Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men. Approximately 200,000 new cases are diagnosed every year and there are approximately 31,000 deaths from the disease annually.
Making dietary changes and exercising on a regular basis may slow the progress of prostate cancer.
Studies from around the world suggest that staying within a healthy weight range and eating more plant-based foods and fewer animal products can possibly delay or prevent the development of prostate cancer.
Evidence is mounting that foods rich in vitamin E and the mineral selenium may dramatically decrease both the incidence of prostate cancer and the risk of dying from it.
Men who take those nutritional supplements in certain doses actually suffer less prostate cancer and a lower mortality rate due to prostate cancer.
Researchers recommend that men increase their intake of these vitamins and minerals through whole foods. Seafood, meat and Brazil nuts are good selenium sources, while vegetable oils, sweet potatoes, avocados, and nuts are rich in vitamin E.
Men who consume higher levels of lycopene, a nutrient found in most tomato products, have also been shown to have a lower risk of prostate cancer.
American Dietetic Association's Annual Meeting St. Louis October 22, 2001
Obtaining your vitamins from whole foods as the author suggests is a far more effective choice than using bottled supplements. So aggressively following the eating plan and a good exercise program will be enormously helpful in lowering insulin levels and secondarily decreasing your risk of prostate cancer.
Ground flaxseeds can also be an effective source of nutrients to battle prostate cancer. The seeds should be freshly ground in a coffee grinder and I prefer to have them in my freshly produced vegetable juice pulp.
If you decide to use flax seeds I suggest adding them to the pulp after you have added juice back to it. If you do otherwise the ground up seeds will absorb much of the liquid in the juice and turn into a relatively non-palatable gelatinous mess.
The lignin fibers in flax contain water soluble fibers very similar to Metamucil (psyllium) and they are very effective at absorbing water. The gel is not dangerous to eat but, the texture is certainly less desirable.
Most people who juice throw away the pulp, but I am convinced it is a valuable source of nutrients and should be consumed like a porridge while drinking your fresh vegetable juice.
Pumpkin seeds have other fats in them, which are likely to be particularly beneficial for prostate health.
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