Mens Health Zone
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Tip of the Month:
Eat a handful of walnuts before bed. You'll be giving yourself a boost of fiber and essential fatty acids along with the amino acid tryptophan -- a natural sleep-inducer.
Symptom Checker
Could those frequent bathroom breaks be a prostate problem? This quick questionnaire can help you get to the bottom of things.
Each month the Mens Health Zone features the health product or website that had received the best reviews in the previous month.
July's Featured Product is............
Dual Action Cleanse
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Prostate Health
To maintain optimal performance in life, prostate health is a must. There are three main prostate related conditions:
Prostatitis
BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia)
Cancer
Prevention is the best course of action because there is not a single man who is not at risk to developing one or more of these conditions in their lifetime. A commonly made mistake is to think “I won’t happen to me at my age”. An increasing number of young men are developing at least one of these three conditions of the prostate.
Size Matters The prostate is a small gland located at the base of the bladder, and although you will not even be aware of it in the good times, its presence will become painfully known if swelling takes place. Considering that a majority of men will experience an enlarged prostate to some degree, keeping it in check should be a top health priority. Swelling takes place due to the cumulative effect of the male hormone dihydro-testosterone. The prostate gland is normally the size of a walnut, but it can commonly grow to 175% of its regular size. This can constrict the urethra and interrupts normal urine flow. In severe cases use of a catheter is necessary to empty the bladder, often a painful experience. This condition is called BPH and can easily be prevented with the right supplements.
BPH in itself is not dangerous, but it does increase your risk of developing prostate cancer. Acting now and preventing BPH, or curing it, is tremendously important to your general health!
Research has shown that preventing inflammation of the prostate (prostatitis) and BPH also helps to prevent development of prostate cancer. Several different natural vitamins and minerals exist that help you do just this. Getting adequate amounts of these compounds can be challenging through diet alone. You would have to literally eat pounds of different fruits and vegetables to get the necessary amount of these important compounds. There is some good news though: prostate-saving vitamins and minerals are available in concentrated form through supplements. But beware! Most supplements do not provide adequate amounts of the necessary compounds to be effective. Some will contain as little as 1% of your daily requirements!
Good supplements, such as Prostacet, combine different ingredients proven to support good prostate health. Although Prostacet is very effective for men who are already experiencing prostate problems, it is also a good supplement to take as a preventative measure. After all, it is easier to prevent something than to fix it later! Don’t let your prostate slow you down, prevention will keep you and your prostate healthy for life.
Tools for a Healthy Prostate Years of research has narrowed down the list of the building blocks for a healthy prostate. According to the Mayo clinic lycopene, selenium and vitamin E should be part of a sensible diet for men.
Lycopene is a vitamin-like substance that acts like an antioxidant, which lowers the risk of cancer.
Saw Palmetto has recently been recognized as an effective medicine to treat and prevent benign prostatic hyperplasia (BHP), i.e. non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland.
A variety of other natural substances have been found to effectively help men of all ages with their prostate health. A few examples of these are Vitamin E, Echinacea, Nettle Leaf, Parsley Extract, Cayenne Pepper, and Cranberry Extract. Unless you want to have ten different bottles standing in you bathroom, you will have to find a supplement that unites all these substances in one convenient pill. Easier said than done! Most supplements are incomplete, or offer too little of the nutrient to actually make a difference and are mostly filler. An exception to these “hollow supplements” is Prostacet, a powerful and complete supplement to not only treat, but to prevent as well BPH and prostatitis. By preventing and treating these relatively minor conditions, you will also significantly decrease your chance of developing prostate cancer.
Men’s Only…
Multivitamins Protect Your Health &
Youth – For Life!
A man’s unique health concerns demand a unique multivitamin formulation. If you are never going to become pregnant or go through menopause, why would you take the same vitamins women do? The general “good for all” vitamin supplements do not even address the unique differences between men and women, who have very different biological needs.
No matter how healthy you eat, it is unlikely that you will absorb all necessary vitamins and minerals purely from food. In addition, many important nutritional components you need to maintain stamina, vitality, and energy are not part of today’s modern diet.
A good multivitamin supplement will help maintain proper biological balance and assist in avoiding disease.
Chronic disease is linked to a lack of micro-nutrients, i.e. multivitamins! Seven in ten Americans will die from complications of a chronic disease, such as heart disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes, depression, digestive disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibroids. While vitamins alone are not a guarantee against these diseases, good multivitamins do help prevent their onset and progression. Micro-nutrients influence your immune system, organ function, hormone balance, and metabolism. As these systems work together more efficiently, you will become healthier. If they are neglected, you become more prone to chronic disease.
More and more people suffer from chronic disease and most of them are being treated with a steadily increasing supply of expensive prescription drugs that do nothing more than temporarily relieve the symptoms. Traditional medication as we know it focuses only on treating disease, not on preventing it! That is where you need to step in and take action yourself. You can increase your energy levels, stamina, and overall health by obtaining the micro-nutrients you need with a multivitamin formulated just for men.
Nutrition is the most important factor in disease prevention: Get on a path to a long, youthful, and healthy life today!
A lack of the proper vitamins and minerals is also linked to accelerated aging. You are not only as young as you think you are, but your real age is affected by your lifestyle. There is no secret to staying young, but it does require some effort on your part.
Giving your body everything it needs to stay young is the only thing that will get you there!
