Prostate Health
Prostate health is vitally important for all men. This walnut-sized organ hidden above and behind your testicles can be your best friend if everything is working well, or your worst enemy if estrogen levels are not kept in check. At ReNEW MAN we have a lot of men who contact us asking for help with their prostate problems and questions about enlarged prostate and prostate cancer. Because an enlarged prostate can not only interrupt your sex life, but also lead to more serious health concerns like prostate cancer, we take you prostate health very seriously. Read on to learn more about prostate problems and what we can do to help.
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What is the Prostate?
The prostate, which is unique to men, is shaped like a thumb and is located behind the testicles and between the legs. The purpose of the prostate gland is to produce and ejaculate semen during male orgasm. The testicles produce sperm and deliver it to the prostate where it is mixed with semen. When a man has an orgasm the prostate expels the mixture through the penis. Second only to heart disease, the prostate is the biggest source of health problems in men.
What is Prostate Health?
Prostate health is the process of keeping the prostate healthy by understanding what causes prostate problems such as enlarged prostate and prostate cancer. In order to keep a man’s prostate healthy, it helps to first know what the most common prostate problems are. Prostate problems tend to take three primary forms:
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), also called Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy or Enlarged Prostate
- Prostatitis, also called infected prostate
- Prostate Cancer
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is by far the most common prostate problem. It is experienced by 80+% of men as they age. The most common symptom is frequent urination, and is particularly annoying at night. Men usually have a (BPH) diagnosis confirmed with their annual digital exam by their urologist. The causes of BPH are poor diet, unmanaged stress and the excess cortisol that your body releases to cope with it, the circulation of too much of the testosterone derivative Dihydotestosterone (DHT) and excess estrogen in a man’s body.
Prostatitis usually starts with a simple bacterial infection. The difficulty with treatment of prostatitis, however, is a cellular sheath that wraps around the prostate making treatment with antibiotics problematic. In addition, “non-bacterial prostatitis” has now been discovered, which tends to be chronic. Fortunately, there are new medications that help control symptoms, which usually manifests as an uncomfortable “knot” between man’s legs.
What is Prostate Cancer?
Prostate cancer is cancer of the prostate gland. Although there are many types of cells in the prostate, most prostate cancers start in the gland cells. The name for this type of cancer is adenocarcinoma. Prostate cancer tends to grow fairly slowly, which is why it can go undetected for long periods of time. Other types of prostate cancer, however, are known to grow very fast. Studies have also shown that as many as 7 to 9 out of 10 men have prostate cancer by age 80.
What Causes Prostate Cancer?
There are 3 primary causes for prostate cancer:
- Heredity
- Lifestyle – particularly stress and diet (Asian countries experience a much lower rate of prostate cancer, largely due to diet)
- Estrogen
Treatment for Prostate Problems
The best way to prevent prostate problems in general and prostate cancer in particular is by restoring hormones to healthy levels and practicing good lifestyle habits. The most important hormone balance in men with an enlarged prostate or other prostate problems is between testosterone and estrogen. Simply put, the same thing happens in a man’s prostate that happens in a woman’s breast when estrogen is the cause of breast cancer. One of the estrogen hormones produced in the body is estrone. In the process of metabolizing estrone from the body it can take one of two pathways: 1) it is converted to 2 alphahydroxylestrone and safely passes from the body, or 2) it can convert to 16 alphahydroxyl and pass safely from the body. When estogen is the cause of prostate problems it’s because 16 alphahydroxyl has metabolized to 4 alphahydroxyl, which is a carcinogen.
We believe, and experience suggests, that the control of estrogen and support for the body metabolizing estrone along the 2 alpha hydroxyl pathway is critically important to preventing prostate cancer. At ReNEW MAN we take our clients’ prostate health very seriously, which is why we do the following:
- We help our client achieve good lifestyle (healthy aging)
- Our doctors control the conversion of testosterone to estrogen. See Estrogen in men and also see Testosterone in men.
- Our doctors request that our client take several inexpensive supplements that experience and research have shown to be quite effective in preventing prostate cancer. The objective is to inhibit cells from becoming cancerous and to support metabolizing along the 2 alphahydroxyl pathway.
Important Facts Every Man Should Known About Prostate Health
- Fact: Testosterone does not cause prostate cancer. Studies have shown that healthy levels of testosterone actually help prevent prostate cancer.
- Fact: Excess estrogen in the body increases the risk of prostate cancer. Too much estrogen can be an issue in men with unhealthy amounts of body fat—particularly belly fat. Belly fat contains excess amounts of an enzyme called aromatase, which can convert testosterone to estrogen.
- Fact: Some testosterone in a man’s body converts to a stronger form known as Dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Excess DHT particularly when mixed with estrogen contributes to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) or enlarged prostate. DHT is important for a number of reasons but it primarily serves as the sex drive hormone. Without DHT, men would not have a sex drive.
- Fact: In treating BPH doctors will sometimes use a medication to restrict the conversion of testosterone to DHT. The most common is Proscar. The Problem with Proscar is that men find themselves having to balance relieving the symptoms of BPH against their need for a sex drive. This is why ReNEW MAN will not use Proscar or anything like it. Perhaps most alarming is that men have permanently lost their sex drive as a result of using this medication.
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