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Although it is an issue that no one enjoys talking about, over 13 million Americans are suffering from urinary loss or incontinence. Many patients are reluctant to bring up embarrassing matters, such as the urgent need to go, frantically searching for a restroom or resorting to products like adult diapers. While bladder weakness often comes with aging, it can also be related to separate conditions.

For men it could be related to your enlarged prostate. And for women who are twice as likely as men to have this condition, the complications can be caused by female-related infections, irritations, and surgery of reproductive organs.

The good news is, with breakthrough research, it is now possible to naturally treat many underlying problems and restore a healthy bladder.

Did you know the stuff bees gather to make honey can help you urinate with more power?

Pollen, as you know, is the “seed” of all flowering plants. Without it, they would not be able to reproduce.

But what you may not know is that pollen is also loaded with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, unsaturated fats, enzymes, and more. It is a “super food” for bees — and for your prostate.

So how exactly does pollen work for your prostate?

Pollen extract’s ability to promote better prostate function involves a hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT). It’s a derivative of testosterone; it tells your prostate to grow over time. DHT collects in prostate tissue by binding to your prostate’s cells and building up in your system.

I’ve been saying for years that it’s DHT, not testosterone, that’s your prostate’s real enemy. In fact, DHT is nine times more powerful than testosterone at making your prostate grow.

Pollen extract has the power to knock out DHT. Researchers in England gave it to men who made frequent trips to the bathroom and had trouble urinating. After six months, 79% of them showed real improvement, 36% got rid of symptoms entirely and 42% had reduced symptoms.¹

By the time you are 60 — if you’re a man — there’s a fifty-fifty chance that you’ll be suffering from an enlarged prostate. If you live long enough, your chances climb to 90%.

An enlarged prostate — a condition called benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), is a non-cancerous swelling of the prostate. As your prostate begins to swell, you’ll find that you need to make more frequent trips to the bathroom, your urine stream will be weak, and you’ll have a hard time finishing what you started… if you know what I mean.

Of course, annoying bathroom urges are only part of the problem. An enlarged prostate can also interfere with your sex life and your overall quality of life. Often an enlarged prostate is a symptom of a hormone imbalance that could be having a more significant impact on your health than you realize.

Most doctors take a wait-and-see approach to an enlarged prostate. They figure if it doesn’t grow too fast and the symptoms don’t become too severe, then it’s something you can live with. If the symptoms become unmanageable, then the next option is surgery.

Many men take a saw palmetto supplement, or a combination of saw palmetto and other herbs and nutrients for prostate health — or with the hope of improving symptoms of an enlarged prostate (BPH). Since prostate enlargement is a chronic problem, saw palmetto is often used for prolonged periods of months or years.

But are saw palmetto supplements safe for long term use? Do they have any side effects?

If you’ve ever suffered prostate-related pain, burning on urination, reduced urine flow, prosatitis, prostate infections, BPH, or an enlarged prostate … to say that healing and relief would be welcome indeed, is an understatement of epic proportion!

Certainly regular exercise, adequate hydration, and a healthy diet provide a good foundation for prostate health. However, once symptoms present, usually more is required to handle the situation.

This fiery, garden-fresh sauce is rich in the “super nutrient” lycopene — crucial for both prostate and heart health.  A 2003 study1  found that men with the lowest levels of lycopene had a three-fold increase in risk for a heart attack or stroke. Serve this heart-healthy sauce with steamed spaghetti squash and freshly grated organic [...]

You may have heard about lycopenes before.  These are compounds found in many brightly colored vegetables and especially in tomatoes.  They’ve gained some prominence because population studies have suggested that men who ate several servings of tomato products a week had a lower risk of prostate problems than those who didn’t. 
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Annoying as it is, BPH is not usually dangerous. However, you need to be aware of two things. One, urine retention and strain on the bladder can lead to more serious problems including bladder and kidney damage, bladder stones, urinary tract infection, and the inability to control urination. If you catch BPH early, there’s a much lower risk of such complications. And fortunately, there are some easy and natural ways to bring relief (more on that in a moment).