. We inherit our parents' way of eating; if they did not get their mandatory eight coloured foods most days, then we probably do not either.

Lignans are the big factor in preventing both breast and prostate tumours; if the woman makes sure that she is getting whole foods with this phytonutrient, then hubby will be getting enough too. 

Here are five nutrients that should be on the menu at least once a week; and really there is no reason not to enjoy them every day. Is it that difficult to eat tomatoes, broccoli and mushrooms frequently? Add in avocado, a whole grains and chili; then you sleep easily without angst of dread disease.

These foods also give you protection against many other serious diseases. Those who desire to live long in the land will ring in the changes.

Five vital nutrients

1. Lycopene in tomatoes
2. Selenium in broccoli and mushrooms
3. Beta-sitosterol in avocado
4. Capsaicin in chili peppers
5. Lignans in many whole foods
   

1. Lycopene in tomatoes

The phytochemical lycopene in tomatoes reduces the likelihood of contracting a prostate tumour by 50% if enjoyed daily; it is proven. It is a powerful antioxidant that does the trick.

Every male should have both cooked and raw tomato every single day.

The TOMATO PROSTATE link is important for the lady of the house too if she does not want an impotent, miserable man in her life.

There is a suggestion that cooked is even better and there is no simpler way than this easy tomato soup recipe; enjoy it at least weekly.

2. Selenium in broccoli and mushrooms

The element selenium in broccoli and mushrooms has a particularly important role to play.

Men low in selenium, an anti-oxidant have a much greater likelihood of getting aggressive prostate tumours. Broccoli and mushrooms are particularly rich sources. Zinc too from pumpkin pips helps in the fight against enlargement of the gland, known as hypertrophy.

• Mushroom soup recipes
  
• BROCCOLI WALNUT SALAD

3. Beta-sitosterol in Avocados

Avocado fat benefits include being particularly rich in beta-sitosterol, a vitally important phytosterol for prostate gland health. Just one of the fruit per day is sufficient to provide the recommended dose for the treatment of BPH.

Avocados are extremely good for you in many ways, incidentally, but if you have a weight problem, you will have to reduce your other fat intake; or better still the refined high GI carbs.

On the other hand, because of their highly nutritious oil and fibre-content they provide satiety, a sense of fullness for many hours after the meal; you are less likely to snack. They contain zero cholesterol.

4. Capsaicin in chili peppers

Research in the Journal of Cancer Research reports that the active ingredient, capsaicin in red hot chili peppers has a profound anti-proliferation effect on malignant tumour cells in the prostate gland.

• Capsaicin health benefits
  

That is over and above the anti-inflammatory chili properties, and their cholesterol and insulin lowering properties in diabetics.

In any case, they are delicious in small amounts. I prefer peppadews and jalapenos; they are not quite as hot. We enjoy a chunk almost every day in eight colors eggs Florentine.

5. Lignans in many whole foods

Lignans are a so important phytonutrient for both men and the ladies; just one helping every day reduces the prevalence of both prostate and breast cancer.

But there's a problem. They are found in the many in chewy foods; the public at large could not be bothered and does not like the "mouth-feel."

So Food Manufacturers extract the lignans and the fibre from whole foods leaving us particularly vulnerable to cancer of colorectal region, prostate gland and the breast.

• Lignans protect the prostate gland
• What are lignans?
  

Every doctor needs to be concerned

There are two reasons really why doctors of every ilk should be interested in the prostate gland health.

• For the first half century, DCs were fundamentally about reducing subluxations in the spine. For a small fringe of so-called straight chiropractors that is still all that is. Today, we have a far broader scope of practice. For me the push personally came the day a patient, my secretary's husband, had a heart attack and died. The previous week I reduced the subluxations in his lower back, that were giving him acute lower back and leg pain but said not a word about his weight or his blood pressure. Wholistic health was emphatically forced up my nose.
  
• My patients' whole well-being, their total health, ever since became my passion, not just spinal fixations.
• The other reason is that metatases from prostate tumours have a predilection for the pelvis and lumbar spine, areas that chiropractors are working in every day. Every one of us has lost umpteen patients to the disease.

Milking the prostate gland

At this stage all I would say is that milking the gland once a month, or even weekly, is a far better option than an operation for benign prostatic hypertrophy. That is if you have no desire to be impotent or incontinent.

You may have to twist your doctor or chiropractor's arm to do it. It is not particularly pleasant for either you or him but a lot less gratifying than the loss of your manhood.

What are the signs of prostate problems?

Lower back and leg pains are such common complaints; it is rare that it is coming from the prostate gland but perhaps more frequent than we realise. Referred pain is a common phenomenon. It should always be in the back of your doctor's mind; and yours too obviously.

What are the signs of prostate problems? Having to get up frequently at nighty to pee may becoming irritating; and not able to empty the bladder.

Growing avocados, broccoli and peppers

Avocados typically bear in alternate years, so this is our third tree, now two-years old. It will probably start to bear next season. This page was initially written nearly a decade ago; the seedling above now yields hundreds of fruit annually. Leachate from our worm farm improves flowering so it bears annually. Pruning off a major branch is also recommended.

Our flagship Hass avocado, now over four decades has borne nearly one thousand pears this year. Hundreds of arrows in the battle against prostatitis and benign hypertrophy. I am passionate about  the health of my nether regions. You should be too.

Sparkling well-being does not come out of a bottle. It comes from eating right and exercising regularly.

What we drink also is profoundly important. Sadly even small amounts of commercial alcohol affect longevity. So we have taken to brewing a natural peppadew mead; it remains uncertain but those living in the so-called Blue Zones drink quite large amounts of local, unpasteurised brews.

Is the alchohol or the sulphites used to preserve commercial alcohol that promotes cancer? Or it may even be the pesticide sprays used in the vineyards.

Nitrites in processed meats

Researchers following 100,000 men found recently an increase of 58% in malignant prostate tumours amongst those who often ate nitrite-containing foods; ham, bacon and deli meats. Hot dogs too were fingered. However natural sources of these nitrogenous compounds were not associated with any increased risk^[4].

Medical treatment for Prostate Gland Health

Treatment for hypertrophy of the gland often includes medication known as 5-alpha reductase inhibitors. Two large new studies from the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial have found that these drugs increase the risk of you getting aggressive prostate cancer by nearly fifty percent.

Biopsy of the gland identified a significantly raised proportion of men with aggressive cancer present at prostatectomy in those taking finasteride as compared to the placebo group. (70 percent versus 50.5 pc)

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