Prostate Health Guide

Using Imagery, Hydrotherapy, Vitamins, Minerals and Yoga To Treat An Enlarged Prostate



Natural Treament Options For An Enlarged Prostate

Imagery

Imagery is closely associated to hypnosis, both practices incorporating positive visualization techniques to effect positive changes. Here is one exercise proven beneficial for our purposes here:

Close your eyes; breathe out three times and imagine entering your body through any opening you choose. Find your prostate and examine it from every angle. Next, envision putting a thin golden net around the gland. This net has a drawstring that you can tighten. Cinch the drawstring so that the net is wrapped snugly around the prostate. As you do this, picture the prostate shrinking to its normal size. Then imagine using your other hand to massage your prostate. Sense that urine can now flow evenly and smoothly.

The recommendation for this exercise is to practice it twice a day, three to five minutes per session for six cycles of 21 days on and 7 days off.

Hydrotherapy

A hot sitz bath comes highly recommended for the treatment of an inflammed prostate. Sit down in a tub filled with comfortably hot water to a depth of your navel. Soak for twenty to forty-five minutes and follow with a cold bath or shower. This treatment should be done once a day for thirty days or until the symptoms are gone.

Vitamin and Mineral Therapy

The ideal vitamin and mineral treatment for prostate problems incorporates herbal medicine. The following regimen is recommended to help control symptoms:

  • 400 international units of Vitamin E per day
  • 30 milligrams of zinc twice a day
  • 1 milligram of copper twice a day
  • One tablespoon of flaxseed oil a day
  • 160 milligrams of saw palmetto twice a day
  • Flaxseed oil and saw palmetto are easily obtainable in any health food store.

    Yoga

    Certain Yoga poses can increase blood flow to the groin, thereby relieving certain prostate problems. You can find books on Yoga that include these poses, as well as many others, at any herbal or homeopathic store. The two poses that will benefit prostate problems are the "knee squeeze" and the "seated sun" along with the "stomach lock." To do the "stomach lock," lie on your back and take a deep breath. Breathe out until all air is expelled from your lungs, then pull in hard on your buttocks, groin and stomach muscles. Hold this pose for a count of three then release the muscles. It is recommended that this session is repeated two or three times a day, three times a session to help prevent prostate trouble.

    You should not use this yoga pose if you suffer from high blood pressure, hiatal hernia, ulcers or heart disease.

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    Stretching exercises, such as those done in yoga or Pilates, keep the body flexible and limber. Cardiovascular exercises like jogging, walking, and cycling will help you keep your heart healthy. They will also burn lots of calories. To build up your muscles and strengthen your body, consider resistance training.

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