effective than saw palmetto.

Here's why:

Saw Palmetto supplements are comprised almost entirely of "fatty acids" with only a very small part "sterols." Even the best Saw Palmetto prostate supplements made from standarized extracts are approximately 85% fatty acids.

What's important to understand here is that the fatty acids have no therapeutic value. On the contrary, it is the "sterol" component that makes up the active constituents -- the part you want.

The active sterol part is the source of saw palmetto's benefits.

Have you seen studies showing that saw palmetto sometimes works and sometimes doesnt?

In our opinion, this is because saw palmetto isn't that effective to begin with. It just doesn't contain enough active constituents, the sterols.

And in those studies where it does seem to work with mixed results, our conjecture is that higher quality saw palmetto was probably used in such studies.

Back to beta sitosterol as one of the best supplements for prostate health. This "sterol" component mentioned above from saw palmetto is in fact beta sitosterol.

In short, beta sitosterol is only the active component part of saw palmetto, which is why several studies have shown beta sitosterol is extremely effective.

Another one of the best supplements for prostate health is corn silk extract.

Any man who suffers from prostatitis or enlarged prostate gland problems (BPH) knows that their condition is associated with inflammation. One of the symptoms of this sort of inflammation is a weakened flow of the urine stream and dribbling.

Corn silk may be beneficial here because it acts as an anti-inflammatory and as a natural diuretic, and therefore may help to increase urine flow and reduce

pain associated with the inflammation of the prostate.

Of course, there is also lycopene mentioned at the start of this article. Lycopene is indeed an important nutrient to be used in quality prostate health formulas -- or you can get it from eating foods, like fresh tomatoes.

And, no, ketchup does not count as a fresh tomato food! In fact, even if ketchup did contain any good lycopene content, the benefits would be more than offset by all the horrible high fructose corn syrup in such products.

Lastly, although you can't get these in prostate health supplements, the US National Cancer Institute did a study which revealed that men who consumed just 1/3 rd of an ounce (that's not much at all) of onions, scallions, garlic and chives per day were far less likely to have prostate cancer.

Yes, we realize that you can buy garlic supplements and they are often sold in supplements for prostate health. But we don't believe they are effective because the beneficial compound in garlic, called allicin, is highly volatile, and is only released when the garlic is crushed or chopped, and, most importantly, quickly deteriorates.

This is why, in our opinion, a lot of garlic supplements have been shown to be ineffective because the allicin is not stable whereas fresh garlic works since you are eating it soon after you chop it up.

So when you look at supplements for prostate health, skip the garlic and just eat more of it.

Get more info on prostate health supplements to consider using at: http://www.nutritional-supplement-info.com/prostate-herbs.html