A Practical, Food-Focused Guide to Prostate Health as Men Age

A plain-English ebook explaining how hormones, diet and daily habits relate to the prostate, with a day-by-day eating plan built from everyday foods.

The prostate is a small gland that sits just below the bladder. In many men it slowly grows larger with age, a change doctors call benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), or simply an enlarged prostate. Because the gland surrounds the tube that carries urine, this growth is commonly linked with urinary changes such as needing to go more often, especially at night.

Enlargement of the prostate is common, but research suggests it is not the same everywhere. One frequently cited study looked at the Tsimane, a forager-horticulturalist community in Bolivia, and found much lower levels of prostate enlargement than in men in industrialised countries. Studies in Western populations have also looked at how diet, body weight and physical activity relate to prostate size and urinary symptoms. Hormones play a central part too: the prostate depends on testosterone and related hormones, and the balance between them is an active area of research.

The Prostate Protocol is a step-by-step ebook by Scott Davis, a natural-health author with Blue Heron Health News. It sets out his view of how hormones and the prostate interact, and of the role everyday food may play in that relationship. It then turns this into a practical, day-by-day eating plan.

The approach is food first. The book discusses which foods and ingredients the author considers helpful for the prostate and which he suggests limiting, and it explains the reasoning behind each choice in plain language. Everything in the plan can be bought at an ordinary supermarket, with no special equipment or products. The writing is plain and non-technical, and the book aims to answer the practical questions that come up at each step.

The program is a digital book (PDF) that you can read on screen or download. After ordering, you can also choose to add a printed copy for the cost of printing only.

What's inside the program

Understanding the prostate

• What the prostate does and how it changes as men get older
• How testosterone and other hormones act inside the prostate, as the author explains it
• Why enlargement usually develops slowly over many years, starting well before any urinary changes appear
• The research on men and communities with low levels of prostate enlargement that inspired the book

Food and the prostate

• Foods and ingredients the author considers supportive of prostate health
• Foods the book suggests leaving out for a period and reintroducing later in smaller amounts
• One widely eaten food, often described as healthy, that the book singles out as worth limiting
• The difference the author draws between eating generally healthy and eating with the prostate in mind

Nutrients and supplements discussed in the book

• Vitamins, minerals and enzymes the book discusses in relation to the prostate
• Why the author prefers getting these from everyday food rather than from supplement blends
• Where the book suggests finding these nutrients in ordinary foods

The day-by-day action plan

• A daily guide to what to eat and what to leave out on each day of the plan
• Guidance that changes from stage to stage, since the book treats some foods differently early in the plan than later on
• Flexible steps that can be adapted to your own tastes and routine
• Shopping based on items from a regular supermarket

How the program is organised

The book moves from background to practice in three steps.

Background. It first explains how the prostate works, how it changes with age, and the author's explanation of the role hormones play. This part also works as a reference to return to later.

Food choices. It then goes through the foods and ingredients it covers, separating those the author recommends from those he suggests limiting, with the reasons for each.

The action plan. The practical core is a day-by-day plan organised in stages. Each day sets out what to eat and what to leave out, and the guidance shifts as the plan moves forward, so a food may be treated differently early on than later. The steps are written to be flexible: you can follow them closely or adapt them to your own routine. The book also explains how some of the limited foods can later be brought back in smaller amounts as part of a steady, long-term way of eating.

Who this program is for

✓ Men who want a clear, plain-English explanation of how the prostate changes with age

✓ Those interested in how diet and everyday habits relate to prostate health

✓ Readers curious about the research on hormones and the prostate

✓ People who prefer a structured, day-by-day eating plan using ordinary supermarket foods

✓ Anyone who wants to make informed lifestyle choices alongside the care they already receive from their doctor

This is not for: anyone looking to replace medical care, skip a medical check-up, or stop or change prescribed medication or treatment. Urinary changes can have several causes and should always be looked at by a doctor. It is also not for anyone expecting fast results. The program is about learning and steady daily habits, and it is meant to be used alongside professional care.

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Important disclaimer

This program is educational. It is not medical treatment and is not a replacement for professional medical care. If you have prostate or urinary concerns, talk to a qualified healthcare provider. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, and it has not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Individual results vary. Keep working with your healthcare provider and never stop or change prescribed medication or treatment without their guidance.

Study resources

• Trumble B.C. et al. (2015) Journals of Gerontology, Series A — "Challenging the Inevitability of Prostate Enlargement": measured prostate size among Tsimane men in Bolivia. PubMed
• Nicholson T.M., Ricke W.A. (2011) Differentiation — "Androgens and estrogens in benign prostatic hyperplasia": a review of the hormones involved in prostate growth. PubMed
• Parsons J.K. (2011) Current Opinion in Urology — a review of lifestyle factors studied in relation to prostate enlargement and urinary symptoms. PubMed
• Raheem O.A., Parsons J.K. (2014) Current Opinion in Urology — a review of body weight, physical activity and diet in relation to prostate enlargement. PubMed
• Kristal A.R. et al. (2008) American Journal of Epidemiology — looked at dietary patterns and supplement use among men in the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial. PubMed
• Rohrmann S. et al. (2007) American Journal of Clinical Nutrition — looked at fruit, vegetable and micronutrient intake among US men in relation to prostate enlargement. PubMed