Over 50, Prostate And The Male Epidemic
Ok we all know we are gonna get older, there no escaping it. Now into my early
50s things ache and crack that never did before and my eyesight is not exactly
20/20. I care more than I let on about my seemingly ever changing hair color
and it’s increasing ability to magically disappear without a trace!
Doesn’t sound great does it, but in all honesty its not as bad as I thought
and although I do have some genuine concerns, I am quite happy with my foray
into being a 50 something man. Lately I seem to be making more regular trips
to the bathroom. It got me thinking about what could be causing it and of course
as if by magic a TV program just happened to be on that evening so I decided
to watch it. Long story short - my prostate.
The program didn’t offer a great deal of useful information and probably raised
more questions for me than the answers I was expecting it to provide. You can
guess the outcome of this, right?Yes my wife is in on the act, surfing the internet
and making suggestions about herbal supplements, drinking pomegranate juice
and using prostate massage.
I feel like a guinea pig and certainly have no intention of sticking my own
finger up my butt to massage my prostate - really it is bad enough that I need
to go for an exam without doing it myself.
Anyway the latest suggestion is Botox injections into the prostate gland. Apparently
it reduces an enlarged prostate as well as the frequent urge to go the toilet…Although
I may make light of my wife’s suggestions, some precautionary and or preventative
measures seem like a good idea. I’m happy to follow any or all of my wife’s
suggestions if it keeps me far away from the need for Botox injections.
So we thought, start simply. Maybe some kind of supplement would be a good
place to start. Keeping in mind that I hate taking pills and really only want
to do this if there are real benefits, I think some more research is in order…Is
it just me or maybe it’s a “man thing”, but sometimes I wonder just how effective
these things really are. You know stuff like, Saw Palmetto, Red Clover. Can
Saw Palmetto really help with your prostate & help prevent hair loss or
is it just a really clever way to empty my wallet, I hope not!
