| You've probably heard it a million | | | | those studies where it does seem to work |
| times....you should eat more tomatoes | | | | with mixed results, our conjecture is |
| for your prostate health because they | | | | that higher quality saw palmetto was |
| contain a nutrient called lycopene.And | | | | probably used in such studies.Back to |
| this is true.But did you know that there | | | | beta sitosterol as one of the best |
| are a broad array of nutrients, whether | | | | supplements for prostate health. This |
| they be vitamins, minerals, or other | | | | "sterol" component mentioned above from |
| antioxidants that have shown to improve | | | | saw palmetto is in fact beta |
| or maintain the health of a man's | | | | sitosterol.In short, beta sitosterol is |
| prostate?By the time you finish reading | | | | only the active component part of saw |
| this article, you will probably know | | | | palmetto, which is why several studies |
| more about the best prostate health | | | | have shown beta sitosterol is extremely |
| supplements to use than 95% of men out | | | | effective.Another one of the best |
| there.And that's a good thing to know | | | | supplements for prostate health is corn |
| considering that prostate cancer comes | | | | silk extract.Any man who suffers from |
| second only to lung cancer for cancer | | | | prostatitis or enlarged prostate gland |
| caused deaths in American men!First, | | | | problems (BPH) knows that their |
| let's talk about the mineral zinc and | | | | condition is associated with |
| prostate health.Zinc appears to play a | | | | inflammation. One of the symptoms of |
| crucial role in maintaining good | | | | this sort of inflammation is a weakened |
| prostate health, but precisely how it | | | | flow of the urine stream and |
| does this still isn't clear.If you | | | | dribbling.Corn silk may be beneficial |
| aren't getting enough zinc, consider | | | | here because it acts as an |
| using a supplement containing it. But, | | | | anti-inflammatory and as a natural |
| it's important to not overdo it.Believe | | | | diuretic, and therefore may help to |
| it or not, too much of a good thing can | | | | increase urine flow and reduce pain |
| be a bad thing. In fact, although you | | | | associated with the inflammation of the |
| are probably not aware of it, some | | | | prostate.Of course, there is also |
| antioxidants that normally assist the | | | | lycopene mentioned at the start of this |
| body by fighting free radicals can | | | | article. Lycopene is indeed an important |
| generate free radicals themselves if too | | | | nutrient to be used in quality prostate |
| much is taken.In fact, one study has | | | | health formulas -- or you can get it |
| even shown that more than 100 mg of zinc | | | | from eating foods, like fresh |
| per day can actually increase a man's | | | | tomatoes.And, no, ketchup does not count |
| chances of developing advanced prostate | | | | as a fresh tomato food! In fact, even if |
| cancer!Again, this sort of harm from | | | | ketchup did contain any good lycopene |
| excess can happen for many things not | | | | content, the benefits would be more than |
| just zinc.Prostate Health FormulasGood | | | | offset by all the horrible high fructose |
| prostate health formulas should contain | | | | corn syrup in such products.Lastly, |
| something called beta sitosterol. | | | | although you can't get these in prostate |
| Everyone talks about saw palmetto, but | | | | health supplements, the US National |
| they should be talking about beta | | | | Cancer Institute did a study which |
| sitosterol which is literally many | | | | revealed that men who consumed just 1/3 |
| hundreds even thousands of times more | | | | rd of an ounce (that's not much at all) |
| powerful and effective than saw | | | | of onions, scallions, garlic and chives |
| palmetto.Here's why:Saw Palmetto | | | | per day were far less likely to have |
| supplements are comprised almost | | | | prostate cancer.Yes, we realize that you |
| entirely of "fatty acids" with only a | | | | can buy garlic supplements and they are |
| very small part "sterols." Even the best | | | | often sold in supplements for prostate |
| Saw Palmetto prostate supplements made | | | | health. But we don't believe they are |
| from standarized extracts are | | | | effective because the beneficial |
| approximately 85% fatty acids.What's | | | | compound in garlic, called allicin, is |
| important to understand here is that the | | | | highly volatile, and is only released |
| fatty acids have no therapeutic value. | | | | when the garlic is crushed or chopped, |
| On the contrary, it is the "sterol" | | | | and, most importantly, quickly |
| component that makes up the active | | | | deteriorates.This is why, in our |
| constituents -- the part you want.The | | | | opinion, a lot of garlic supplements |
| active sterol part is the source of saw | | | | have been shown to be ineffective |
| palmetto's benefits.Have you seen | | | | because the allicin is not stable |
| studies showing that saw palmetto | | | | whereas fresh garlic works since you are |
| sometimes works and sometimes doesnt?In | | | | eating it soon after you chop it up.So |
| our opinion, this is because saw | | | | when you look at supplements for |
| palmetto isn't that effective to begin | | | | prostate health, skip the garlic and |
| with. It just doesn't contain enough | | | | just eat more of it. |
| active constituents, the sterols.And in | | | | |