| Men over forty should always be concerned with | | | | genetic, physiological and environmental |
| prostate health and get regular check-ups. | | | | circumstances that can change your vitamin |
| Prostate cancer is the second most common | | | | requirements, so you should talk to your doctor |
| cause of cancer related deaths in men. It is the | | | | before you buy vitamins. |
| number one cause of cancer related deaths in | | | | As men age, it becomes more and more |
| men over seventy-five. Even after over fifty | | | | important for them to focus on their prostate |
| years of research, there is no known cure for | | | | health. A diet low in saturated fat is |
| prostate cancer. Still, studies have shown | | | | recommended. When saturated fat is cooked, it |
| promise that early detection, diet, and proper | | | | releases free radicals that attack the nucleus and |
| vitamin and mineral intake, can help you keep | | | | DNA of prostate cells, as well as many other cells |
| your prostate healthy. | | | | in the body, resulting in cancer-causing mutations. |
| Prostate tumors are made of living tissues that | | | | It is believed that a diet high in fat and other |
| actually leech vitamins and nutrients from your | | | | environmental factors that increase free radical |
| system, leaving you more vulnerable to the | | | | production put men at high risk for developing |
| disease. This is why it is so important for men | | | | prostate cancer. Food additives, pollution, |
| of all ages to watch their diets carefully and make | | | | smoking and medications can cause oxidative |
| sure that they are getting their daily allowances of | | | | stress in the body. You can protect your |
| vitamins. Since this task is sometimes impossible, | | | | prostate cells by taking a daily multivitamin |
| supplementation is almost always recommended | | | | supplemented with extra antioxidants that attack |
| by physicians. | | | | free radicals and combat oxidative stress. |
| It is not known why, but prostate tumors can | | | | Another problem with prostate disorders is |
| soak up just about all of the vitamin C that you | | | | inflammation. Inflammation of the prostate |
| have in your system. Vitamin C is essential for | | | | causes it to swell up around the urethra causing |
| collagen formation, healthy teeth and gums, bone | | | | problems with urination and the health of the |
| health, defense against free radical damage, and a | | | | prostate. This is how many men discover that |
| healthy immune system. Our vitamin C | | | | they have prostate issues. Vitamins that reduce |
| requirements can increase as we age, if we | | | | and prevent inflammation include vitamin C, A, B6, |
| smoke, exercise, drink alcohol, take medications, | | | | E, and D. |
| or have any health problems. There are many | | | | |