Prostate Cancer Prevention

 Three main ways to maintain prostate gland healthy:
 - healthy diet
 - physical activity
 - regular examinations of prostate gland

Healthy diet may reduce risks for prostate gland diseases, especially cancer and adenoma. Some vegetative products help to prevent and control adenoma and prostate cancer. There is no need to consume these products daily but it would be good to have them as often as possible.

1. Tomatoes
Tomatoes contain strong antioxidant called lycopene which makes tomatoes red. Tomatoes, food made of them and other products containing lycopene reduce the risks for prostate cancer. Lycopene from food made of tomatoes (soups, sauces, ketchup) protects against cancer much better than  lycopene containing in fresh tomatoes and tomato juice.

2. Soybean products
Isoflavone found in soy helps to maintain stable rate of sex hormones testosterone and estrogen. Adenoma and cancer are stimulated by too active testosterone, thus soy products reduce risks for cancer development.

3. Green tea
Green tea contains a substance called Epigallocatechin-3-gallate similar to polyphenols found in vegetables and red wine. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate is an antitumour agent which blocks fermentation necessary for tumors development.

4. Cruciferous vegetables
Vegetables of  Cruciferous family (ordinary cabbage, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cow cabbage, mustard) contain substances inhibiting action of agents causing cancerous growths.

5. Garlic
Garlic contains large amount of sulphur which increases immunity and inhibits cancerous growths because it helps to produce in the body enzymes which block growths of tumors.

Most harmful products that cause development of prostate cancer are ice cream, frozen cream, sour cream, cold rich milk.