Prostadine: What It Is, What It Costs and Where to Buy It

What is in each dropper

The sales page names nine ingredients. We checked the sales page and the seller’s help, reference and affiliate pages and found no Supplement Facts label, so none of the amounts is known:

The full list: nori yaki extract powder, wakame extract, kelp powder, bladderwrack powder, saw palmetto, pomegranate extract, iodine, shilajit and neem. Each bottle holds 2 fl oz (60 mL), a 30-day supply at two droppers a day. If you buy it, read the label on the bottle for the amounts, especially the iodine.

Illustrations by Health and Wellness Studies, not to scale.

The hard-water claim

The sales page opens with a “new scientific discovery”: a “recent Harvard study” that supposedly blames hard tap water for a dangerous buildup of toxic minerals, and the seller’s affiliate material goes further, saying this buildup makes the prostate larger. The page does not name the study, and its own reference list does not include one.

We found no studies linking drinking-water hardness to an enlarged prostate. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) develops with age under the influence of male hormones, especially dihydrotestosterone (DHT). That is why prescription medicines that block DHT can shrink the prostate, and why nothing in a mineral “flush” would be expected to.

What the research shows, at a glance

Prostadine itself has never been tested in a published study, so these ratings are for its ingredients, from the studies in our full review:

The formula also leaves out the ingredients with the best small-trial evidence for urinary symptoms, such as pygeum, beta-sitosterol and rye grass pollen extract. The 2006 saw palmetto trial in the page’s own reference list, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, is one of the trials that found no benefit.

An iodine point worth knowing

Prostadine adds iodine on top of four iodine-rich seaweeds, and none of the amounts is disclosed. The adult upper limit for iodine is 1,100 micrograms a day from all sources, and seaweed supplements have been linked to thyroid problems, both overactive and underactive.

What the seller claims, and what we found

• “More than 160,000 customers” and reviews from 19,651 people. Neither figure can be checked, and the page shows only selected quotes.
• “97% of customers order six bottles”. A common sales line that steers buyers to the biggest package before they have tried the product.
• Customer quotes about dating again and a libido “as in my 20s”. Prostadine is sold for the prostate and bladder; none of its ingredients is proven to change either.
• An “FDA-approved facility”. The FDA does not approve supplement factories; it registers and inspects them.
• A bonus that turns plain water into “the most powerful natural Viagra”. No drink does that, and a claim like this is a reason for caution about the rest of the page.
• Keeping the prostate “mineral-free”. The minerals in tap water are not what makes a prostate grow, as the section above explains.

Get urinary symptoms checked first

A weak stream, urgency, dribbling and getting up at night usually come from an enlarged prostate, but an infection, bladder problems, diabetes and prostate cancer can cause the same symptoms. A doctor can check with a simple examination, a urine test and, if needed, a PSA blood test.

• Seek care straight away if you cannot pass urine at all, see blood in your urine, or have painful, urgent urination with fever and chills.
• Ask a pharmacist first if you take regular medicine, including tamsulosin, finasteride, blood thinners or diabetes medicines.

What helps urinary symptoms

If you still want a supplement, choose one that lists its doses of pygeum or beta-sitosterol, give it two to three months, and keep taking any prescribed medicine. Our prostate guide compares the evidence.

Which package makes sense?

There is no single bottle. Two bottles cost $158 plus $9.99 shipping, three cost $207 and six cost $294, with free US shipping on three or six; that is about $2.80, $2.30 and $1.63 a day. The six-bottle order adds two e-books, a kidney “detox” and a libido guide. It is a one-time payment, not a subscription, and the crossed-out “regular” prices of $358 to $1,074 are not what anyone pays.

The sales page says 97% of customers order six bottles. Without a label, and with ingredients that showed little or no benefit in trials, two bottles is the most we would risk.

• Two bottles ($167.99 with shipping) keep the amount you risk lowest, inside the 60-day refund window.
• Six bottles ($294) give the lowest price per bottle, but commit you to half a year before you can check the label or judge the effect.

How to take it

• The dose: two full droppers (2 mL) a day, preferably in the morning, under the tongue or in a drink.
• Read the label on arrival: check the iodine amount against the 1,100 microgram daily limit, counting any other iodine or kelp you take.
• Keep your medicines: do not stop prescribed prostate medicine to try it.
• Track your symptoms: note how often you get up at night and how strong your flow is in the first week, so you can judge it fairly by day 60.
• Stop if you notice a racing heart, shakiness, tiredness or swelling in the neck, which can be signs of a thyroid problem, and see a doctor.

How the 60-day refund works

1. Keep the paperwork. Save ClickBank’s confirmation email, the packing slip and every bottle, opened or empty.
2. Email support with “Refund Request” in the subject line.
3. Post all the bottles with the packing slip to the returns address in Tallmadge, Ohio, shown on the seller’s refund page. You pay the postage.
4. Allow time. The refund is processed a few days after the package arrives, plus 5 to 10 days for your bank. ClickBank’s order support at clkbank.com can also help.