My browsing on the www today led me to a web-site I hadn’t seen before but which would be of interest to many of you guys suffering from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), meaning an enlarged prostate. I’m not sure what the percentage is but I understand that a majority of men with prostate cancer also have a swollen prostate gland. Seems reasonable, doesn’t it?

Quite often, it is the inconveniences experienced from an enlarged prostate that first takes a chap off to see his doctor and the subsequent discovery of his prostate cancer. So, for some guys, BPH may act as an early warning of something far more serious.

My own prostate enlargement has a twenty year history and a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) on two occasions. On each occasion my relief from symptoms was only temporary, lasting just two years or so. I have read that having a TURP can, in some circumstances, actual cause prostate cancer, or at least, create an environment where cancer can take hold. I wonder if that’s what happened to me?

Anyhow gents, the article following, titled “2 Natural Treatments For An Enlarged Prostate” on the Libido and Health blog-site, makes interesting reading. For prostate treatment it suggests taking pumpkin seeds and saw palmetto, and gives a good rationale for doing so.

To read the article, go to the web-site here: Natural Treatments for Your Enlarged Prostate Gland

Today’s quote:

Cancer can be thought of as a “tap on the shoulder” by God (or the universe) saying, “the path you are on has become dangerous, consider taking another”. Thomas Lodi, MD Homeopathic Physician

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