Prostate milking, also called prostate massage is quite popular now. How does prostate milk do, whate prostate disease can the prostate milk cure? Is it OK to use prostate milking for enlarged prostate?
The prostate is a very important part of the male reproductive system. The main function of the prostate is to secrete the slightly alkaline fluid that constitutes around ten to thirty percent of the seminal fluid. This seminal fluid along with spermatozoa is the main constituents of semen. The prostate of the human is located just below the urinary bladder and is surrounding the urethra.
Uses of Prostate Milking: Prostate massage, also known as prostate milking, is majorly used for medical and clinical purposes. It is used to reduce the pressure on the prostate by milking it. This process is sometimes termed as prostate milking. Prostate massage is used as a preventive medical treatment for chronic prostatitis or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Disadvantages and Dangers of Prostate Massage/Milking: There are several health risks associated with Prostate massage. Therefore, it should always be carried out in the right manner. For example, vigorous prostate massage in cases of individuals suffering from an acute prostatitis may lead to a particular type of gangrene, called Fournier’s Gangrene or local cellulite. Vigorous prostate massage can also cause septicaemia, a kind of blood poisoning, hemorrhoidal flareup and even the transfer of prostate cancer into other parts of the body in some individuals. Though Prostate massage has been found to be useful in draining out the sequestered secretions in an inflamed prostate, no additional benefit was seen in adding prostate massage to the use of antibiotics for the treatment of prostatitis. A gentle prostate massage has been known to relieve hemorrhoids and fissures in the prostate. There is a change of a vigorous massage of the prostate resulting in the tearing of the short segment of the urethra that lies just below the prostate and at the beginning of the penile urethra, which is termed as membranous urethra. Inappropriate prostate massages can cause the pushing back of the normal urethral flora into the epididymis and the epididiymitis. Also, proper care should be taken while carrying out a prostate milking, because if done incorrectly, it can actually damage many sensitive nerves and tissues that reside on the head of the prostate gland. Carrying out a prostate milking and massage: Normally, a prostate massager is used during a prostate massage. However, one can carry out a prostate massage without any external device, except a latex glove. Here is the procedure for carrying out a Prostate Massage: Visit the bathroom and ensure that the bladder as well as the bowels is cleaned out thoroughly. One should maintain physical hygiene before carrying out a Prostate milking and prostate massage. For example, one should ensure that their fingertips and fingernails are clean. Cover your hand with a sterile latex glove. Make sure that you use a lubricant, preferably a water based lubricant. One should then assume a position that would they would be comfortable in. Just keep in mind whether you can reach your prostate gland with your gloved hand. Then, one has to gently insert their fingers into their anus, till they reach the prostate gland. The prostate gland is near about the size of a walnut. One will have to move their hands along the rectum wall and will reach the prostate while they move their hand towards their belly button. Once the prostate gland is located, one can massage it gently on both sides. Care should be taken that one should not massage the top of the prostate gland, because it has several sensitive nerves which may cause problems for the individual. After a few moments, the prostate gland will be stimulated enough to contract, causing it to secrete the prostate fluid. Prostate massage is good for the health, but it comes with its own set of disadvantages when it is done in the wrong way. Therefore, one should always consult their doctors before carrying out a prostate massage.
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NATURAL PROSTATE HEALTH
Physical disability, especially spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis, in men often results in significant sexual dysfunction. Under such circumstances, the last thing one needs is to have these sexual problems further aggravated by prostate disorders.
Affecting not just elderly men, prostate disorders are much more common than would be expected in middle-aged individuals. For example, over half of 40-59 year-old men have enlarged prostates, and, although most will not develop clinically significant disease, one fourth of 50-year olds have some cancerous cells in their prostate.
Due to the problem’s magnitude, this article’s purpose is to highlight various prostate-enhancing nutritional, herbal, or alternative medicine approaches that may help one avert more serious pharmaceutical and surgical therapies. Using these preventive approaches should not, however, lull one into foregoing regular prostate-screening exams.
The prostate, located below the bladder, is a walnut-size gland that produces seminal fluid. Because the gland surrounds the urethra that drains the bladder, prostate disorders often affect urination. The three most common disorders are 1) an inflammatory infection called prostatitis; 2) benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a prevalent non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate; and 3) cancer, the most frequent male malignancy.
Prostate disorders are associated with age-related changes in steroid sex hormones. After age 40, testosterone declines, and a testosterone variant called dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and the female-associated hormone estrogen increase. DHT stimulates cell growth and, in turn, prostate enlargement. By inhibiting DHT elimination, estrogen has the same effect.
Food and Nutrient Supplements:
Prostate dysfunction has been called a nutritional disease. It is much more common in developed Western countries that emphasize animal-derived foods, such as red meat, dairy products, and eggs, all foods that tend to accumulate environmental toxins. In contrast, fruit- and vegetable-rich diets exert a protective effect.
Scientific studies are challenging some entrenched views on what we have traditionally considered nutritionally wholesome foods. For example, growing evidence suggests that milk may be bad for the prostate. Overall, countries that consume the most milk have the highest incidence of prostate cancer. The culprit appears to be milk’s calcium. Excessive calcium intake, regardless of source, apparently suppresses the synthesis of a form of vitamin D that inhibits prostate cancer.
In contrast, men who consume tomatoes, tomato-based foods (e.g., ketchup, pasta, etc.), guavas, watermelon, and pink grapefruit are reportedly less likely to get prostate cancer. These foods contain a powerful antioxidant agent called lycopene (see www.lycopene.org) that gives them their characteristic red color. Available as a nutritional supplement, lycopene not only prevents prostate cancer but also may reduce existing tumor size.
Another prostate-protecting food is fructose, the sugar in fruit that is used to sweeten many foods. Overall, its consumption is associated with a reduced prostate-cancer risk. Unlike calcium, fructose stimulates the production of a vitamin D form that inhibits tumors.
Several trace nutrients that are often deficient in our diet also enhance prostate health. For example, a lack of zinc especially affects the prostate because this gland uses it much more than any other body part. By altering steroid hormone metabolism, zinc supplementation can reduce prostate enlargement. Interestingly, pumpkin seeds, a traditional folk remedy promoting male reproductive and prostate health, are rich in zinc.
Selenium is another often-deficient trace nutrient that is essential for prostate health. Increasing selenium intake, whether through supplements or selenium-rich foods (e.g., Brazil nuts), has been shown to reduce prostate-cancer risk.
Other nutritional factors that may inhibit prostate cancer include vitamin D; vitamin E, an antioxidant that inhibits cancer growth; soy-based foods, which contain the cancer-inhibiting agent genistein; and garlic, which possess cancer-fighting, sulfur-containing compounds.
Herbal Remedies:
In Europe, herbal remedies are widely used to treat prostate disorders. In America, however, a regulatory charade makes these remedies available by pretending that they are merely dietary supplements (insert link). Because of the extensive scientific base that often supports their use, they are much more than folk remedies.
Foremost among these herbs is saw palmetto, isolated from the berries of a small palm tree common to the U.S.’s southeastern coastal region. A traditional Native American remedy, saw palmetto reduces prostate enlargement by inhibiting the synthesis of growth-stimulating DHT and promoting DHT elimination by lowering estrogen levels.
Many clinical studies demonstrate saw palmetto’s effectiveness. In fact, the herb works better in treating prostate enlargement than the frequently prescribed drug Proscar. Specifically, saw palmetto was shown to be effective in nearly 90% of patients after 4-6 weeks, while Proscar works in fewer than a half the patients after a year. And since the drug is less effective, much more expensive, and its major side effect is erectile dysfunction, choosing saw palmetto seems self-evident.
Often administered with saw palmetto, another herbal heavyweight is pygeum. An indigenous African remedy obtained from tree bark, studies indicate that pygeum can treat BPH and prostatitis. The herb also contains chemicals that inhibit DHT-associated prostate enlargement.
A third herbal remedy is Cernilton, a popular European product prepared from the extract of mainly rye pollen. Numerous studies document Cernilton’s ability to treat BPH and prostatitis (see www.cernitinamerica.com).
Finally, stinging nettle is a traditional herbal folk remedy for many ailments, including prostate disorders. Clinical studies indicate that the herb (marketed as Bazoton in Europe) also can relieve BPH symptoms.
Homeopathy:
Homeopathy is a popular alternative healing tradition that offers several remedies for prostate disorders. Although often confused with herbal and nutritional therapies that bear similar names, homeopathy is based on fundamentally different principles. With homeopathy’s like-cures-like philosophy, substances that cause symptoms of illness in healthy people can be used in exceedingly low doses to cure similar symptoms from illness. According to the “Consumer Guide to Homeopathy” (Dana Ullman, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1995), homeopathic remedies for prostate disorders include Chimaphilla umbellata, Pulsatilla, Clematis, Apis, Staphysagria, Selenium, Baryta carb, Kali bic, and Causticum.
Magnetic Fields:
Evidence suggests that cancers can be treated with magnetic fields. As such, it has been suggested that prostate tumor growth can be inhibited by sitting for several hours a day on a magnet (e.g., magnetic pad). Because the north-pole-associated field - the side that attracts the north-pole-seeking end of a compass needle - slows down biological growth while the south-pole field stimulates growth, cancers should be treated with only the magnet’s north-pole field.
Conclusion:
One way or another, economic factors pervasively influence our health. For example, the dairy industry relentlessly promotes milk’s benefits to adults in spite of much evidence to the contrary, and ketchup producers now portray the condiment as a health food. It is hard to know who to listen to. Physicians, upon whom we rely on for advice, listen mostly to profit-motivated drug companies when it concerns our medicines and have had little training in nutritional, herbal, or alternative healing approaches.
Even though 1) safer, less expensive, and more effective options are often available, 2) h a blue-ribbon federal health advisory committee concluded that way too many prostate surgeries are being performed, and 3) everyone complains about soaring medical costs, American men still spend billions of dollars annually on surgical and pharmaceutical treatments, often possessing serious side effects. Knowledge is power. If we don’t want economic factors influencing our health, we need to reclaim more responsibility for it and further educate ourselves on healing options.
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Affecting not just elderly men, prostate disorders are much more common than would be expected in middle-aged individuals. For example, over half of 40-59 year-old men have enlarged prostates, and, although most will not develop clinically significant disease, one fourth of 50-year olds have some cancerous cells in their prostate.
Due to the problem’s magnitude, this article’s purpose is to highlight various prostate-enhancing nutritional, herbal, or alternative medicine approaches that may help one avert more serious pharmaceutical and surgical therapies. Using these preventive approaches should not, however, lull one into foregoing regular prostate-screening exams.
The prostate, located below the bladder, is a walnut-size gland that produces seminal fluid. Because the gland surrounds the urethra that drains the bladder, prostate disorders often affect urination. The three most common disorders are 1) an inflammatory infection called prostatitis; 2) benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a prevalent non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate; and 3) cancer, the most frequent male malignancy.
Prostate disorders are associated with age-related changes in steroid sex hormones. After age 40, testosterone declines, and a testosterone variant called dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and the female-associated hormone estrogen increase. DHT stimulates cell growth and, in turn, prostate enlargement. By inhibiting DHT elimination, estrogen has the same effect.
Food and Nutrient Supplements:
Prostate dysfunction has been called a nutritional disease. It is much more common in developed Western countries that emphasize animal-derived foods, such as red meat, dairy products, and eggs, all foods that tend to accumulate environmental toxins. In contrast, fruit- and vegetable-rich diets exert a protective effect.
Scientific studies are challenging some entrenched views on what we have traditionally considered nutritionally wholesome foods. For example, growing evidence suggests that milk may be bad for the prostate. Overall, countries that consume the most milk have the highest incidence of prostate cancer. The culprit appears to be milk’s calcium. Excessive calcium intake, regardless of source, apparently suppresses the synthesis of a form of vitamin D that inhibits prostate cancer.
In contrast, men who consume tomatoes, tomato-based foods (e.g., ketchup, pasta, etc.), guavas, watermelon, and pink grapefruit are reportedly less likely to get prostate cancer. These foods contain a powerful antioxidant agent called lycopene (see www.lycopene.org) that gives them their characteristic red color. Available as a nutritional supplement, lycopene not only prevents prostate cancer but also may reduce existing tumor size.
Another prostate-protecting food is fructose, the sugar in fruit that is used to sweeten many foods. Overall, its consumption is associated with a reduced prostate-cancer risk. Unlike calcium, fructose stimulates the production of a vitamin D form that inhibits tumors.
Several trace nutrients that are often deficient in our diet also enhance prostate health. For example, a lack of zinc especially affects the prostate because this gland uses it much more than any other body part. By altering steroid hormone metabolism, zinc supplementation can reduce prostate enlargement. Interestingly, pumpkin seeds, a traditional folk remedy promoting male reproductive and prostate health, are rich in zinc.
Selenium is another often-deficient trace nutrient that is essential for prostate health. Increasing selenium intake, whether through supplements or selenium-rich foods (e.g., Brazil nuts), has been shown to reduce prostate-cancer risk.
Other nutritional factors that may inhibit prostate cancer include vitamin D; vitamin E, an antioxidant that inhibits cancer growth; soy-based foods, which contain the cancer-inhibiting agent genistein; and garlic, which possess cancer-fighting, sulfur-containing compounds.
Herbal Remedies:
In Europe, herbal remedies are widely used to treat prostate disorders. In America, however, a regulatory charade makes these remedies available by pretending that they are merely dietary supplements (insert link). Because of the extensive scientific base that often supports their use, they are much more than folk remedies.
Foremost among these herbs is saw palmetto, isolated from the berries of a small palm tree common to the U.S.’s southeastern coastal region. A traditional Native American remedy, saw palmetto reduces prostate enlargement by inhibiting the synthesis of growth-stimulating DHT and promoting DHT elimination by lowering estrogen levels.
Many clinical studies demonstrate saw palmetto’s effectiveness. In fact, the herb works better in treating prostate enlargement than the frequently prescribed drug Proscar. Specifically, saw palmetto was shown to be effective in nearly 90% of patients after 4-6 weeks, while Proscar works in fewer than a half the patients after a year. And since the drug is less effective, much more expensive, and its major side effect is erectile dysfunction, choosing saw palmetto seems self-evident.
Often administered with saw palmetto, another herbal heavyweight is pygeum. An indigenous African remedy obtained from tree bark, studies indicate that pygeum can treat BPH and prostatitis. The herb also contains chemicals that inhibit DHT-associated prostate enlargement.
A third herbal remedy is Cernilton, a popular European product prepared from the extract of mainly rye pollen. Numerous studies document Cernilton’s ability to treat BPH and prostatitis (see www.cernitinamerica.com).
Finally, stinging nettle is a traditional herbal folk remedy for many ailments, including prostate disorders. Clinical studies indicate that the herb (marketed as Bazoton in Europe) also can relieve BPH symptoms.
Homeopathy:
Homeopathy is a popular alternative healing tradition that offers several remedies for prostate disorders. Although often confused with herbal and nutritional therapies that bear similar names, homeopathy is based on fundamentally different principles. With homeopathy’s like-cures-like philosophy, substances that cause symptoms of illness in healthy people can be used in exceedingly low doses to cure similar symptoms from illness. According to the “Consumer Guide to Homeopathy” (Dana Ullman, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1995), homeopathic remedies for prostate disorders include Chimaphilla umbellata, Pulsatilla, Clematis, Apis, Staphysagria, Selenium, Baryta carb, Kali bic, and Causticum.
Magnetic Fields:
Evidence suggests that cancers can be treated with magnetic fields. As such, it has been suggested that prostate tumor growth can be inhibited by sitting for several hours a day on a magnet (e.g., magnetic pad). Because the north-pole-associated field - the side that attracts the north-pole-seeking end of a compass needle - slows down biological growth while the south-pole field stimulates growth, cancers should be treated with only the magnet’s north-pole field.
Conclusion:
One way or another, economic factors pervasively influence our health. For example, the dairy industry relentlessly promotes milk’s benefits to adults in spite of much evidence to the contrary, and ketchup producers now portray the condiment as a health food. It is hard to know who to listen to. Physicians, upon whom we rely on for advice, listen mostly to profit-motivated drug companies when it concerns our medicines and have had little training in nutritional, herbal, or alternative healing approaches.
Even though 1) safer, less expensive, and more effective options are often available, 2) h a blue-ribbon federal health advisory committee concluded that way too many prostate surgeries are being performed, and 3) everyone complains about soaring medical costs, American men still spend billions of dollars annually on surgical and pharmaceutical treatments, often possessing serious side effects. Knowledge is power. If we don’t want economic factors influencing our health, we need to reclaim more responsibility for it and further educate ourselves on healing options.
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Prostate cancer prevention: What you can do
You may help avoid prostate cancer by exercising and eating a low-fat diet rich in fruits, vegetables and fish. But the jury's still out on supplements and medications.
There's no sure way to prevent prostate cancer — but you can make some choices that might help. Prostate cancer is complicated, and researchers are still trying to understand the full range of factors that cause it — and determine which prevention strategies are safe and most effective.
Experts know that diet and lifestyle choices play a part in prostate cancer risk. Some medications and supplements also show promise in preventing prostate cancer, but more research is needed in this area.
While any man can get prostate cancer, it's most common in older men, men with a family history of prostate cancer and in black men. While age, genetics and race are factors you can't change, there are some factors you can control.
Here are a few things that you can do to help lower your risk of prostate cancer — and a few things that are still not proved, but might help. These steps may also help prevent other cancers and health conditions such as heart disease.
Nutrition and preventing prostate cancer
So far, research does not support definite nutritional guidelines for preventing prostate cancer. However, you can reasonably act on these suggestions:
Don't overeat. Eat moderate-sized portions and keep your calories under control.
Avoid high-fat foods. Prostate cancer rates vary greatly from one country to another, with the highest rates appearing in countries where people tend to eat a lot of fat. A diet high in saturated fats (such as animal fats found in red meat) may pose the greatest risk.
Make healthy choices. Choose whole-grain foods, such as brown rice and whole-wheat bread. Limit sweets and salt.
Drink alcohol in moderation. Generally, this means no more than two drinks a day for men.
Eat a variety of fruits and vegetables. A diet high in fruits and vegetables has been linked to a lower risk of various kinds of cancer. Recent studies cast doubt on the theory that lycopene — an antioxidant found in tomatoes — lowers prostate cancer risk. But don't stop eating tomatoes. Eating plenty of all kinds of vegetables, including tomatoes, may help ward off prostate cancer and other cancers.
Eat foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids. While a diet high in most kinds of fat is linked to a higher risk of cancer and other health problems, there is an exception. Omega-3 fatty acids — a type of fat found in cold-water fish such as salmon, herring and mackerel — appear to reduce the risk of certain cancers.
Experts are still studying other foods to see whether they help prevent prostate cancer. While the verdict's still out, eating more of these foods probably won't hurt — and may help prevent cancer and other health problems:
Eat soy products and legumes. Soybeans and other legumes contain phytoestrogens, which are plant-based chemicals that behave like the hormone estrogen in the human body. These chemicals might help to prevent prostate cancer. In fact, one possible explanation for lower rates of prostate cancer in Asian men is that they eat more soy protein.
Drink green tea. Green tea contains antioxidants such as polyphenols that may help prevent certain cancers and other health problems.
Obesity and prostate cancer
Researchers have not established a direct link between obesity and incidence of prostate cancer. However, obesity might affect levels of hormones related to prostate cancer risk.
Strategies for preventing obesity include:
Following guidelines for a healthy diet
Meeting with your doctor to develop a plan for physical activity
Doing some form of aerobic exercise for 30 minutes or more daily
Drugs to prevent prostate cancer
Current research does not support the routine use of any drug to prevent prostate cancer, but several medications show potential benefits. Experts are studying certain drugs that affect testosterone levels. While these medications may help prevent prostate cancer, they can also cause side effects and are not generally recommended as routine use in preventing prostate cancer.
Selenium and vitamin E
Some nutrition research suggests that daily doses of the mineral selenium, vitamin E or both may help to prevent prostate cancer. The Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial, a large study launched in 2001, is following up on these observations. By its projected endpoint in 2013, the study will have data on prostate cancer incidence and treatment from more than 32,000 men.
A word of caution: Before using any supplement, talk to your doctor. Taking vitamins, herbal medicines or nutritional supplements can pose health risks, especially in high doses. This is especially important if you're taking other over-the-counter or prescription medications.
Prostate cancer risk: A common-sense perspective
Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in men, exceeded only by lung cancer. Even so, prostate cancer affects far more men than it eventually kills. According to the National Cancer Institute, about one-fifth of men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. Yet only 3 percent of American men will die of the disease.
Why does the number of prostate cancer diagnoses exceed the number of deaths by such a large ratio? One answer is that prostate cancer progresses more slowly than many other types of cancer. Many men live with it for years. Many survive disease-free after treatment. And others refrain from treatment while closely monitoring the cancer's progression — an approach known as "watchful waiting."
To keep your risks in perspective, stay in regular contact with your doctor about your prostate health. Ask about prevention strategies that make the most sense for you, given your current health and medical history.
An annual prostate checkup can't reduce your risk of cancer, as perhaps a healthy diet and exercise can. If prostate cancer does develop, a digital rectal exam (DRE) and a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test may discover the problem in its earliest stage when treatment can be most effective.
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There's no sure way to prevent prostate cancer — but you can make some choices that might help. Prostate cancer is complicated, and researchers are still trying to understand the full range of factors that cause it — and determine which prevention strategies are safe and most effective.
Experts know that diet and lifestyle choices play a part in prostate cancer risk. Some medications and supplements also show promise in preventing prostate cancer, but more research is needed in this area.
While any man can get prostate cancer, it's most common in older men, men with a family history of prostate cancer and in black men. While age, genetics and race are factors you can't change, there are some factors you can control.
Here are a few things that you can do to help lower your risk of prostate cancer — and a few things that are still not proved, but might help. These steps may also help prevent other cancers and health conditions such as heart disease.
Nutrition and preventing prostate cancer
So far, research does not support definite nutritional guidelines for preventing prostate cancer. However, you can reasonably act on these suggestions:
Don't overeat. Eat moderate-sized portions and keep your calories under control.
Avoid high-fat foods. Prostate cancer rates vary greatly from one country to another, with the highest rates appearing in countries where people tend to eat a lot of fat. A diet high in saturated fats (such as animal fats found in red meat) may pose the greatest risk.
Make healthy choices. Choose whole-grain foods, such as brown rice and whole-wheat bread. Limit sweets and salt.
Drink alcohol in moderation. Generally, this means no more than two drinks a day for men.
Eat a variety of fruits and vegetables. A diet high in fruits and vegetables has been linked to a lower risk of various kinds of cancer. Recent studies cast doubt on the theory that lycopene — an antioxidant found in tomatoes — lowers prostate cancer risk. But don't stop eating tomatoes. Eating plenty of all kinds of vegetables, including tomatoes, may help ward off prostate cancer and other cancers.
Eat foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids. While a diet high in most kinds of fat is linked to a higher risk of cancer and other health problems, there is an exception. Omega-3 fatty acids — a type of fat found in cold-water fish such as salmon, herring and mackerel — appear to reduce the risk of certain cancers.
Experts are still studying other foods to see whether they help prevent prostate cancer. While the verdict's still out, eating more of these foods probably won't hurt — and may help prevent cancer and other health problems:
Eat soy products and legumes. Soybeans and other legumes contain phytoestrogens, which are plant-based chemicals that behave like the hormone estrogen in the human body. These chemicals might help to prevent prostate cancer. In fact, one possible explanation for lower rates of prostate cancer in Asian men is that they eat more soy protein.
Drink green tea. Green tea contains antioxidants such as polyphenols that may help prevent certain cancers and other health problems.
Obesity and prostate cancer
Researchers have not established a direct link between obesity and incidence of prostate cancer. However, obesity might affect levels of hormones related to prostate cancer risk.
Strategies for preventing obesity include:
Following guidelines for a healthy diet
Meeting with your doctor to develop a plan for physical activity
Doing some form of aerobic exercise for 30 minutes or more daily
Drugs to prevent prostate cancer
Current research does not support the routine use of any drug to prevent prostate cancer, but several medications show potential benefits. Experts are studying certain drugs that affect testosterone levels. While these medications may help prevent prostate cancer, they can also cause side effects and are not generally recommended as routine use in preventing prostate cancer.
Selenium and vitamin E
Some nutrition research suggests that daily doses of the mineral selenium, vitamin E or both may help to prevent prostate cancer. The Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial, a large study launched in 2001, is following up on these observations. By its projected endpoint in 2013, the study will have data on prostate cancer incidence and treatment from more than 32,000 men.
A word of caution: Before using any supplement, talk to your doctor. Taking vitamins, herbal medicines or nutritional supplements can pose health risks, especially in high doses. This is especially important if you're taking other over-the-counter or prescription medications.
Prostate cancer risk: A common-sense perspective
Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in men, exceeded only by lung cancer. Even so, prostate cancer affects far more men than it eventually kills. According to the National Cancer Institute, about one-fifth of men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. Yet only 3 percent of American men will die of the disease.
Why does the number of prostate cancer diagnoses exceed the number of deaths by such a large ratio? One answer is that prostate cancer progresses more slowly than many other types of cancer. Many men live with it for years. Many survive disease-free after treatment. And others refrain from treatment while closely monitoring the cancer's progression — an approach known as "watchful waiting."
To keep your risks in perspective, stay in regular contact with your doctor about your prostate health. Ask about prevention strategies that make the most sense for you, given your current health and medical history.
An annual prostate checkup can't reduce your risk of cancer, as perhaps a healthy diet and exercise can. If prostate cancer does develop, a digital rectal exam (DRE) and a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test may discover the problem in its earliest stage when treatment can be most effective.
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Watch your prostate
1. Eat essential fatty acids Beneficial fats known as 'essential fatty acids' (EFAs) appear to help to combat the most common cause of enlargement of this gland, known as 'benign prostatic hypertrophy' (BPH). Eat plenty of EFA-rich nuts and seeds and supplementing with one tablespoon of flaxseed oil each day helps maintain the health of the prostate.
2. Take zinc The mineral zinc is also important for prostate health, and seems to guard against BPH, too. Foods rich in zinc include oysters, ginger and nuts, though supplementation with about 30mg of zinc each day (balanced with about 2mg of copper daily to prevent zinc-induced copper deficiency) is likely to bring added benefits.
3. Eat pumpkin seeds Pumpkin seeds are rich in both EFAs and zinc - ideal food for the prostate.
4. Take Saw Palmetto Studies show that this herb (Serenoa repens) can help reduce the symptoms of prostatic enlargement. Take 320mg a day.
5. Take exercise Regular exercise has been found to be associated with a reduced risk of an enlarged prostate - two to three hours per week seems to be of benefit.
6. Consume selenium Studies suggest that this mineral helps to protect against cancer of the prostate. Brazil nuts are a good source of this nutrient, and supplementation at a dose of 200mcg per day makes good sense.
7. Eat brassica vegetables Brassica vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower are rich in indole-3-carbinol, which may reduce the risk of prostate cancer.
8. Eat tomatoes Tomatoes and tomato-based sauces are rich in a plant chemical known as lycopene that has been linked with relative protection from this cancer.
9. Eat oily fish Men eating omega-3-rich fish have been found to be at significantly reduced risk of prostate cancer. Oily varieties to go for include salmon, trout, mackerel, herring and sardine.
10. Drink soya milk This contains isoflavones which protect against cancer-inducing hormones.
The dark side Cocoa is rich in polyphenols, which appear to afford protection from heart disease. In a recent study, the levels of one particular polyphenol (epicatechin) was measured in the bloodstreams of individuals who were fed with milk chocolate, dark chocolate or dark chocolate accompanied by some milk. As expected, the eating of dark chocolate (rich in polyphenol) led to greater increases in the levels of epicatechin compared to milk chocolate consumption. However, individuals consuming dark chocolate with milk experienced much smaller increases in epicatechin levels compared to when dark chocolate was eaten alone.
Seaweed rap While vegetarian and vegan diets can be healthy and wholesome, they can also come up short on specific nutrients including iron and vitamin B12. Recent research, published in the Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, has found that vegetarians and vegans can be prone to deficiency in the mineral iodine, too. In this study, 80 per cent of vegans and 25 per cent of vegetarians were found to be low in iodine. One good source is nori - the seaweed traditionally used in the preparation of sushi, and widely available in health food stores.
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2. Take zinc The mineral zinc is also important for prostate health, and seems to guard against BPH, too. Foods rich in zinc include oysters, ginger and nuts, though supplementation with about 30mg of zinc each day (balanced with about 2mg of copper daily to prevent zinc-induced copper deficiency) is likely to bring added benefits.
3. Eat pumpkin seeds Pumpkin seeds are rich in both EFAs and zinc - ideal food for the prostate.
4. Take Saw Palmetto Studies show that this herb (Serenoa repens) can help reduce the symptoms of prostatic enlargement. Take 320mg a day.
5. Take exercise Regular exercise has been found to be associated with a reduced risk of an enlarged prostate - two to three hours per week seems to be of benefit.
6. Consume selenium Studies suggest that this mineral helps to protect against cancer of the prostate. Brazil nuts are a good source of this nutrient, and supplementation at a dose of 200mcg per day makes good sense.
7. Eat brassica vegetables Brassica vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower are rich in indole-3-carbinol, which may reduce the risk of prostate cancer.
8. Eat tomatoes Tomatoes and tomato-based sauces are rich in a plant chemical known as lycopene that has been linked with relative protection from this cancer.
9. Eat oily fish Men eating omega-3-rich fish have been found to be at significantly reduced risk of prostate cancer. Oily varieties to go for include salmon, trout, mackerel, herring and sardine.
10. Drink soya milk This contains isoflavones which protect against cancer-inducing hormones.
The dark side Cocoa is rich in polyphenols, which appear to afford protection from heart disease. In a recent study, the levels of one particular polyphenol (epicatechin) was measured in the bloodstreams of individuals who were fed with milk chocolate, dark chocolate or dark chocolate accompanied by some milk. As expected, the eating of dark chocolate (rich in polyphenol) led to greater increases in the levels of epicatechin compared to milk chocolate consumption. However, individuals consuming dark chocolate with milk experienced much smaller increases in epicatechin levels compared to when dark chocolate was eaten alone.
Seaweed rap While vegetarian and vegan diets can be healthy and wholesome, they can also come up short on specific nutrients including iron and vitamin B12. Recent research, published in the Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, has found that vegetarians and vegans can be prone to deficiency in the mineral iodine, too. In this study, 80 per cent of vegans and 25 per cent of vegetarians were found to be low in iodine. One good source is nori - the seaweed traditionally used in the preparation of sushi, and widely available in health food stores.
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Prostate Health Diet that Reduces Enlarged Prostate
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There are sixteen different supplements that you can add to your prostate health diet. But let start with the ones you should start using right away. The first one you should start using is beta-sitosterol.
Beta-sitosterol
Beta-sitosterol is the main active ingredient in the herbs saw palmetto and pygeum. Both of these herbs do not have enough beta-sitosterol to be of real value in giving you prostate health. Now, beta-sitosterol, which can be obtained from sugar cane pulp, can be purchased in capsule doses of 300 - 600 mg, which gives you an effective dose to eliminate your enlarged prostate. Pygeum can only provide around 30 mg and you need upwards of 600 mg daily.
Go to the Internet to find a good beta - sitosterol price and quantity.
Flax Seed or Fish Oil
The nutrient to use for the best prostate health diet is flaxseed oil. Flax seed oil contains more omega-3 than omega-6 and so it makes it a good source of omega-3. The more omega-6 use, from olive oil and other vegetables oils, the more prone you will be to prostate cancer. This is not the case with omega-3 oil and this has been verified through clinical studies.
Omega-3 protects the prostates cells and has anti-inflammatory properties. Using fish oil can also be a better choice than flax seed oil since your body digests it better.
Use 1 - 2 grams of flax seed or fish oil per day.
Soy Isoflavones
Soy Isoflavones have been shown in clinical studies to have good effects on your prostate and should be added to your prostate health diet. These isoflavones are flavones and contain no photoestrogen so the have no estrogen effects in the body.
The active ingredients in the isoflavones are genestein and daidzein. Buy a brand that has up to 40 mg of isoflavones Use this quantity daily.
Ionic Minerals
The prostate needs minerals. Adding these to your prostate health diet is critical. You cannot have good prostate health without plenty of minerals and your regular diet cannot supply what you need.
Use the Ionic Minerals, which are liquids, but not the colloidal minerals. Ionic Minerals are absorbed immediately into your blood stream soon after they enter your mouth.
In addition to these ionic minerals, you need to make sure you get plenty of zinc and selenium. The prostate has more zinc than any other part of the body. So take 15 - 20 mg per day and not to exceed 40 mg.
Vitamin D
Vitamin D is another critical vitamin that you want to make sure you get plenty of. If you are out in the sun a lot, then you will not need to supplement with this vitamin. Otherwise, use up to 800 IU of this vitamin.
Vitamin E
This is the next most important Vitamin you should supplement with. Use up to 400 mg per day of the natural mixed tocopherols. Clinical studies have shown that vitamin E can reduce and suppress prostate cancer cells.
There you have it. Use, beta sitosterol, isoflavones, minerals, vitamin D, and vitamin E in your prostate health diet and see improvements in your prostate symptoms and health.
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There are sixteen different supplements that you can add to your prostate health diet. But let start with the ones you should start using right away. The first one you should start using is beta-sitosterol.
Beta-sitosterol
Beta-sitosterol is the main active ingredient in the herbs saw palmetto and pygeum. Both of these herbs do not have enough beta-sitosterol to be of real value in giving you prostate health. Now, beta-sitosterol, which can be obtained from sugar cane pulp, can be purchased in capsule doses of 300 - 600 mg, which gives you an effective dose to eliminate your enlarged prostate. Pygeum can only provide around 30 mg and you need upwards of 600 mg daily.
Go to the Internet to find a good beta - sitosterol price and quantity.
Flax Seed or Fish Oil
The nutrient to use for the best prostate health diet is flaxseed oil. Flax seed oil contains more omega-3 than omega-6 and so it makes it a good source of omega-3. The more omega-6 use, from olive oil and other vegetables oils, the more prone you will be to prostate cancer. This is not the case with omega-3 oil and this has been verified through clinical studies.
Omega-3 protects the prostates cells and has anti-inflammatory properties. Using fish oil can also be a better choice than flax seed oil since your body digests it better.
Use 1 - 2 grams of flax seed or fish oil per day.
Soy Isoflavones
Soy Isoflavones have been shown in clinical studies to have good effects on your prostate and should be added to your prostate health diet. These isoflavones are flavones and contain no photoestrogen so the have no estrogen effects in the body.
The active ingredients in the isoflavones are genestein and daidzein. Buy a brand that has up to 40 mg of isoflavones Use this quantity daily.
Ionic Minerals
The prostate needs minerals. Adding these to your prostate health diet is critical. You cannot have good prostate health without plenty of minerals and your regular diet cannot supply what you need.
Use the Ionic Minerals, which are liquids, but not the colloidal minerals. Ionic Minerals are absorbed immediately into your blood stream soon after they enter your mouth.
In addition to these ionic minerals, you need to make sure you get plenty of zinc and selenium. The prostate has more zinc than any other part of the body. So take 15 - 20 mg per day and not to exceed 40 mg.
Vitamin D
Vitamin D is another critical vitamin that you want to make sure you get plenty of. If you are out in the sun a lot, then you will not need to supplement with this vitamin. Otherwise, use up to 800 IU of this vitamin.
Vitamin E
This is the next most important Vitamin you should supplement with. Use up to 400 mg per day of the natural mixed tocopherols. Clinical studies have shown that vitamin E can reduce and suppress prostate cancer cells.
There you have it. Use, beta sitosterol, isoflavones, minerals, vitamin D, and vitamin E in your prostate health diet and see improvements in your prostate symptoms and health.
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