Enlarged Prostate (BPH): A Common Part of Aging
Information courtesy of Physician's Choice
Enlarged Prostate (BPH): A Common Part of Aging
Male prostate problems have now reached epidemic proportions. Over 400,000 cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed in men each year - more cases than breast cancer in women.
Though the prostate continues to grow during most of a man's life, the enlargement doesn't usually cause problems until late in life. BPH rarely causes symptoms before age 40, but more than half of men in their sixties and as many as 90 percent in their seventies and eighties have some symptoms of BPH.
Saw Palmetto has been shown in many studies to have successfully decreased the size of the prostate gland in over 60% of patients studied. Pygeum Africanum was even more successful - over 70% of patients experienced a reduction in the prostate size.
Numerous studies have shown that daily intake of lycopene may reduce the risk of prostate cancer by up to 47%!
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