The Little Man And The Prostate

Robin Williams once called his "Mr. Happy". Elvis called his "Little Elvis". What do you call yours? Sorry if that question is a bit too forward, but that's what I'm writing about: the prostate and male menopause.

Let's start with the fundamentals. Penile arterial blood flow is all about erections. Diet, exercise, healthy food, and nix on smoking and drinking too much. Your doctor may advise you that there are different herbs that can help. Ginseng, Yohimbe and Ginko Biloba have worked for thousands of years in Asia. There is a story that in ancient times, when the Chinese were learning their herbcraft, they dug up Ginseng root and realized that the bumpy herb resembled the form of a man. Therefore, they concluded, if it takes the shape of a man that must mean it must be good for people's bodies and overall health. Thousands of years later, occidental modern medicine catches up. Ginseng can be taken in pills and capsules or as a tonic. Of course, check with your doctor or herbalist so you can determine the right dosages for you.

Even if your kids are all grown and you are not interested in fathering anymore, it is important for your health to remain fertile. The health of your sperm often indicates your overall health. Free radicals and oxidation is as unhealthy to your reproductive system as anywhere else in your body. Again, antioxidant supplements of vitamin C and E can improve the count, the health, and the motility (their ability to swim) of men's sperm. These are basically the vitamins prescribed for infertile couples, along with zinc. This mineral is essential to the production of testosterone.

Now, on to the prostate; those who have had a bout of prostatitis already know how important it is to keep this little gland happy. That's what makes and stores much of your seminal fluid, the transport medium for your sperm. By the time you hit your fifties, it is likely what you have suffered an inflammation of prostatitis already. There is a bacterial infection form, easily treated with antibiotics, but the non-bacterial prostatitis is helped more with antioxidants.

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy, or BPH for short, is more commonly as an enlarged prostate. This is likely what you have if you experience dribbling of urine or the feeling that you haven't completely emptied your bladder. The drugs commonly prescribed for BPH unfortunately can have side effects that are exactly what you are trying to get rid of, namely, a loss of libido and impotence. In Europe, three herbal products that are widely used are berry extracts of the saw palmetto, pygeum, and stinging nettles. They are all available in pill or capsules, so ask your doc if any of these herbs could help you. If you are not a big fruit or vegetable eater, you might consider a beta-carotene supplement. One step that can be undertaken immediately, which is eating lots of tomatoes and tomato sauces, highly spiked with garlic. Spaghetti, anyone?

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