Top Tip: Catch Problems Early

Be super-aware of your body and catch problems early. BPH and prostate cancer are highly treatable IF you catch it early and do something about it. Be on the lookout for these symptoms: Like having to urinate more often? Or do you get up twice a night (or more) to urinate ? Or the morning after you drink liquor, eat beef with hormones or take antihistamines, you can't seem to empty your bladder all the way? These are symptoms of an enlarged prostate.

Top Tip: Change Your Lifestyle

There is an epidemic of prostatitis in the West. 

The National Cancer Institute projects that 218,845 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in 2011 and that 28,640 deaths will occur because of prostate cancer this year. Except for skin cancer, cancer of the prostate is the most common malignancy found in American men. All men are at risk. The most common risk factor is age. Half of all men experience noticeable signs of prostate breakdown (urinary frequency, problems draining bladder completely) by age 50. It only gets worse from there. By age 80, over 90% of all men have prostate problems. Maintaining proper nutritional balance in your diet and over all physical condition are discussed freely as preventative factors for prostate cancer. 

Scientists have not yet pinpointed the cause; however, it's a fact that there are parts of the world where prostate cancer is unknown. Rural China and Tibet is one area where it is rare. This suggests that our western lifestyle has a lot to do with it. Now, you don't have to move to Buddist monastery and become a monk... just eat more fresh whole foods and less processed food ...and stay active.