Category Archives: Men’s Health
Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) is a small palm native to the south-eastern United States which grows to about 2-3 metres with leaf fans comprised of narrow leaflets. The leaflets are supported on a narrow stem lined with spines, hence the name saw. The fruits were collected for both food and medicine by the indigenous people.
(more…)Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) seed was highly valued in ancient Egypt and Greece as both a vegetable and a medicine, as it still is in India, Asia, Eastern Europe and The Middle East. It can be used much like cod liver oil as a nutritious supplement for supporting treatment during illness, for children with bone disorders, or simply to nourish the constitution.1 A flour made from the seeds contains good amounts of fibre, fatty acids, amino acids, alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, lecithin and iron, and if added to wheat flour improves its nutritional value significantly. When sprouted, the seeds are a good addition to salads just like other seeds or legumes.2,3
(more…)The symptoms associated with prostate problems are urging, pain on urination (dysuria), urinary frequency, incomplete emptying of the bladder, hesitancy and dribbling. This may be caused by an acute or chronic infection (prostatitis), or be the result of chronic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Urinalysis, a test for prostate specific antigen (PSA), and a physical exam (DRE) will help differentiate prostatitis, BPH, kidney disease, diabetes and prostate cancer.
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