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Protecting
your prostate
Your level of energy
and vitality is strongly associated with your sexual
health. As you get older your sexual drive may diminish
as may your level of vigour and overall well-being.
More so than any other
sexual organ, the prostate gland seems to be the overall
controller of sexual health. The prostate is a small
muscular gland which encircles the neck of the bladderjust
behind the scrotum.
Its function is to
provide lubrication, nutrition and protection for the
sperm on their journey down the urinary tract. When
the production of prostatic fluid diminishes so does
desire and capability.
The G-spot finds its
home on the prostate and the practice of contracting
the pubococcygens is used to prevent the escape of semen
thereby generating energy and increasing lifespan.
Fifty per cent of men
over the age of sixty face the consequence of prostatic
enlargement necessitating frequent night time visits
to the toilet, and remember that prostate cancer
is the most common cancer in Australia.
As you get older the
male hormone testosterone is converted to a metabolic
byproduct called dihydrotestosterone. This reaction
is facilitated by an enzyme called 5-alpha-reductase.
Dihydrotestosterone
is proposed as one of the causes of prostate enlargement.
Now for the good news.
There are natural and
healthy ways to control the activity of 5-alpha-reductase.
- A diet high in saturated fat such as meat, milk and
butter, excessive alcohol consumption and stress increase
5-alphareductase.
- Soy products, pumpkin seeds and the lignans found
in flaxseed oil reduce the activity of 5-alpha-reductase.
- Zinc found in oysters, sunflower seeds and whole grains
significantly inhibits 5-alpha-reductase.
- Gamma-linolenic acid that is derived from evening
primrose oil appears to be a powerful 5-alpha-reductase
inhibitor.
- The herb saw palmetto contains a substance called
B-sitosterol which reduces the activity of 5-alpha-reductase.
The beauty of using this approach is that it is without
side effects.
Index
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| New theories | Preventing
heart disease | The
healthy diet
'Wonder
nutrients' for the cardiovascular system | Opening
your heart
Protecting your prostate
| Losing
your hair? |
Antioxidants |Summary
Bondi
Family Health Centre
Phone 02 9365 1333
Int: 612 9365 1333
260a Bondi Road
Bondi NSW 2066
AUSTRALIA
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