If you’re a guy in your 50’s or older, you may have noticed that you are getting up two or three or more times a night to go to the bathroom. Aside from the inconvenience and loss of sleep, potential consequences of long term urinary issues include UTI’s, bladder stones and incontinence.
The condition is related to a common physiological problem called “benign prostatic hypertrophy” or “BPH”, which causes the prostate gland to press against the urinary plumbing. This, in turn, leads to irritation, obstruction and ultimately the classic symptoms of frequent urination and incomplete emptying of the bladder.
BPH effects 30 million Americans, over half of all men over 50, and is known colloquially as an enlarged prostate. These days BPH is, unfortunately, a normal part of aging. It is associated, at least partially, with nutritional deficiencies and poor dietary choices. Which is good news, because it means that, while 150,000 men have the condition surgically corrected every year and millions more are on medication, by supplementing and changing the way we eat, prostate enlargement can be reversed and subsequent urinary problems prevented without medical intervention.
To shrink the prostate, it is important to avoid fried and processes fats and carbs. Omega 3’s from fish and flax seed oil can be helpful. A daily dose of zinc picolinate 50mg and Vitamin E 400IU is a must. Using progesterone 2-3% cream can help. Nothing beats 300-400mg a day of Beta Sitosterol for eliminating the symptoms of BPH.