References for Treatment of Enlarged Prostate

The following is a list of additional sources that you can turn to for more information about benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). BPH is a pervasive issue affecting more than half of men over the age of 51, and arming yourself with as much information as possible is critical to managing your health and alleviating the painful enlarged prostate symptoms you may be experiencing.

• Lippman SB & Nash K: Monoamine oxidase inhibitor update. Potential adverse food and drug interactions. Drug Safety 1990; 5:195-204
• Anon: Foods interacting with MAOI inhibitors. Med Lett Drug Ther. 1989; 31:11-12
• Lacy Chas. F. et al.: Tyramine content of foods. Drug Information Handbook 18th edition 2009.
• Pennington Jean A T: Caffeine content of beverages and foods. Bowes & Church's Food Values of Portions Commonly Used, 16th edition 1994
• Krause M V & Mahan L K: Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy 1979; 463-465
• MSG: Truthinlabeling.org
• Life Extension, Volume 16, Number 2, February 2010, www.lifeextension.com
• John Hopkins Health Alerts, www.johnhopkins@e.johnhopkinshealthalerts.com
• Toxicants Occurring Naturally in Foods, National Academy of Science, Washington DC, table on page 172

Please also view our Food List to see how diet impacts your symptoms and avoiding certain foods can significantly improve your health.

Additional information to help you with your prostate treatment journey can be found on the page about my BPH story and the pages about environmental factors affecting BPH and vaso-active amines and MSG. I hope these resources are useful to you as you seek treatment for your enlarged prostate.