What are the symptoms?
A dead give away for BPH is frequent urination, with frequency increasing as time goes on. Urination may be accompanied by pain, burning and a difficulty in starting and stopping urine flow. The presence of blood in the urine is not uncommon. The risk for cystitis, bladder infections or kidney stones is increased.

Is surgery the only way out?
Good nutrition and a positive lifestyle are alternatives well worth trying before surgery. If started early these may even prevent BPH.

Nutrition Guidelines
Enjoy a diet rich in fruit, vegetables, soya (e.g.tofu), whole grains and wild, oily fish (as opposed to farmed fish which may have high levels of hormones and antibiotics).
Eat plenty of pumpkin seeds which are rich in Zinc. Zinc is needed for the production of sex hormones and may have a part to play in the change of testosterone to estradiol ratio. Zinc may also help BPH because it is involved in the conversion of essential fats into anti-inflammatory prostaglandins (hormone-like chemicals in the body). >>>

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