Are you experiencing

• Difficulty starting urination
• Weak urine stream
• Stopping and starting while urinating
• Dribbling at the end of urination
• Straining while urinating
• Frequent need to urinate
• Increased frequency of urination at night
• Urgent need to urinate
• Not being able to completely empty the bladder
• Blood in the urine
• Urinary tract infections ?

These are all signs and symptoms of benign enlargement of the prostate or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

By the age of 50, 3 out of 4 men already have enlarged prostates, and 1 in 3 men have cancer cells in their prostate. This, therefore, is not an “old man’s disease” at all. BPH is actually a very common medical complaint.

The two main medications for management of BPH are alpha blockers (which include doxazosin, terazosin, alfuzosin, tamsulosin and silodosin) and enzyme inhibitors. Unfortunately, along with easing the BPH symptoms, these drugs also produce side effects like orthostatic hypotension, nasal congestion, asthenia, decreased libido and ejaculatory or erectile dysfunction.

Taking these into account, it is easy to see why people seek herbal remedies for BPH. Several are approved in European countries, but none in the USA.

The most powerful, proven, and effective nutritional supplement for prostate health is a common plant alcohol called beta-sitosterol. Beta-sitosterol is found in literally all of the vegetables you eat, but the most important plant sources of beta-sitosterol are wheat germ, rice bran, flax seeds, peanuts, soybeans, pumpkin seeds and corn oil.

There are dozens of classic double blind studies done with men regarding the effects of beta-sitosterol on BPH.  I will only enlist a few examples:

In a study carried at the University of Dresden , Germany, Doctors Klippel, Hilti and Schipp studied 177 BPH men for 6 months. Half the men received a placebo and half received the prescription extract Azuprostat containing 130 mg of beta-sitosterol. To substantiate their research, 32 references were cited. They carefully screened all the men, who were tested extensively during the study. They concluded that “these results show that beta-sitosterol is an effective option in the treatment of BPH.”¹

Another study was carried at the University of Bochum in Herne, Germany, where Dr Berges and his associates used puree beta-sistosterol with 200 men, over the course of a year, half of whom received a placebo. They concluded that “Significant improvement in symptoms and urinary flow parameters show the effectiveness of beta-sitosterol in the treatment of BPH.”²

At the Veterans Administration in Minneapolis doctors did a very thorough review of the research on beta-sitosterol, going back over thirty years and including 32 references. They concluded that beta-sitosterol had “the greatest efficacy amongst phytotherapeutical substances.” They also concluded that “Beta-sitosterol improves urological symptoms and flow measures.”³ A review like this is very impressive, as it uses many studies condensed in one comprehensive presentation.

Beta-sitosterol also has many other health benefits, such as promotion of healthy cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and may have great potential in areas such as blood clotting, ulcers, cancer prevention, tumors, immunity, inflammation, diabetes, and other diseases.

ProstatePure Plus from WellnessPartners is a great beta-sitosterol supplement. If you want to read customer reviews scroll down on this page:

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Notes:

1. British Journal of Urology, v. 80 (1997), pp. 427-32
2. Lancet, v. 345 (1995), pp. 1529-32
3. Current Therapeutic Research, v. 55 (1994), pp. 776-85

Reference:

Mason, Roger –The Natural Prostate Cure –A Practical Guide to Using Diet and Supplements for a Healthy Prostate, Ninth Printing, Revision Summer 2006

We live in a consumer society. And we’ve learned our role very well. We consume whatever we feel like having, whether it contains lots of fat, sugar, chemicals or it is genetically modified. And then, when we get sick, we want the doctor to give us a pill that will fix everything. But things don’t work like that.

There is no magic pill, but there is a lifestyle change that reverses serious chronic disease. It’s cheap. It’s safe. It’s effective. Is the solution too simple for us to see it?

You are what you eat. Food does matter!

And what you eat is your choice. You don’t have to be sick.

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Conventional medical treatment of urinary tract infections most often consists of antibiotics. In most cases they are efficient, curing the infections in a few days. But there are a few things you should consider before resorting to antibiotics.

In the second part of the article I will also present a natural, efficient method of curing UTI-s. It’s called D-Mannose and it treats urinary tract infections (UTI) quickly and safely by causing the bacteria to be flushed right out of your body. No bacteria, no infection.

ANTIBIOTICS KILL GOOD BACTERIA TOO

Antibiotics will kill the bacteria causing the infection, but, at the same time, they will also kill many other “friendly” bacteria in your body. Yes, not all bacteria in your body are bad. For example, urinary tract infection antibiotics will also kill intestinal flora, which helps digest food, as well as immune system bacteria that contribute to a good healthy immune system. As a result of them killing the good bacteria, antibiotics can lead to side effects, such as diarrhea, constipation, nausea, and occasionally, vomiting.

Another reason why some bacteria are good is that they produce significant amounts of several vitamins, such as folic acid and vitamin K. Consequently, the use of antibiotics can contribute to long-term hidden vitamin deficiency. If enough good bacteria are killed, their evil counterparts – yeasts, molds and bacteria – are encouraged to take their places.

Many women who take antibiotics develop a vaginal yeast infection shortly after. That happens because the friendly bacteria that normally inhabit the vagina keep the yeast under control. Once the friendly bacteria are removed by the antibiotic, the yeast organisms are free to grow unchecked.

USING ANTIBIOTICS? WATCH OUT FOR THE SUPERBUG!

The use of antibiotics also favors the development of bacterial species that are able to resist these drugs. Bacteria are very clever in their ability to mutate genes so as to protect themselves from being killed by the antibiotics they know. The bacteria that have become immune also pass this ability to other bacteria. The development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a major problem in medicine today. Many experts fear the arrival of a “superbug” that is resistant to all known antibiotic drugs.

IS THERE A BETTER WAY OF CURING URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS?

D-Mannose is a natural occurring simple sugar that can cure urinary tract infections in a quick and safe way. It does that not by killing the bacteria, but by removing them from the body. Briefly, here is what happens: UTIs are very often caused by an E. coli bacterium that gets into the urinary tract and sticks to the walls there. The reason why the bacteria cling to the walls is because there are some amounts of d-mannose, which the bacteria like. But when d-mannose powder is taken and gets into the urinary tract, floating around in big swirls, the bacteria leave the urinary tract walls and cling to these larger amounts of d-mannose. This way, next time the person urinates, the E-coli bacteria are flushed out altogether with the d-mannose sugar.

D-Mannose is very efficient in curing UTIs and it has no side effects. It doesn’t require a doctor’s prescription and it is well suited for pregnant women and young children. D-mannose can also be taken as a supplement, on a regular basis, so as to prevent recurring UTIs.

NOTE

There are still some few cases when d-mannose will not cure a UTI. This happens in the cases when the infection is not caused by E. coli. Because of this, it is a good idea to collect a urine specimen for bacterial culture just before starting taking D-mannose. This way, in one chance in ten that the infection is not caused by E. coli and D-mannose doesn’t work, this will allow the doctors to identify the infecting bacteria and select an appropriate conventional antibiotic.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, you should consider taking D-mannose before resorting to conventional antibiotic treatment. This will cure the UTI in a natural safe way, without any side effects.

RESOURCES

For more information about D-Mannose and to see some testimonials, please visit D-Mannose-UTIslip

Ruth Taylor