Natural Dietary Treatments for Enlarged Prostate BPH

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  • čas přidán 15. 05. 2022
  • Diet and enlarged prostate BPH. Cranberries and pumpkin seeds are put to the test for benign prostatic hypertrophy.
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  • @andrewcarter7503
    @andrewcarter7503 Před rokem +6

    Good to see a review like this, looking at actual tests! Thanks for the video, greatly appreciated.

  • @Joseph1NJ
    @Joseph1NJ Před 2 lety +45

    My BPH got so bad, I was fitted with a catheter, and I was only 58. Thank God I found the right urologist, who after three quick and easy tests performed a green light laser surgery, an outpatient procedure. It was pain free, with virtually no side effects. BPH gone, zero symptoms, zero medications, full recovery in days, annoying urinary symptoms gone probably for life. I will forever be grateful I found that doctor. If you're having these annoying symptoms, you don't need to put up with it. There are permanent cures out there. The surgical technology has advanced well past tranuteral resection.

    • @Cherryoak
      @Cherryoak Před 2 lety +5

      That's incredible! Sometimes it just takes finding the right person...in fact most of the time it takes finding the right person! So good for you!

    • @A.I.-
      @A.I.- Před 2 lety +11

      My Dad's urologist had my dad to have a biopsy. According to my dad it was very painful (and this is coming from a person with a high pain tolerance). First biopsy didn't find anything. His doctor got him a 2nd biopsy and still found nothing. Then his doctor wanted a 3rd third biopsy (2 biopsies over 2 years - 1 year interval). My dad refused for the third biopsy.
      After doing research, the proper procedure was suppose to be an MRI first. And if the MRI shows suspicious area, only then a biopsy to the targeted area was suppose to be done. If the MRI doesn't show any suspicious area, then no invasive biopsy are needed. This is at an Australian public hospital where these procedure are government subsidized. Its a conflict of interest, because the more procedure done, the more the doctor gets paid.
      The lesson here is to seek 2nd, 3rd, 4th, even 5th different doctors for other options.

    • @Hanover-ek4jy
      @Hanover-ek4jy Před 2 lety +3

      Any chance you can possibly tell us who your physician is?

    • @curtissharris8914
      @curtissharris8914 Před 2 lety

      @@A.I.- NO the answer is to do your own research before you go to doctor.

    • @someguy2135
      @someguy2135 Před 2 lety

      @@A.I.- The biopsies were for prostate cancer, right?

  • @scottyg5403
    @scottyg5403 Před 2 lety +11

    Thank you so much for another great video! Whenever possible I'll always pick good nutrition over Pharmaceuticals!

  • @justwhistlinpixie
    @justwhistlinpixie Před 2 lety +14

    My husband loves my homemade granola, so I’ll just need to add some cranberries and pumpkin seeds. Pumpkin seeds are great for men’s health.

  • @trevorregay9283
    @trevorregay9283 Před 2 lety +24

    Ok.....in summary......dried cranberry powder, flax seeds (ground?) and pumpkin seeds help with your prostate! YAY!

  • @maiqueashworth
    @maiqueashworth Před 2 lety +15

    Exactly the video I was hoping you'd make. Thank you

    • @someguy2135
      @someguy2135 Před 2 lety +1

      I have been waiting a long time for this video. I hope it has follow ups with more details about dosage, for example.

    • @carlosolivares1366
      @carlosolivares1366 Před 2 lety

      Remember another vídeo or maybe in the site where he says 1 tbs a day

    • @someguy2135
      @someguy2135 Před 2 lety +1

      @@carlosolivares1366 Of flax? That sounds right. I meant cranberry and pumpkin seeds.

  • @tonynes3577
    @tonynes3577 Před 2 lety +20

    This really works! Eating a tablespoon of pumpkins seeds, raw, almost daily, seems to help me urinate / pee the next day. And I do not want them to take out my prostate since I do enjoy a normal ejaculation even at my age (60+). Now, my dad had prostate cancer. Well, that's a whole new different ball game (usually not related to BPH); we'll see. But I'm trying to follow a healthy lifestyle, besides working part-time, night- shift as a nurse (and being sleep deprived). Thanks doc!

    • @HarryHawk
      @HarryHawk Před 2 lety +1

      With or without shells?

    • @tonynes3577
      @tonynes3577 Před 2 lety +3

      @@HarryHawk no shells, no added salt. Just raw!

    • @HarryHawk
      @HarryHawk Před 2 lety

      @@tonynes3577 Thanks @Tony

    • @luisitopalustre5947
      @luisitopalustre5947 Před 2 lety

      Are the pumpkin seeds roasted when you bought them?

    • @tonynes3577
      @tonynes3577 Před 2 lety

      @@luisitopalustre5947 no. Raw pumpkin seeds.

  • @ManojAtri9
    @ManojAtri9 Před rokem +1

    great presentation, just wondering if you prefer to answer regarding the software or app you are using to highlight and zoom the text.

  • @MassMultiplayer
    @MassMultiplayer Před 2 lety

    i never get enough of PITTT

  • @chiyerano
    @chiyerano Před 2 lety

    Yes! I love sprouted pumpkin seeds.

  • @qigong1001
    @qigong1001 Před 2 lety +1

    Whats interesting is even the placebo (pumpkin seed study) went down significantly(>5).

  • @ainsleyameerali7622
    @ainsleyameerali7622 Před 2 lety +5

    Power to the plants !!!!!

  • @mcfaddenhall2896
    @mcfaddenhall2896 Před 2 lety +5

    I wish NF did a table of ingredient, thing it helps, and link to the research.

  • @kellyclover5953
    @kellyclover5953 Před rokem +4

    I have a very substantial case of BHP. I have had no luck getting rid of it with pumpkin seeds. I've been wolfing down a highly substantial amount without success.

  • @freelikesummer931
    @freelikesummer931 Před 3 měsíci

    Raw pumpkin seeds are indeed useful! I am eating somw daily, combined with some saw palmeto and american cranberry pills. I also drink a beer a day, to help flush out small kidney sand. Thank God, I feel much better!

  • @chimera2116
    @chimera2116 Před rokem +2

    Has anyone found dried cranberries at a reasonable price? I've found them but the price is unreasonable or I can buy the ones that have lots of sugar added. Around this time of year, fresh cranberries are available. I actually like cranberries.

  • @chimera2116
    @chimera2116 Před rokem +1

    He says that the pumpkin seed extract didn't work yet the graph indicates it did work just not as well as the seed itself. Even the placebo "worked" which makes me wonder about this study.

  • @eelkeaptroot1393
    @eelkeaptroot1393 Před 2 lety +7

    I'm trying to grow pumpkin from pumpkin seeds, didn't know they had the application you mentioned too!

    • @AlanTyree
      @AlanTyree Před 2 lety

      Great idea Eelke! Thanks.

    • @foodgrowers1531
      @foodgrowers1531 Před 2 lety +3

      grow the shell-free-seed pumpkins , you may know that, but other readers may not.

  • @Rickenbacker451
    @Rickenbacker451 Před 2 lety +1

    So is there a difference between dried cranberries and cranberry powder?

    • @sess122
      @sess122 Před 9 měsíci

      From what I've researched, any form of cranberries are useless for BPH.

  • @hrod9393
    @hrod9393 Před rokem

    Ive been trying to find any of yiur vdos regarding Pygeum. Is there a reason you havent covered it?

  • @andrewgilley
    @andrewgilley Před 2 lety +3

    Yeah, seems hard to find a good dried cranberry product without sugar and oil. A shame

  • @decimogiunio8177
    @decimogiunio8177 Před rokem +2

    What about the 8 day water fasting that shrink the 40% prostate size? There is a Poland study on Internet check it out it could be help....I haven't tried it because of medical advice....but I want to try in the future...

    • @LK-bz9sk
      @LK-bz9sk Před rokem +1

      Eight days without water? Man that is dangerous.

    • @decimogiunio8177
      @decimogiunio8177 Před rokem +1

      @@LK-bz9sk take a look to the study...

    • @Velo1010
      @Velo1010 Před 6 měsíci

      I’m not sure how a person can go without water for eight days unless they are getting hydrated through the foods they are eating.

    • @decimogiunio8177
      @decimogiunio8177 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@Velo1010 sorry i am wrong not without water but only fasting with water. Sorry

    • @Velo1010
      @Velo1010 Před 6 měsíci

      @@decimogiunio8177 ah okay.

  • @privatecitizen5090
    @privatecitizen5090 Před 2 lety

    Anyone try Myrrh ??

  • @grandpa1011
    @grandpa1011 Před 2 lety +5

    1. Cranberries
    2. Flaxseeds
    3. Pumpkin seeds

    • @sess122
      @sess122 Před 9 měsíci

      Eliminate #1 and #2...ineffective.

  • @AnonymousanonymousA
    @AnonymousanonymousA Před 2 lety +1

    Supplements to break down/degrade glycosaminoglycans related to mucopolysaccharidosis?

  • @LincolnClay98
    @LincolnClay98 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm convinced that pumpkin seeds are what made my appendix burst, I ate a crazy amount of pumpkin seeds the days before it burst.

    • @someguy2135
      @someguy2135 Před 2 lety

      How much did you eat? I eat pumpkin seeds, and I am planning to increase the amount after watching this video. I made a comment earlier asking Dr. G about dosage and possible overdose amounts.

    • @garybaldwin8534
      @garybaldwin8534 Před 2 lety +2

      I have found that to use the pumpkin seeds raw and soak them overnight to lower the phytate content

    • @Hanover-ek4jy
      @Hanover-ek4jy Před 2 lety

      What’s a crazy amount please?

    • @LincolnClay98
      @LincolnClay98 Před 2 lety

      @@someguy2135 can't remember, maybe 4 servings a day

  • @Xelee1
    @Xelee1 Před 2 lety +10

    Finally a health problem I don't have.

    • @pdblouin
      @pdblouin Před 2 lety +2

      I hope my daily flax intake spares me! I would prefer my prostate to stay a reasonable size.

    • @someguy2135
      @someguy2135 Před 2 lety

      How old are you?

    • @someguy2135
      @someguy2135 Před 2 lety +1

      @@pdblouin I am in my mid 60's and have had BPH symptoms for years. My doc now wants to put me on medication for it, since my blood test (or urine sample?) showed an increase of a marker for it.

    • @GlennMarshallnz
      @GlennMarshallnz Před 2 lety

      ​@@someguy2135 Mary I a female, hence her 'tongue in cheek' comment.

  • @jimjack8692
    @jimjack8692 Před rokem +3

    How long does it take to be able to pee like a 20 year old ??? 😂

  • @someguy2135
    @someguy2135 Před 2 lety +3

    Dr. Greger- What dosage do you recommend for pumpkin seeds and cranberries? The more the better? Can I overdose?

    • @tonynes3577
      @tonynes3577 Před 2 lety +2

      I eat a tablespoon of Raw pumpkin seeds almost everyday. And it seems to help my mild BPH. Also walking, abstain from alcohol and other dietary recommendations seems to help me with my prostate health.

    • @someguy2135
      @someguy2135 Před rokem

      @@tonynes3577 Thank you. CZcams dropped the ball, so I didn't hear about it. Do you know if roasted pumpkin seeds would work as well?
      Do you eat ground flax? How much? What about cranberry powder?

  • @walterbyrd8380
    @walterbyrd8380 Před 2 lety

    Why wouldn't "Craisans" work? I know they have sugar in them, but they also are cranberries. I don't think anything is taken out of the cranberries.

    • @reasonium7760
      @reasonium7760 Před 2 lety +1

      There's a massive amount of *added* sugar... avoid any form of packaged cranberries with added sugar as sugar causes or adds to inflammation which nullifies the healthful benefits of cranberries

    • @sess122
      @sess122 Před 9 měsíci

      Cranberries do NOT work for BPH. Neither does saw palmetto, flaxseed and a few others. Do more online research...seems pumpkin seeds are the most effective, at least from what I've found out.

  • @HarryHawk
    @HarryHawk Před 2 lety

    Pumpkin seeds with or without shells?
    A tablespoon plus a teaspoon of dried cranberry powder..
    Whole cranberry powdered I'm assuming.

  • @PhsychoSomatic
    @PhsychoSomatic Před 9 měsíci

    Alright i give up, youtube is filled with contradicting data, one guy is saying no eggs and poultry but red meat is ok, another is saying red meat is terrible but chickens ok, pumpkin seed extract works wonders and now thats bs, plain old pumpkin seeds works better...

  • @xcast1
    @xcast1 Před 2 lety +14

    Zinc deficiency is most likely a / the major cause of BPH. PMC7424038, PMC3114577 ..
    See e.g. YT video QLDV5sl3xGg for explanation of mechanism. With increasing age zinc absorption and loss becomes worse. Vegans have highest rate of zinc deficiency by far regarding blood levels: PMID26502280, mainly because the high phytate content blocks the zinc; and blood plasma zinc only goes low after serious depletion of buffers. so almost all vegans not supplementing may be zinc deficient.
    Pumpkins seeds are relatively high in zinc, though also having blocking phytate - still only a small effect in normal amount.
    Some 7mg / day of zinc supplement (best as zinz bisglycinat) may be generally advisable for vegans particularly and more so at older age. Zinc deficiency has many other consequences. Zinc is very critical for healthy cell function and thus aging.

    • @wellthi
      @wellthi Před 2 lety

      according to this study czcams.com/video/VVJCHVEatqY/video.html vegans are only déficients 3 nutrients : calcium (cause they dont eat their greens), iodine (algue), b12 (their dont take their supplements). When omnivores are deficient in 7 nutrients
      plus we dont have to buy zing pill cause we just need to eat grain, beans and nuts to get proper zinc level

    • @someguy2135
      @someguy2135 Před 2 lety

      Thanks for the advice. I may start taking a zinc supplement because of it.

    • @someguy2135
      @someguy2135 Před 2 lety +1

      How can I watch that CZcams video you mentioned? (QLDV5sl3xGg) CZcams auto deletes comments with links, but links to other CZcams videos are not.

    • @martinengelbrecht5384
      @martinengelbrecht5384 Před 2 lety

      Thank you!

    • @wellthi
      @wellthi Před 2 lety

      even in your study they say : ""BPH is not yet completely understood, the etiology appears to be under endocrine control and multifactorial"
      low level zinc is just a marker not the cause
      they need to put to the test with zinc supplementation and they also mention the lifestyle factor risk so its not a clear cut
      on the other hand Dr Dean Ornish already put it to the test showing that plant-based diet is effective to reduce prostate cancer
      Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer with Diet: Part 1
      czcams.com/video/mffGLuctKoE/video.html
      Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer with Diet: Part 2
      czcams.com/video/jnC2OeDVJeM/video.html

  • @rashie
    @rashie Před 2 lety

    👍👍

  • @veganevolution
    @veganevolution Před 2 lety

    Too bad medical students didn't hear about this before taking out loans

  • @josephmwamburi478
    @josephmwamburi478 Před rokem

    You have left us more confused. Why not go straight to the point?

  • @big5astra
    @big5astra Před 2 lety +4

    And increase your intake of Zinc - don't take my comment as gospel - read up about it and you'll see.

    • @rogerc23
      @rogerc23 Před 2 lety +7

      Don’t pumpkin seeds contain a fair amount of zinc?

    • @big5astra
      @big5astra Před 2 lety +3

      @@rogerc23 I believe you're right, they do. However I recently watched a really good video on the prostate and in that they recommended an amount of zinc most probably quite a bit higher than what you would get from eating a small amount of pumpkin seeds every day

    • @kojo1959
      @kojo1959 Před 2 lety +2

      Zinc gets rid of Copper, so buy brands coupled with Copper or Copper supplement alone.

  • @eddy65065
    @eddy65065 Před rokem +1

    Your are so confusing 🤣

  • @aceofwands
    @aceofwands Před 2 lety

    Pumpkin seeds break my teeth

    • @childofeternity
      @childofeternity Před 2 lety +1

      I've recently started blending soaked/sproated pumkin seeds in a little water. Just drink it down.

    • @setapart3452
      @setapart3452 Před 2 lety +3

      Grind them in a coffee grinder and put it in your soup, yogurt, mix with milk or smoothie.

    • @cheaptick
      @cheaptick Před rokem

      @@setapart3452 milk and general dairy can irritate the bladder... making peeing worse

    • @sess122
      @sess122 Před 9 měsíci

      Soak them in water to soften them enough to chew.

  • @UHaulShorts
    @UHaulShorts Před 2 lety

    🎃 seedz 1 da onlay otha *nut allergenic* friendlay alternative besides sunflowa