1. Maintaining Prostate Health
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death in men over fifty in the United
States, because the cancer is often slow-growing and not easy to detect often until it’s too
late to really start administering effective treatment. Although chemotherapy,
radiotherapy and other methods are effective means of treating prostate cancer, it’s best
to prevent the need for them altogether by maintaining prostate health and making
regularly scheduled visits to get the prostate gland checked. Prostate health can be kept in
good condition by following a few simple steps.
The prostate gland is important for proper functioning of the male reproductive and
urinary tracts. It acts as the gland that creates semen and helps to make it into a liquid
form – more suitable for the spermatozoa to travel unhindered through the cervical canal
and impregnate the woman. Prostate health can be maintained in one method via frequent
ejaculation. The PSA, or prostate specific antigen, is responsible for the liquification of
the semen that exits the body through ejaculation. Too much or too little of this enzyme
causes the prostate to be enlarged, and causes potential cancerous growth of the cells.
This in turn can cause prostate cancer. It’s generally recommended to ejaculate at least
five times per week, either through sex or masturbation. Men who do this regularly are a
third less likely to develop prostate cancer.
Healthy Diet and Prostate Health
An unhealthy prostate requires a prostatectomy. To keep a healthy prostate gland, it’s
wiser to eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, and lighter on grains/meats. Fruits and
vegetables contain vitamins, minerals and other enzymes that act as antioxidants to
prevent cancerous growth. Also, a low-stress lifestyle helps. Smoking, consumption of
alcohol and a high-stress lifestyle all contribute to a more likely chance of prostate cancer
later in life. At least one day a week should be devoted to relaxing, because there is a
correlation between low stress and less cancer symptoms. It’s unknown as to the exact
mechanism that causes this.
Prostate health is vital to a long and healthy life, and to avoid prostate cancer. Prostate
cancer is one of the most deadly diseases to men, but it can be prevented with a healthy
lifestyle and regular visits to a physician. Healthy diet, regular exercise and a healthy sex
life with a low-stress lifestyle are the best health precautions to take against the onset of
prostate cancer in men over fifty and even before starting in the younger years.
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