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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Nutrient Supplements and Food for Prostate Health

By Sam G. Simth

Sexual dysfunctions in men are often results of physical disability, especially spinal code injuries or multiple sclerosis. If you encounter these health issues, the last thing one need is to have sexual problems further aggravated by prostate disorders.

Prostate disorders affect elderly men and middle-aged men (between 40-59 years old). From this group most of them will develop clinically significant disease and one fourth of 50-years old have some cancerous cells in their prostate.

Prostate is a walnut-size gland that produces seminal fluid. Prostate disorders often affect urination, because the gland surrounds the urethra that drains the bladder. Some prostate disorders are 1) cancer 2) non cancerous enlargement of prostate 3) prostatitis - an inflammatory infection.

As a result of testosterone decline after age 40, a testosterone variant called dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and the female-associated hormone estrogen increases. Prostate enlargement is aggravated by DHT's cell growth stimulation.

Food and Nutrient Supplement:

Prostate dysfunction is a nutritional disease. It is very common in Western countries that emphasize in red meat, dairy products and eggs. Fruits and vegetables exert a positive effect.

Calcium in the milk is bad for the prostate. Excessive calcium, apparently suppresses the synthesis of a form of vitamin D that slow down prostate cancer.

Studies have also shown it is less likely to get prostate cancer if men consume tomatoes or tomato-based foods, pink grapefruit and guavas. This is because a powerful antioxidant agent called lycopene from these foods.

Another prostate protecting food is the sugar in the fruit, known as fructose. It helps stimulate the production of a form of vitamin D that slows down the 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. Zinc supplementation can reduce prostate enlargement.

Selenium is another often-deficient trace nutrient that is essential for prostate health. Increasing selenium intake, whether through supplements or selenium-rich foods, has been shown to reduce prostate-cancer risk.

Nutritional supplements contain vitamin D and E, garlic, sulfur containing compounds and soy-based foods may inhibit prostate cancer. - 17273

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