Cancer Fighting Foods

Every day, cells are mutating in your body that have the potential to cause disease. This includes chronic disease such as prostate cancer as well as others that can have life-changing effects. Your body is in a constant war against renegade cells, free radicals and other offenses against your health.

Achieving maximum health is about providing your body with the best defenses against every attack and living a life of wellness. Studies have shown the effect that lifestyle and diet, for example, can have on reducing your risk of prostate disease. There have also been numerous studies on the effect of certain cancer killing foods, nutrients and supplements on reducing prostate cancer risk such as green tea, lycopene, saw palmetto and vitamin D, to name a few. More on supplements for prostate health

If you want to want to provide your body with the best defenses possible against disease you need to take a total lifestyle approach to wellness including maintaining a lifestyle consistent with the 6 Pillars of Prostate Health and well as the 10 Foundations of The Prostate Diet. In addition, you need to reduce your risk factors for prostate disease (read more on prevention of prostate cancer) and include those nutrients and prostate supplements that have been shown in clinical studies to reduce your risk of disease. These include:

Cayenne (capsaicin): Capsaicin can slow growth of prostate cancer cells and prompt them to commit suicide (apoptosis).. Read more about cayenne and prostate cancer

Vegetables: Research suggests that cruciferous vegetables are associated with a reduced risk of cancer, including prostate cancer. Read more about eating vegetables to prevent prostate cancer

Lycopene (tomatoes): Lycopene, a potent antioxidant found in tomatoes, tomato products, and several other foods, has shown evidence of reducing the risk of prostate cancer. Read more about lycopene benefits for prostate cancer

Mushrooms: Medicinal mushrooms, including shiitake, reishi, and others, have demonstrated anticancer properties, restricted the spread of cancer (metastasis), and shown anti-tumor activity. Read more about mushrooms and cancer prevention

Turmeric/curcumin: Turmeric (curcumin) appears to both inhibit prostate cancer growth and be involved in cell suicide (apoptosis). Read more about turmeric/curcumin benefits for cancer

Vitamin D: Vitamin D is the sunshine vitamin, and so adequate exposure to sunlight, as well as oral supplementation, may provide a simple way to increase synthesis of vitamin D in the prostate and, therefore, decrease the risk of prostate cancer. Read more about vitamin D and prevention of cancer

Pomegranate: Extracts of pomegranate can encourage the death of prostate cancer cells (apoptosis) as well as slow the reproduction of prostate cancer cells. Read more about eating pomegranate to prevent cancer

Green Tea: Numerous studies have shown the benefits of green tea for reducing the risk of prostate cancer and general prostate health. Read more about green tea and prostate cancer

Omega 3: The anti-inflammatory properties of omega 3 have been shown in studies to reduce the risk of prostate cancer and other disease. Read more about omega-3 and cancer prevention