Prostate

enlarged prostate are those hormonal
changes, especially the ones involving
testosterone. Men transform testosterone
into dihydrotestosterone that often
stimulates the growth of the prostate.
Another important factor is the presence
of higher levels of estrogen.
The health problems caused by an
enlarged prostate have been known
for quite a long time, but not to such
extent as they are known today. We
must be also aware of the important
role of our nutrition and lifestyle to
improve our health, as I have pointed
out for every health problem I have
talked about, it is crucial to take care
of our diet and lifestyle to heal, getting
ourselves strong to keep our health at
its best.
Diet
Watch your weight. Take special care
with the waist. A study by Dr. Steven
A. Kaplan of Weill Cornell Medical
College in New York showed, among
other things, that the size of the prostate
increased when the waist circumference
did so.
Try to get organic natural foods as
much as you can instead of industrial,
heavily treated or refined ones, your
body will benefit extremely from it.
Be careful not eat too many saturated
fats and do not take a diet high in
proteins. John Mc Dougalls recommended,
in a newsletter of 2010 on
the prevention of prostate cancer, to
diminish the consumption of beef,
pork, chicken, turkey, cheese and milk.
Vegetarians who eat lots of soy protein,
soy meat and soy derivatives should
also be careful.
Make every necessary change in your
diet, to make it as varied as possible
and do not forget to include a good
quantity of fibers. You can take fibers
from, for example, whole rice, quinoa,
millet, oats…etc. Be very careful
not to take too much salt or sugary
products. To make it up to your body
you should consume lots of products
from the plant kingdom, for example
vegetables like broccoli, carrots, cauliflower
and tomatoes. Tomatoes, when
cooked, release carotenoid lycopene
that help counteract prostate disorders.
Also enrich your meals with beans,
lentils, buckwheat and other excellent
legumes and vegetables.
Sprinkle generously lots of pumpkin
seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame and flax
seeds over your food. Flaxseed is considered
by many experts to be highly
effective against prostate enlargement.
Add them to your salads, it
will improve both their taste and your
health; remember to make homemade
dressings with good olive oil. Seeds are
rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids and
zinc, which are important for a healthy
prostate. Pumpkin seeds are rich in
zinc, you can eat 40 to 100 grams daily,
these seeds have a very good taste, so
you can take them as healthy sweets.
To further enhance the flavor of these
seeds they can be slightly toasted in a
pan. Take also often tomatoes that have
been previously heated to improve
their healing qualities.
Drink plenty of liquids. It is important
that you drink water of good quality.
Take lots of healthy juices, as pomegranate
juice, which contains many
antioxidants, it would be a very good
idea to drink a glass of pomegranate
juice a day. It is also recommended to
drink nettle tea which has a good effect
on testosterone levels. Do not drink
this tea from 18.00 pm on.
Be careful not to take too much coffee,
tea, alcohol, colas, sodas… which
could irritate the bladder. Kirchheiner
Erich mentions in his book, in his
chapter on prostate, that it is very
important to limit the consumption of
alcohol, he considers beer very harmful
and rates it as one of the worst alcoholic
beverages. Always take healthy fats:
fish, flaxseed oil, nuts such as walnuts,
cashews, almonds, beans, seeds, olives
and avocados.
Avoid the excess of margarine and butter.
Food supplements
• As a basis to keep your good health,
take a vitamin / mineral supplement.
Men should always choose
a preparation (multivitamin / mineral)
without iron.