The primary emphasis is still on issues such as a neurochemical aberration, stress, and the like. But from own perspec­tive, doctor believe that nutrition is a factor in about 25 percent of depressed individuals.

Moreover, nutritional deficiencies are common in depressed people, adds doctor, though which comes first—deficiency or depression—isn’t entirely clear. “If people haven’t been eating right their whole lives, it can start to catch up with them in their forties or fifties. And if they have a ten­dency toward depression, it often shows up around the same time,” he says.

While poor nutrition probably doesn’t cause depression, correcting a defi­ciency can be beneficial if you’re battling it, says doctor. But nutri­tional supplements are no substitute for professional evaluation. “If you think you’re depressed,” he advises, “it’s crucial that you see a physician or psychia­trist for help.”

Male Pelvis

urine. Your urine stream may be weak or intermittent. You find yourself getting up at night to urinate, or you feel like your bladder is still partly full after you’ve gone. These are all signs of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), an enlargement of the prostate gland.

Statistics suggest that BPH is hard to avoid. More than half of all men over age 50 have significant prostate enlargement, and the rest have at least some. Simply getting older seems to be the main risk factor.

Male Reproductive Tract

The vast majority of men have some degree of prostate involvement as they age; it’s a consequence of aging that’s almost unique to the human species. Enlargement does not inevitably lead to drugs or surgery, however.

The best way to attack the problem early is by getting routine prostate exams every year after age 55. And some doctors contend that it’s possible to slow enlargement enough to avoid surgery and drugs, especially if you take the right steps at the first signs of problems. The steps they recom­mend include dietary changes, herbs, and nutritional therapy.