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We know that what we eat has a profound and direct effect on our health, our hormones, and particularly on our resistance to disease. It’s reassuring that medical research has found that choosing to eat a healthy diet can give protection from prostate issues such as inflammation, urinary problems, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and prostate cancer. In this blog we’ll highlight the foods that can put you most at risk as well as looking at the kind of diet that will give protection. Understanding the Prostate Just below the bladder, encircling the urethra which carries urine and semen out of the body, is a gland the size of a walnut. This gland is called the prostate, and it plays a crucial role in a man’s reproductive and urinary functions. Understanding how this vital gland works, and the issues that can arise with its functionality is key to helping it stay healthy and working well. The prostate makes the liquid which carries semen and keeps sperm healthy. This is why the prostate gland is so important to a man’s fertility. Due to its position close to the bladder and urethra, any inflammation of the prostate can cause problems and discomfort with urination. When things go wrong with the health of the prostate, symptoms causing pain and disruption to urination are often the result of inflammation known as prostatitis. This inflammation causes the prostate gland to swell, resulting in pain and problems with urinating. It may also sometimes cause a raised temperature or fever. Prostatitis is a very common condition particularly in later years, and it frequently results in a condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Symptoms include a frequent need to pee, a weak flow, and difficulty with completely emptying the bladder. Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers for men and it may have similar symptoms to BPH. This is why it is very important not to ignore the symptoms but to get your GP to arrange tests as soon as possible. Early detection and treatment are the key to a good outcome. How Diet Affects the Health of the Prostate Scientific research, in addition to finding cures for disease, now focusses much more on looking at health problems in a holistic way. Findings of many studies have verified that what you eat has a biochemical effect on the way your body works, and this applies very much to the healthy functioning of the prostate. Understanding how certain nutrients and carcinogens affect prostate health will enable you to make good decisions on which foods to eat and which to avoid. A clinical review published in 2021 examines currently researched knowledge of the role of nutrients and dietary factors relating to prostate health. The review makes the point that an awareness of the beneficial and harmful effects of food is of great importance in the fight against prostate cancer. Our immune system’s natural response to injury and infection is to produce inflammation to protect and heal the injury. It is when the inflammation becomes chronic that it can lead to certain diseases, and the prostate is one of those areas where prolonged inflammation can cause problems. Antioxidants are molecules which neutralise free radicals from your body, and free radicals are compounds which are the by-products of metabolism. Due to the toxicity of free radicals, if they are not controlled, they can cause cell damage which could pose a risk of cancerous changes. Your body’s own defence system will normally take care of controlling free radicals, but sometimes, due to various factors, including poor diet or other lifestyle issues and habits, your system may need some help. This is where plenty of antioxidant-rich foods in your diet will help. A diet that includes foods that provide anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits, such as berries, oily fish for omega 3, green vegetables - particularly cruciferous varieties such as broccoli and cauliflower, will reduce inflammation and help protect your prostate. Ten Worst Foods for Prostate Health

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