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Article #162: Prostate Cancer Preventers

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One of the forms of cancer of most forms of cancer, including prostate
concern to men is prostate cancer. cancer. Green tea is a powerful source of
Prostate cancer is the second most common anti-oxidants, which can prevent free
cancer in men, after skin cancer, and is radicals from damaging our cells, leading
the third leading cause of cancer death to cancer, aging and other diseases.
in men, after colorectal cancer and lung However, green tea has other benefits
cancer. One in six men will get prostate when it comes to prostate cancer. Green
cancer in his lifetime and over 200,000 tea has been shown to causes apoptosis of
men will be diagnosed with prostate prostate cancer cells. Apoptosis is the
cancer this year. systematic killing off of cells.
Research has shown that there are several It happens in many circumstances in the
natural ways to prevent prostate cancer. body, ensuring that only healthy, vital
One particular study reported by the UK cells survive. However, rarely have we
Tea Council outlined several ways that seen substances that can generate
men can protect their prostate health by apoptosis in the body for the purposes of
making changes to their diets. Some of killing off abnormal cell growth like
the most important changes you can make cancer cells, or abnormal cells that may
to prevent prostate cancer include the grow into cancer.
following: Improving your diet and adding
- Lower your fat intake - Research has supplements is a simple way to prevent to
shown a reduced risk in prostate cancer cancer and many other diseases. A diet
in men who have a low fat diet. It's rich in fruits and vegetables is an
particularly important to lower your important key to health. Fruits and
saturated fat and eliminate trans fats vegetables contain anti-oxidants, which
from your diet. Saturated fat is found in are extremely important to protecting
red meats, butter and high fat dairy health.
products. Trans fats are artificial fats Anti-oxidants combat free radicals
and are actually more dangerous than any created in our bodies as a by-product of
other, because the body is unable to converting food to energy. Free radicals
properly process it. damage our cells and DNA, causing
- Increase your intake of lycopene - premature aging and disease unless they
Lycopene, a powerful anti-oxidant found are regularly neutralized by
in tomatoes has been shown to be anti-oxidants. Fresh fruits and
particularly effective in preventing vegetables are powerful sources of
prostate cancer. Many doctors recommend anti-oxidants as is green tea, dark
that you get your lycopene intake from chocolate and red wine. So, by adding
tomato sauce, because it is a more these products to your regular diet, you
concentrated form of lycopene than a can help ensure that you live a long and
simple tomato. healthy life, avoiding many types of
- Add a vitamin E supplement - Vitamin E disease like heart disease and cancer.
also has been shown to have a cancer To date, much of the research on
preventing effect in some men. A simple preventing cancer naturally has been
supplement once a day may decrease your performed on mice and in laboratory
prostate risk. controlled studies. So, it's clear that
- Add a selenium supplement - Another we need to perform more tests on humans
mineral supplement, selenium, has also in order to truly determine the benefits
been shown to be a cancer preventative. of all these dietary changes and
- Add a calcium and vitamin D supplement supplements in the fight against prostate
- Vitamin D has also been shown to have a cancer. However, we do know that all the
cancer preventing effect, but it requires changes mentioned here are generally
an adequate amount of calcium in order to healthy, so we can feel good about making
work effectively. So, when you add one them even if they don't significantly
supplement, add the other. lower our cancer risk.
- Eat soy protein - Obtaining some of The rates of prostate cancer have started
your dietary protein from soy protein to decline over the last 10 years. In
sources can lower your risk of prostate addition, the mortality rate has
and other cancers. Try soy milk and tofu declined. Today, while one in six men
in place of some meat to reduce fat and will get prostate cancer in their
increase soy protein. Soy protein has lifetime; only 1 in 34 will die from it.
been shown to have an effect even when With emphasis on natural preventative
prostate cancer has already been measures, perhaps we can eradicate this
diagnosed. It appears to slow or inhibit form of cancer, eliminating one of the
the growth of prostate cancer cells. most common and significant male health
- Drink green tea - Green tea has been problems.
shown in many studies to prevent several






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