Natural Cures: Prostate Cures and Supplements for Swollen Enlarged Prostates 

Over half of 40-59 year-old men have enlarged prostates (swolen prostrates), and, although most will not develop clinically significant disease, one fourth of 50-year olds have some cancerous cells in their prostate.

Selenium for Prostrate health

Selenium (celenium, silenium, selinium, cilinium, cilenium, celinium) is a trace mineral that occurs in varying amounts in plant and animal foods, depending on the amount in the soil where the plants were grown. Because of this, it is very difficult to make generalizations about the amount of selenium in various foods.  Even brazil nuts, commonly stated to have high amounts of selenium, has much less selenium in some regions they are harvested. Still, certain foods tend to be consistently hogh in selenium (selinium, salinium) and so are recommended for those wanting to increase their intakes. They include Brazil nuts, which are usually several times higher than selenium than other foods- so high in fact that some experts recommend not having unusually large amounts of brazil nuts for an extended period of time.  Beef, turkey, chicken, pasta and rice are also higher than most foods. Of course, selenium is also available as a supplement. As with nearly any healthy mineral or supplement, too much of a good thing is not a good thing. Follow directions carefully to prevent high levels from building up.

Lycopene supplements for Prostate health (lysopene, licopene, lisopene)- found in red foods like tomato based foods, guavas, watermelon and pink grapefruit

Saw Palmetto for prostate health. The most widely used supplement for prostate health, and probably the best supplement for an enlarged prostate (prostrate), is Saw palmetto (saw palemetto, saw palmetto, saw pametto) which some studies suggest is more effective than proscar, with less side effects.

Pygeum for prostate health (pigeum, pygium) is also poplular and effective for a healthy prostate (postrate, prostrate).

Stinging nettle for prostate health (stinging neddle) is also one of the most effective herbs for a swollen prostate (prostrate).

Genistein supplement for prostate (genestein, ginestein, ginestien, ginistein, genestien) found in soy based foods.

Zinc supplements for prostate health- some studies suggest that trace minerals such as zinc are also helpful for prostrate health.