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Prostrate - How To Keep A Healthy Prostate
Most men over the age of 50 are liable, according to statistics,
to get prostate cancer. For American men, about 300,000 new cases
are dianosed each year, and some 35,000 men die of this disease
annually. The numbers are increasing as well.
What is the problem?
The prostate is a chestnut-shaped gland and organ that sits right
below the bladder and is wrapped around the urethra. Other than
closing the urethra during erection, the prostate has nothing
to do with a man's urinary system.
The prostate is needed for ejaculation, as the ejaculate passes
through the same urethra as the urine does. The prostate gland's
basic job is to add special fluid to the sperm before it exits
the penis during ejaculation. This is why the prostate sits below
the bladder, and also why prostate problems interfere with a man's
ability to urinate and to have sex. The prostate is affected three
ways:
1. infection
2. enlargement
3. cancer
What are the problem's symptoms?
For infection (called prostitis) there is a great deal of pain,
fever, and uninary problems. There are medicines and conventional
therapies, however following the dietary rules below are very
beneficial for prostitis.
Englargement (known as BHP or benign prostatic hypertrophy) is
a non-cancerous enlarement of the prostate. The symptons are hesitancy
in urinating, dribbling of urine before and after urinating, frequent
urination, straining to start the stream, urgency of urination,
and getting up several times at night to urinate.
Cancer of the prostate symptons are quite the same as BHP and
many men are quite unaware they have cancer of the prostate, as
there are often no symptoms at all. A PSA test done every 6 months
is now a necessity for every man over 45.
What can be done about it?
Actually a lot. Diet and stress appear to be the main culprits.
Here is a list of "do eat" and "do not eat"
that is quite time tested.
| Do Eat |
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Do NOT Eat |
| lots of fresh vegetables and fruits, legumes
(peas, beans, and lentils). fresh fish. And especially fish
from cold ocean waters (such as salmon, sardines, mackerel,
and cod) have large amounts of essential fatty acids. whole
grain in moderation, rather than refined (white) breads, pasta,
crackers, rice, and other grains |
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fatty meats, fatty meats, excess of salts, hydrogenated
oils, such as those found in margarine, donuts, cookies, cakes,
other desserts, potato chips, and other deep-fried foods.
canned, packaged, or otherwise processed foods, sodas, alcohol,
black teas (which includes most iced teas), or coffee, and
dairy foods, especially if they have been pasteurized |
Are there Special Foods that Can Cure the Cancer?
Perhaps; and this is still a subject open to debate,but chilli
peppers have been shown to inhibit the cancerous cells of the
prostate. There was a study done recently at UCLA in California
which indicate as much.
Also there are several herbs and food additives known for their
beneficial action on the prostate. They are:
- Saw palmetto: This herb is now well-known to shrink enlarged
prostates and to lower PSA..
- Green tea: The catechins found in green tea are the likely
"medicines" for the prostate, although it is not known
exactly how they prevent or combat existing prostate cancer.
The usual dose is no less than 6 cups per day.
- Pygeum: Pygenum has been used to treat diseases of the prostate
and urinary tract for many years.
- Nettle: The Nettle is rich in vitamin C, iron, and other proven
nutrients that bolster the prostate.
- Kelp: This is seaweed, and plentiful in iodine and contains
minerals that help to prevent and treat prostate cancer. Asian
men, with high doses of kelp in their diet (than American men)
have a much lower incidence of any prostate problem.
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