Beyond Saw palmetto; New research and naturopathic treatments for prostate afflictions in aging men 

 

So many men develop prostate issues as they age; in fact it's one of the most common reasons for why men seek out Medical attention, as it effects urine flow, sleep, sex life and can even cause life-threatening kidney infections and kidney stones.

 

Conventional doctors just focus on  drugs that block  hormonal  and spasmodic  aspects of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), but new research shows that many times BPH should be treated like rheumatoid arthritis and has inflammatory ,autoimmune,toxic, mineral deficiencies, and gut related components to its pathophysiology.

 

 Dr. Eugene  Zampieron, ND,RH(AHG), co-host of the Natural Nurse and Doctor Z, is a naturopathic physician, professional registered herbalist , ethnobotanical researcher,  and a professor teaching Urology  and Men's Health at the University of Bridgeport College of naturopathic medicine.

DrZ has  developed Cutting Edge lab workups and treatment protocols  which involve both herbal medicines from yesteryear, as used by the eclectic physician at the turn of the 20th century, detoxification strategies, mineral balancing techniques

 as well as new approaches to modulating the inflammatory cytokines and kinases  involved in BPH ; he has helped hundreds of men using his program.

 

He will discuss this topic with  his co-host, the  Natural nurse, Ellen Kamhi, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, RH(AHG) on todays program.