#NoMeds Prostate Q & A

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and as our recent custom, we have a #NoMeds quiz and questionnaire. For more information about your prostate, please click here, and to view men’s health nutritional products, please click here.

What is the leading cause of prostate swelling?

Estrogen saturation in the body which cannot be processed effectively by your liver.

How does estrogen enter your body?

Estrogen can come into the body via walking on grass (from the fertilizer and herbicides), municipal water (estrogen from chemicals and the urine of those on estrogen medications), soy, eating canned food (the lining is sourced from BPA a resin with estrogen), and consuming foods which are not organic (which have been in contact with toxic chemicals or xenohormones).

What are the body signals of an enlarged prostate?

Frequent night time urination which would be two or more times per evening depending on the volume of fluid intake. Also, an incomplete voiding of urine; which means after you finish urinating, there seems to be a bit more.

What tests can help detect an enlarged prostate?

A physical exam with the insertion of the physicians finger into the rectum and palpating the prostate; it should not be large or tender.

What blood test may assist in prostate health?

The PSA test which measures enzymes, is a screentest, but can sometimes be inconclusive. We have used this test to help follow the results of protocols for the prostate gland health. Levels of PSA can be increased depending on sexual activity and exercise.

What protocol can be used to help the prostate?

We use a liver support to clear estrogen in the body, and also a variety of products to reduce prostate size; it is best to be assessed prior to taking any supplements.

Are their specific products for prostate health?

We use a variety of natural products which support the health of all structures which may in fact create prostate stress: liver support, prostate support, B Vitamins to clear estrogen and estrogen clearing agents.