Foods Found to Lower PSA and Prevent Prostate Cancer
Eating fish may reduce risk of getting prostate cancer (Eating Fish Reduces Prostate Cancer Death Risk
By Dr. John Briffa, Created: Oct 10, 2010, http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/44009). Wild fatty fish like salmon, sardines, herring, and mackerel have shown the most benefits. One of the benefits from it may be selenium. Beef liver, turkey (http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?dbid=95&tname=nutrient) and pork also contain plenty of selenium (The World's Diet Secrets, Rebecca Ruiz, 06.29.09, 06:30 PM EDT, Other countries and cultures have a lot to teach us about eating right, http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/29/cultural-diet-secrets-lifestyle-health-diets.html). However, selenium supplements were not shown to help with prostate cancer and highly processed or "charcoaled" fatty meats were (http://www.ehow.com/way_5626027_diet-lower-psa.html). These appear to be the main problems with meats--processing of the meats and high heating of the fats. Accumulating data is showing that traditional low-and-slow cooking (such as with crock pots) and eating raw are better for health when it comes to meats than modern cooking techniques.
Japan and other Asian nations have the lowest rates of prostate cancer in the world (http://www.prostate-cancer.com/location-prostate-cancer.html). One interesting aspect of the Japanese diet is that it tends to contain raw fish, fish soups and steamed fish. So they combine the benefits of selenium and healthy fats from wild fish with avoidance of high-heat cooking. Developing a taste for sashimi (raw fish) may be a good idea. Some high-quality (and expensive) sashimi like king salmon and yellowfin tuna tastes very good even to many novices.
Selenium is also allegedly "vital to the development and movement of white blood cells" (http://www.naturalnews.com/028275_white_blood_cells_immune_function.html#ixzz19tlBTGlW) and it has been reported that "Selenium along with other minerals can help build up white blood cells" (http://www.vitamins-supplements.org/dietary-minerals/selenium.php).
Foods high in folate, like asparagus and spinach and the nutrient diindolylmethane, found in crucifers like broccoli, kale, cabbage and cauliflower, have also been connected with prostate cancer prevention (http://www.ehow.com/way_5626027_diet-lower-psa.html).
Pomegranate juice (I would recommend whole fruit instead of juice, which concentrates sugars) has also been found to stabilize and shrink prostate tumors in the lab (http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/pomegranate-juice-compounds-specifically-identified-fight-prostate-cancer). One of the inhibitors of prostate cancer cell migration and adhesion was found to be conjugated fatty acids. Conjugated linoleic acid is a CFA. Pomegranates are rich in CLA (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15182427). Other foods rich in CLA include grassfed meats and pastured eggs (http://food.change.org/blog/view/buy_pastured_eggs_and_chicken_not_free_range). I suspect that these sources of CLA are probably superior to pomegranate juice, at least in raw and low-slow-cooked form.
Other articles on pomegranate juice therapy and prostate cancer:
http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/10/28/pomegranate-cure-for-prostate-cancer-not-exactly/
http://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/news/20060705/pomegranate-slows-prostate-cancer
http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/health-benefit-of-pomegranate-juice
By Dr. John Briffa, Created: Oct 10, 2010, http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/44009). Wild fatty fish like salmon, sardines, herring, and mackerel have shown the most benefits. One of the benefits from it may be selenium. Beef liver, turkey (http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?dbid=95&tname=nutrient) and pork also contain plenty of selenium (The World's Diet Secrets, Rebecca Ruiz, 06.29.09, 06:30 PM EDT, Other countries and cultures have a lot to teach us about eating right, http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/29/cultural-diet-secrets-lifestyle-health-diets.html). However, selenium supplements were not shown to help with prostate cancer and highly processed or "charcoaled" fatty meats were (http://www.ehow.com/way_5626027_diet-lower-psa.html). These appear to be the main problems with meats--processing of the meats and high heating of the fats. Accumulating data is showing that traditional low-and-slow cooking (such as with crock pots) and eating raw are better for health when it comes to meats than modern cooking techniques.
Japan and other Asian nations have the lowest rates of prostate cancer in the world (http://www.prostate-cancer.com/location-prostate-cancer.html). One interesting aspect of the Japanese diet is that it tends to contain raw fish, fish soups and steamed fish. So they combine the benefits of selenium and healthy fats from wild fish with avoidance of high-heat cooking. Developing a taste for sashimi (raw fish) may be a good idea. Some high-quality (and expensive) sashimi like king salmon and yellowfin tuna tastes very good even to many novices.
Selenium is also allegedly "vital to the development and movement of white blood cells" (http://www.naturalnews.com/028275_white_blood_cells_immune_function.html#ixzz19tlBTGlW) and it has been reported that "Selenium along with other minerals can help build up white blood cells" (http://www.vitamins-supplements.org/dietary-minerals/selenium.php).
Foods high in folate, like asparagus and spinach and the nutrient diindolylmethane, found in crucifers like broccoli, kale, cabbage and cauliflower, have also been connected with prostate cancer prevention (http://www.ehow.com/way_5626027_diet-lower-psa.html).
Pomegranate juice (I would recommend whole fruit instead of juice, which concentrates sugars) has also been found to stabilize and shrink prostate tumors in the lab (http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/pomegranate-juice-compounds-specifically-identified-fight-prostate-cancer). One of the inhibitors of prostate cancer cell migration and adhesion was found to be conjugated fatty acids. Conjugated linoleic acid is a CFA. Pomegranates are rich in CLA (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15182427). Other foods rich in CLA include grassfed meats and pastured eggs (http://food.change.org/blog/view/buy_pastured_eggs_and_chicken_not_free_range). I suspect that these sources of CLA are probably superior to pomegranate juice, at least in raw and low-slow-cooked form.
Other articles on pomegranate juice therapy and prostate cancer:
http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/10/28/pomegranate-cure-for-prostate-cancer-not-exactly/
http://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/news/20060705/pomegranate-slows-prostate-cancer
http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/health-benefit-of-pomegranate-juice