Prostate Health News » prostate news http://www.prostatehealthnews.org Prostate Health News - Important information for your prostrate health. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:08:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Prostate Herb – An Alternative Medicine for Prostrate Diseases http://www.prostatehealthnews.org/prostate-herb-an-alternative-medicine-for-prostrate-diseases.html http://www.prostatehealthnews.org/prostate-herb-an-alternative-medicine-for-prostrate-diseases.html#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:32:26 +0000 prostratehealth http://www.prostatehealthnews.org/?p=521  It is wonderful to know that there are a lot of herbal medicines that can help alleviate health problems relating to a man’s prostate gland.

Over the years, the population of men dying from prostate cancer and other related diseases have been catching the attention of people from the medical field. One of the most well regarded herbal medicines that help cure prostate diseases is Lycopene.

Lycopene can be found in tomatoes and contain specific pigments that protect the human body from the invasion of prostate cancer cells. Zinc is also contained in most herbal medicines, allowing the prevention of prostate BPH as well as prostatitis.


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- In a man’s lifetime he has an 10 percent ( 1 in 10) chance of being diagnosed as having prostate cancer. Commercials on the T. V. Make it clear that one in 3 men will experience some kind of prostate issues during their life. Two hundred thousand new occurrences of prostate cancer are being reported in the US each year.

Prostate cancer is a malicious cancer that starts to grow in the prostate gland. It can begin to spread from the prostate gland to the bones, lymph nodes, and also the other organs. This illness is the second leading reason for cancer death in men.
The survival rate for this illness has improved a large amount in the last twenty years from 67% all the way up to 99%. Age is the first hazard factor and the chance of developing this illness will increase as you get older. Most cases of prostrate cancer are found in men who are over the age of sixty five.

Just one in ten thousand men who are diagnosed as having prostate cancer are under the age of forty. A person has a hazard factor of at least eleven times much more inclined to develop prostate cancer whether their dad or brother has had it.

It ha been found that the death rate for prostate cancer in men is more that over 2 times higher in African-American men. This is going to be thanks to the variations in diet between these groups of men. Diet is recommended as something that is affecting your odds of developing prostate cancer. You may also wish to see a doctor and bear tests if you have any symptoms of prostate issues.

I do hope that these prostate cancer facts have been of use to you.

John Ward

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]]> http://www.prostatehealthnews.org/important-facts-about-prostate-cancer.html/feed 0 Prostate Diet – Protecting Your Prostrate Through a Healthy Diet http://www.prostatehealthnews.org/prostate-diet-protecting-your-prostate-through-a-healthy-diet.html http://www.prostatehealthnews.org/prostate-diet-protecting-your-prostate-through-a-healthy-diet.html#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:31:17 +0000 prostratehealth http://www.prostatehealthnews.org/?p=515  Ensuring that your prostate diet contains the right amount of nutrients will allow your body to have a healthier prostate gland. The prostate gland is one of the most sensitive organs in the male body.

Closely watching the food that you eat will help keep your body away from diseases relating to the enlargement of your prostate or the presence of cancer. Food that is rich in beta-sitosterol, such as pygeum and palmetto can help eliminate the possibility of having an enlarged prostate.

Experts also recommend food that is rich in fish oil, in order to provide healthy doses of Omega-3. Omega-3 provides protection for the cells in your prostate gland.

 

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When you are concerned about the health of your prostate, you may look for ways to be sure it stays healthy and cancer-free.  Prostate massage and milking are common practices of those who want to keep their prostate working properly.  In fact, the stimulation of the prostate can be for both medical purposes and sexual purposes.


Most men will use this type of therapy because they are experiencing chronic prostatitis, which is very painful.  When the milking or massage is done, the pain tends to go away for a while.  There is medical equipment you can use to do the procedure yourself, in the privacy of your own home.  You can also have a specialist do it for you, if you are unsure how it should be done.  Many doctors will use their fingers for the procedure.

The purpose is to stimulate the prostate gland without actually ejaculating or having an orgasm. Every time you have sex, the prostate gland is stimulated.  However, when you stimulate it manually, you will be able to relieve any buildup of fluids that may be causing problems.

You should know however that if you have acute prostatitis, you should not engage in massaging or milking the prostate.  Doctors warn against these practices in this case because the infection that you have in your prostate can then spread throughout your body when you massage or milk the gland.

Some people choose to numb the testicle area before milking prostrate massage.  This will help them to not feel the procedure as much and may make it more comfortable for those that are not sure how to react.  In many cultures, the act of milking the prostate is something done to encourage celibacy.  It allows the body to disassociate the sense of releasing the built up semen with pleasure.

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