3 Prostate Supplements to Keep You Healthy

If you’re a male, and over 40, you would be doing yourself a favor by looking into prostate supplements. Maybe you aren’t experiencing any symptoms of an enlarged prostate yet, but an estimated 90% of men over the age of 40 will at some point in their life. So why not give yourself every chance to keep your prostate healthy by starting prostate supplements now?

Unless you’ve been cloistered in your man cave or a monastery you no doubt know about lycopene. This is the compound that gives tomatoes their red color. Levels of lycopene in the bloodstream are reduced as we age. High levels of lycopene have been shown to greatly reduce the risk of cancer, specifically prostate cancer. So get started eating your tomatoes, or ketchup, or spaghetti sauce or pink grapefruit or watermelon now. Or find a prostate supplement that contains lycopene. Your prostate will thank you. No more frequent urination at night. No more pain while standing at the urinal. No more loss of sexual performance.

Healthy prostates have been found to have massive amounts of zinc. You lose some with each seminal emission. Most of us don’t get enough of this vital supplement for prostate health. It’s needed for the proper consumption and metabolism of unsaturated fatty acids and enzymes which are destructive to prostate cells. Zinc is essential for prostate health and can be found in shellfish and pumpkin seeds. In fact, it’s rumored that Casanova ate multiple oysters every day.

Saw Palmetto Extract is another prostate supplement worth trying. As men age, we create more or the hormones estrogen and prolactin, both of which increases the conversion of testosterone to DHT (dihydrotestosterone), which triggers the growth of cells in the prostate. Not a good scenario. Saw Palmetto Extract acts by stopping or slowing down the conversion of testosterone to DHT. So look for Saw Palmetto Extract when reaching for a good prostate supplement.

There are other supplements as well that may be helpful. In general, anything that increases your level of testosterone and decreases your level of estrogen, or acts as an anti-oxidant is great for your prostate.