Food supplements including multivitamins and minerals are popularly sold online. Believing the claims of these supplements, unsuspecting cancer patients consume them like magic pills only to end up frustrated when their expectations aren’t fulfilled.

When it comes to cancer prevention, the best is still a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. As I have discussed in an earlier blog, vegetables eaten along with anti-cancer medications proved to be very beneficial in the fight against cancer. But, Vitamin B12, folic acid, even Vitamin A, carotene and Vitamin E proved to be harmful for cancer patients when taken in concentrated and capsule form. more…

In my quest for foods that fight cancer, I was able to discover two unlikely plant foods, though worlds apart but highly effective against prostate cancer, namely, the pomegranate and the soy based tofu.

Pomegranate is a native of Iran and found in the Mediterranean while tofu is an Asian delicacy common to Chinese, Korean and Japanese cuisine.

Pomegranate

Numerous studies and researches conducted on the anti-carcinogenic properties of the pomegranate have convinced me that there is a wealth of knowledge here that would highly benefit prostate cancer patients. In one study, cancer cells were exposed to pomegranate extract and these cells failed to thrive but were killed. The more concentrated the pomegranate extract was, the more potent it was in killing the cancer cells. more…

It is proven that fruits and vegetables have anti-cancer properties and are beneficial in preventing certain cancers.

Increase plant phytochemical

I came across a cancer research study that cites that there are about 20,000 to 30,000 phytochemicals – the cancer fighting compounds found in plants. Ironically, phytochemicals are produced as a defense mechanisms of plants when they are cut up, destroyed, bruised or are exposed to adverse temperatures, or are lacking in essential nutrients to thrive. When plants are exposed to Ultraviolet light and high temperatures anthocyanins, flavones, sinap esters, isoflavonoids and psoralens are activated and produced as a defense mechanism for the survival of the plant. At low temperatures anthocyanins are produces or when attacked by pathogens such as bacteria, fungi and viruses a number of pytochemicals such as pterecarpans, isoflavans, prenylated isopflavones, coumarins and a lot more are produced as defense against these pathogens. The same is true when nutrients in the soil are lacking. Low nitrogen soil content makes the plant produce flavonoids, isoflavones, a low phosphate soil content produces anthocyanins while a low iron causes pheolic acids to be produced. Like wise when plants are wounded numerous chemicals are produced. more…

Genes are responsible for the expression of our health conditions. Health conscious people, like ourselves are so interested to know the diseases that they may have inherited from their ancestors. Certainly, forewarned is being forearmed. But, be obsessed and anxious, to think that once they have the gene for a certain disease, they are destined to suffer and die as their relatives did. Maybe by inaction! But when I reviewed recent studies, this shouldn’t really be your scenario. I really think that if you have a gene for a certain chronic illness you can prevent its full blown expression. more…

Most of us think that all fruits and vegetables are created equal. To ascertain this, I did some research and surprisingly, I discovered that highly colored fruits and vegetables are more saturated with phytochemicals. As we all know, phytochemicals are highly effective in preventing chronic illnesses and prostate cancer.
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Middle aged men have a lot of concern about their prostate. They complain of symptoms of prostate trouble like difficulty in urinating or recurrent urinary tract infections. When this happens, they start thinking, “Is it prostate cancer, or is it just a benign case of hypertrophy of the prostate?” Don’t panic, see things objectively and cooperate with your doctor.

Prostate enlargement usually begins around 50 years of age. If prostate cancer has put its influence in your life there is a lot you can do. more…

Canto, left, a 27-year-old rhesus monkey, is on a restricted diet, while Owen, 29, is not. The two monkeys are part of a study of the links between diet and aging.

New Studies on monkeys

The NewYork times reported recently that Richard Weindruch’s team for the University of Wisconsin published an ongoing study in the journal Science, showed an increase in life quality for the group that followed the diet than the group who ate the quantity they wanted. The studies had been going since 20 years and should wait till all the monkeys are dead to confirm the conclusion on cancer protection. The study was published midway as the results even now give a clear indication on the difference between the two groups under the study: one with restrictive diet and the other without.  more…

This is the perfect example of the opposite of processed Food. In complete food, the texture and the envelope of the food is there.In processed food or refined food the peel or skin is dissolved or ground to get rid of it. This action takes out most of the vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals that we need as weapons to fight prostate cancer.

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Rule #3 As For Supplement, Take vitamin D and forget the rest

There is an easy way to acquire vitamin D: just expose yourself to sun for 10 minutes/day and your body will produce naturally the right amount of vitamin D you need. To have the maximum effect expose your whole body unprotected (you can keep your bathing suit though). Unfortunately with all the ads on skin cancer, the general population are starting to miss off that essential vitamin.

Supplements are for deficiency

The doctor prescribed your vitamin or essential elements for your deficiency should be the major case to take supplement. The only essential element missing in Western diet is vitamin D. If you follow the American Dietary Guidelines, you should be fine in 99.99% of the cases. A 1000 UI a day should be plenty.
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Soy comes in many shapes and many formats. From soymilk to tofu, passing as meat substitute to frozen treats, the promotion of a healthy diet help man to protect him against prostate cancer.

The neutral tasting functional food for real men

What is great with soy is that it will take the taste of whatever you mix or cook it with. The possibilities are endless. It can be in sauces, dips, smoothies, soups, stuffings, you name it. It can always be used as a side dish or mixed in your burger. more…