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Preventing Prostate Cancer With Prostate Health Vitamins
February 24th, 2009
Preventing prostate cancer and other related prostate problems can be achieved through regular visits to your doctor and use of natrual prostate health vitamins .
Adequate intake of antioxidants can protect prostate. Research shows that antioxidants can lower prostate cancer risk.Supplements such as Lycopene and Saw Palmetto seem to dramatically reduce prostate cancer risk.
There is growing evidence that certain micro-nutrients, more specifically antioxidants, may help prevent cancer prostate. It has also been shown that lypocene and other antioxidants reduce the risk of cancer prostate. Antioxidants may help shield against prostate cancer and heart disease by neutralizing harmful molecules known as oxygen free radicals. “This large prospective study provides further evidence that oxidative stress may be one of the important mechanisms for prostate cancer development and progression, and adequate intake of antioxidants, such as selenium, lycopene and vitamin E, may help prevent prostate cancer,” said Dr Haojie Li, a researcher at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. The potential importance of diverse antioxidants in prostate cancer development is further supported by recent results indicating decreased prostate cancer incidence among men with increased exposure to selenium and vitamin E supplements. More and more research shows that antioxidants in vegetables, particularly tomatoes and broccoli, can lower prostate cancer risk, while foods from animals may increase risk.
Benefits Of Tomatos
One dietary supplement which seems to dramatically reduce prostate cancer risk is lycopene, especially found in diets heavy in cooked tomatoes. Lycopene is a phytochemical that is found in certain fruits and vegetables like tomatoes and grapefruits. Tomatoes also contain significant quantities of potassium, as well as some vitamin A and vitamin E. As in the previous study, the benefits appeared to come primarily from cooked products, rather than from raw tomatoes. Also, tomatoes figure prominently in a Mediterranean type diet, which includes plenty of fruits and vegetables and olive oil, and lesser amounts of meats and animal fat. These findings suggest that intake of lycopene or other compounds in tomatoes may reduce prostate cancer risk, but other measured carotenoids are unrelated to risk
OMEGA-3
Some scientists believe that rates of cancer in the modern world are largely tied to the drastic imbalances in our diets between Omega-6 and Omega-3 fatty acids. Researchers at the Christie Hospital in Manchester found evidence for this effect in laboratory tests, where they showed that omega-3 fats can inhibit invasion by prostate cancer cells, potentially reducing the threat of metastasis. Omega-3 fatty acids are found in salmon and other fatty fish, cold-water fish such as tuna, trout, striped bass, sardines, and herring, and are available in supplement capsules. Omega-3 enriched eggs from hens fed rations containing flaxseed are also very popular. Omega-6 fatty acids are concentrated in corn, sunflower and most oils in the processed foods we eat.
In addition to being mercury-free, the Vital Choice Alaskan salmon is loaded with omega-3 with EPA and DHA , is high in antioxidants to help you live longer, and tastes absolutely delicious. The American diet is almost devoid of Omega 3′s, except for certain types of fish. In fact, researchers believe that about 60% of Americans are deficient in Omega-3 fatty acids, and about 20% have so little that test methods cannot even detect any in their blood. Worse, we eat man-made trans-fats and excessive amounts of saturated fats and vegetable oils high in Omega-6 fatty acids, all of which interfere which our body’s attempt to utilize the tiny amount of Omega-3 fats that it gets.
RED WINE
Red wine had the greatest impact on the most aggressive, fast-spreading prostate tumors, leading to a 60 percent reduction in such cases, researchers found. Red wine contains oligomeric proanthocyanidins or procyanidins, which are plant antioxidants. Several studies suggest that four to eight glasses of red wine per week spread out over several sessions will lower your prostate cancer risk.
An analysis finds the risks of having advanced prostate cancer was 50 percent lower for men who drink five or more cups of green tea a day compared with those who have less than one cup, the study said. Study suggests consumption of soy protein may play a role in reducing the risk of prostate cancer. Exercise may reduce, and even reverse, bone loss caused by hormone and radiation therapies used in the treatment of localized prostate cancer.
You can’t prevent prostate cancer just by taking vitamins or supplements, but growing evidence says changing your diet and behavior could lower your risk. Research has shown that total intake (diet and supplement) of 200 mg/day can reduce your prostate cancer risk. Although that is a lot of green tea, there are supplements that seem to offer the same protective effect. Saw Palmetto is a supplement that has been proven to reduce the effects of benign prostate hyperplasia, and possibly the risk of prostate cancer.
Appropriate supplements can give you a protective effect and even more. The first priority is your health. Take action to protect your precious life.
Doctors Back Wider Consideration Of Prostate Drug
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Prostate Herbs and Supplements
February 24th, 2009
Prostate Health with Natural Vitamins and Herbs – maintain proper prostate function through proper diet, exercise and supplementation. Preventing prostate problem later in life starts with providing proper health early in life and not just later.
Grow and use your own herbs. You’ll be healthier and it might just save your life.
From the age of around 45 years, a majority of men begin to experience changes in their urination patterns. In varying degrees, the experience can be a subtle change or can become a very distressing painful and in some cases embarrassing experience. This is the age at which the prostate gland begins to change and may swell around the urethra and constrict the flow of urine. This may mean an increase in the urge to urinate more frequently as the restriction inhibits emptying of the bladder. In extreme cases the restriction may be extreme and result in painful slow elimination. Kidney problems may follow.
Most pharmaceutical products have limited if any effect and so, more and more men are turning to herbal alternatives with some promising results. Most recent prostate studies show that herbal remedies are a more effective treatment method than drugs.
The most common herbs used successfully are;
1.Saw Palmetto,
2.Stinging Nettle,
3.Rye Pollen,
4.Pygeum, and
5.Lycopene.
Lycopene is one of the more promising recommended substances. It is a component of tomato and is only present in cooked tomato products. European diets where tomatoes are widely used have been associated with low incidence of prostate enlargement.
Erectile dysfunctions and painful ejaculations are associated with drug based treatments and so men are naturally very wary of this. Herbs on the other hand have few if any harmful effects. Herbs are also more affordable.
Combine Herbs For More Effective Treatment
Saw Palmetto Berry, stinging nettle and Pygeum Africanum, are often used in combination to produce a more potent and effective treatment for prostate problems.
The Saw Palmetto berry contains both serona repens and serrulata. Together these make a powerful combination, making it no surprise that this berry has been in use for hundreds of years. It is also an aphrodisiac which increases the production of sperm and increases sexual prowess.
On the other hand Stinging nettle has been recorded as an effective treatment of arthritis but also prostate disease. The African Plum or Pygeum is another popular herb used to treat the prostate.
Whilst all these are effective in the treatment of prostate conditions, it is imperative to visit your doctor at least six monthly to check for changes in the size of the prostate. It is a case of early intervention as well as prevention may win the day.
New research suggests that green tea may help prevent the spread of prostate cancer. Specifically phytochemicals in green tea, called polyphenols attack growth factors and proteins, [...]
Preventive Effect Of Herbal Supplement
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From the olive-sized berries of the saw palmetto tree comes the best prostate herb according to many Naturopaths, herbalists, and other like-minded professionals.
Curing Your Urinary Tract Infection Naturally
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Prostrate gland disorders are male disorders and the treatm fef ent of this disease needs to be done meticulously and with proper care and concern.
Natural Treatments For Prostate Cancer
Most pharmaceutical products have limited if any effect and so, more and more men are turning to herbal alternatives with some promising results.
Prostate Herbs – A Natural Prostate Cure
Grow and use your own herbs. You’ll be healthier and it might just save your life.
| By Michael Haydon Published: 2/17/2007 |
