Nutrition for prostate cancer 1,2,3,4 degrees - useful products

Treatment of prostate cancer involves not only drug therapy, but also a special adjustment of the diet. The effectiveness of the diet for this disease is confirmed by statistical data. In the Mediterranean, prostate cancer is very rare compared to "fast food countries"( the United States and European countries).

This is due to the fact that the inhabitants of the Mediterranean adhere to a healthy and nutritious diet containing a large number of fruits and vegetables. Malnutrition, which is so prevalent in developed countries, significantly increases the incidence of prostate cancer. A similar situation is also observed in the countries of the former USSR, since most of their inhabitants do not follow the correctness of their diet at all.

General recommendations

If a man has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, he should switch to proper nutrition as soon as possible. This will help to eliminate the risk of spreading tumor metastases throughout the body. In addition, a full-fledged diet contributes to a partial or complete cure for prostate cancer.

The most effective diets for prostate cancer are the Japanese and Mediterranean .A feature of these techniques is the consumption of a large number of natural foods.

The Japanese diet assumes the use of:

• Soy;
• Various varieties of fish;
• Green Tea;
• Various vegetables.

The diet corresponding to the Mediterranean diet includes:

• A large number of vegetables( garlic and tomatoes);
• Fruits;
• Fish;
• Olive oil.

In general, a patient with prostate cancer should comply with the following recommendations:

• Do not fry meat and fish, but steamed, boiled or baked.
• Include in the daily diet fresh fruits and vegetables.
• Reduce the intake of foods containing large amounts of calcium( eg, fatty cottage cheese).
• Buy vitamins of group B and take them in accordance with the instructions.
• Replace black tea with green tea, as it is much more useful for patients with prostate cancer.
• There are many fruits that contain natural vitamin C( citrus, avocado).
• There are few canned or salty foods, completely limiting the intake of fried foods and fast foods. Approximately once a week, drink red wine or grape juice.

Adjusting your diet in accordance with these recommendations, you will help your body cope with cancer.

Useful products

Allocate a number of products that must necessarily be part of the daily diet of the patient. These include:

1. Low-fat fish or poultry. Fish, especially cold water( sardines, salmon, mackerel), is characterized by a large content of such useful substances as omega-3 fatty acids. Poultry meat is considered dietary and contains a very low percentage of animal fat.
2. Tomatoes and cooked dishes. They contain a lot of lycopene - a natural anti-cancer substance.
3. Cabbage of different types( plain, colored or broccoli).These vegetables include indole-3-cabrinol, which also has a strong antitumor effect.
4. Olive oil. It is recommended to use it when preparing dishes, since olive oil contains many antioxidants, including vitamin E.
5. Carrots. With the use of carrots, another antioxidant enters the body - carotene, which also speeds up the recovery of the patient.
6. Nuts. These foods contain a large amount of vegetable fats, which are much more useful to the patient than animals.
7. Leafy vegetables. Salad, parsley and dill also contain a large number of antioxidants.
8. Low-fat dairy products. The fat content in the body of a sick person needs to be reduced, but it is impossible to completely limit the intake of animal products. Therefore, you need to use milk and low-fat cottage cheese to get the right amount of protein.
9. Red wine or grape juice. The use of good wine in small amounts gives a positive medicinal effect. In red grapes and drinks made from it, contains a special substance that has an anti-cancer effect on tumor cells of the prostate gland.
10. Cereals, mushrooms or bran. These products contain selenium - the strongest antioxidant, which activates the immune system of a sick organism and causes it to fight with tumor cells. Take the substance can be separately, in the form of additives to food( see "Vitamins with zinc and selenium - a review of drugs").
11. Green tea. This is another good source of antioxidants. It is recommended to replace them with black tea, coffee or other drinks, to which you are accustomed, since the benefit of using it is worth it to give up preferences.
12. Citrus and mango. Fruits contain a large amount of vitamin C, which is a natural anti-cancer agent, and also stimulates the patient's immunity suppressed by treatment.

Fig.1 - Some of the products that have an anti-cancer effect.

Food that should be excluded from the diet

The diet involves not only the use of useful products, but also the rejection of harmful ones. Patients with prostate cancer are prohibited from eating the following foods:

1. Fatty meat, pates, sausage, canned food, fast food. Foods contain many animal fats that adversely affect the healing process.
2. Margarine. It contains trans fatty acids, which stimulate the proliferation of tumor cells.
3. Confectionery and other products with a lot of "fast carbohydrates".They cause an increase in the production of insulin, which in large quantities can accelerate the growth of tumors.
4. Canned and marinated products. The patient should not drink vinegar and a large amount of salt.
5. Fried dishes. In the process of their preparation carcinogens are formed in food.
6. The growth of cancer cells is also provoked by strong black tea, sweet soda, coffee.
7. Flaxseed oil. It is not recommended to use oil, although it contains unsaturated fatty acids. This is due to the fact that it includes carcinogenic substances that accelerate tumor growth. Also, do not use canola or corn oil.

Fig.2 - Fried food and fast food have a proven property to increase the risk of developing cancerous tumors.

Following these recommendations, you will help your body cope with the tumor.

Conclusion

It should be noted that proper nutrition in prostate cancer is only part of the complex therapy, and not a panacea for all diseases. Correctly composed diet will only help to speed up the action of drugs and remove the adverse effects of treatment. For example, weakened immunity after the use of chemotherapy can be stimulated with fruits that contain large amounts of vitamin C and selenium.

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