Prostate Health - Robert Seik, PharmD

Prostate Health, one of the reasons men develop BPH, benign prostate hyperplasia is because of too much estrogen and an imbalance between testosterone and estrogen. There are high quality herbs and minerals that can prevent excess estrogen from enlarging the prostate, which is detailed in this video.

The prostate is a gland that surrounds the urethra. We store urine in the bladder and when the prostate swells it makes it difficult to urinate. In aging men, a common question asked by their physician is how many times do they get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom because they cannot completely empty their bladder.

Estrogen can induce BPH, benign prostate hypertrophy or hyperplasia, which means new cells. It is important to have some estrogen in the body as mentioned in the video Estrogen and Men, but there is a dangerous effect of having too much estrogen.

Dr. Eugene Shippen, author of Estrogen the Culprit wrote that excess estrogen will actually cause the prostate to grow and create more cells or hyperplasia. That is estrogen's job during the first two weeks of a menstrual cycle in a woman: to create more tissue in the uterus to get ready for the egg if it becomes fertilized and implants during pregnancy.

If men don't properly balance testosterone and estrogen (50:1 ratio) with nutrients as mentioned in the Estrogen in Men video, they could end up with BPH.

Triton Nutrition has a great product called Prostate Shield and it is called that because it protects the prostate with high quality herbs. It's been know for a long time that Saw Palmetto, Pygeum, Zinc and other minerals as well that support the prostate.

Triton Nutrition has received a large amount of feedback from men stating that their prostate has shrunken in size and their urine flow is better.

If a man has a large amount of estrogen then Prostate Shield may not be enough. They may need Estro Shield with DIM. DIM is naturally obtained from cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage and you can learn more about that product in the video Estrogen in Men.

Zinc is also important for a man to take in the chelated form like Triton Nutrition's Zinc Glycinate. Zinc is needed for the biosynthesis of testosterone and to prevent the conversion of testosterone to estrogen by inhibiting the aromatase enzyme. This is also detailed in the Estrogen in Men video.

A good maintenance dose of Prostate Health is to take Prostate Shield, one capsule twice a day. For men with more severe BPH, Robert has recommended up to 3 capsules twice a day with 1-2 capsules of the Estro Shield with DIM and 3 capsules of the Zinc Glycinate.

by Robert Seik, PharmD