| Researchers from Canada have found that
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| | and nuts contain a type of phytoestrogen
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| having a diet of red meat, organ meats,
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| | called isoflavones, whilst berries and
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| soft drink and bottled water increased
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| | seeds contain lignans. Foods could
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| the risk of getting prostate cancer. They
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| | include peanuts, sunflower seeds,
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| compared the diets of 80 men with
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| | peanuts, and berries.
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| prostate cancer, and 334 healthy men, and
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| | The only possible concerns with soy is
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| the diet just described more than doubled
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| | that a study in mice found that male mice
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| the risk of developing prostate cancer.
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| | that had a type of heart disease that
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| So what prostate diet can reduce the risk
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| | people also have, suffered heart failure
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| of prostate cancer? Swedish researchers
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| | when fed a soy based diet. Whether this
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| examined the diet of 1499 men with
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| | extrapolates to the human population is
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| prostate cancer and 1130 men who were
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| | yet to be established. But it may be wise
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| healthy, and they published their
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| | for those me who have this particular
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| findings in the Cancer Causes and Control
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| | genetic heart condition, dilated
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| journal. They found that eating foods
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| | cardiomyopathy, to be cautious about soy
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| rich in phytoestrogens decreased the risk
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| | products in their diet.
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| of prostate cancer.
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| | But for other men, soy products could be
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| Phytoestrogens are plant molecules that
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| | good news. A meta analysis, which is a
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| have a weak estrogenic effect. They are
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| | study of related studies, published in
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| made converted in the intestines from
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| | the International Journal of Cancer,
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| plant precursors by bacteria as they
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| | found that diets high in soy lowered
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| digest food. They are taken up by the
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| | men's risk of prostate cancer by 30%.
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| same parts of the body that process the
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| | Another important mineral to consider for
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| hormone estrogen.
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| | men is zinc. Zinc is used by men's bodies
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| Interestingly, one of the treatments for
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| | to make some of the male hormones, and
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| prostate cancer by doctors involves using
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| | for general prostate health. A deficiency
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| estrogens to reduce the level of
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| | in zinc can lead to problems with the
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| testosterone in men with advanced
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| | testicles, the prostate, and the health
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| prostate cancer. It does this indirectly,
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| | of the sperm. Foods that are great
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| through its effect on the hypothalamus,
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| | sources of zinc include seeds like
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| as less luteinizing hormone releasing
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| | pumpkin, sesame, and sunflower; nuts like
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| hormone is produced by the hypothalamus.
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| | almonds, brazil, cashews and walnuts; and
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| This means not as much luteinizing
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| | foods like lettuce, oats and onions. Raw
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| hormone is released by the body, which
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| | onion is particularly suggested by Paul
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| suppresses the production of
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| | Bedson, a natural therapist. He also
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| testosterone.
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| | suggests vegetable juice made of equal
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| High doses of estrogens for men can lead
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| | parts of beetroot, carrot, and cucumber
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| to cardiovascular complications. But
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| | in cases where the prostate gland is
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| phytoestrogens obtained from diet, in
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| | enlarged. Cranberry juice, a cup drunk
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| less quantities than a drug, and with a
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| | three times a day, is also recommended in
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| milder effect to start with, should not
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| | this case.
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| pose a problem. And researchers don't yet
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| | References:
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| know what exactly causes phytoestrogens
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| | 1. phoenix5.org/Infolink/advanced
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| to have such a protective effect, whether
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| | estrogen.html
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| it is similar to that of the estrogen
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| | 2. Australian Healthy Food, March 2006
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| treatment for advanced prostate cancers.
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| | 3. Australian Healthy Food, November,
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| And they don't know which phytoestrogens
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| | 2005
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| are the most active.
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| | 4. Paul Bedson, The Complete Family Guide
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| So what phytoestrogen foods could you
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| | To Natural Healing
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| include in a diet for a healthy prostate?
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| | 5. nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?
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| Soy beans and nuts are a good source. Soy
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