by Becky | Jul 7, 2016 | 2015, Men's Health, Men's Health - Prostate, Nuts and Seeds
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Of the 1431 participating men with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), those who took pumpkin seeds for 12 months had a significant 10% improvement in BPH scored compared to placebo. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 15, 2016 | 2014, Indole-3 Carbinol, Men's Health
Written by Marcia J. Egles. In this study off-spring of BPA-exposed rats had an increase in prostate gland abnormalities compared to control rats. BPA- exposed off-spring, whose mothers were fed indole-3 carbinol, had less of these abnormalities, many of which returned to normal within 180 days. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 11, 2016 | 2003, Cancer, Flavonoids, Men's Health - Prostate
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. A combination treatment of silibinin with cisplatin or carboplatin was significantly more effective in treating prostate cancer than cisplatin or carboplatin when used alone. (more…)
by nhri | Dec 11, 2013 | 2013, Cancer, Fish Oil Supplements, Men's Health - Prostate, Prostate Cancer
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A 4 week diet of fish oil decreased inflammation and lowered risk of cancer reoccurrence, as evidenced in men that had a malignant prostate removal surgery. (more…)
by nhri | Jul 23, 2013 | 2013, Cancer, Melatonin, Men's Health - Prostate, Prostate Cancer, Sleep
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. This study has determined that sleep disorders and sleep disruption resulted in a higher risk of prostate cancer. (more…)
by nhri | Feb 12, 2013 | 2012, Cancer, Men's Health - Prostate, Prostate Cancer, Vitamin D - General
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Treatment with vitamin D was associated with an improvement in a marker for prostate cancer in 55% of a test group. (more…)
by nhri | Dec 20, 2012 | 2012, CoQ10 (Coenzyme Q10), Men's Health, Men's Health - Prostate, Omega - 3
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those in the EPA/DHA group saw their prostate specific antigen levels fall by 30%. (more…)
by nhri | Sep 25, 2012 | 2010, Cancer, Men's Health, Prostate Cancer
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. For the researchers, “These findings further support the potential use of tocotrienols as prostate cancer chemopreventive agents in humans.” (more…)
by nhri | Aug 1, 2012 | 2012, Cancer, Men's Health, Prostate Cancer, Selenium
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Nine out of 12 reviewed studies found the optimal plasma serum selenium that significantly lowers prostate cancer risk to be 60 – 170 ng/ml while a toenail selenium range of 0.85 – 0.94ng/g decreases prostate cancer risk by 30%. (more…)
by nhri | Dec 1, 2011 | 2011, Cancer, Fish Oil Supplements, Men's Health - Prostate, Prostate Cancer
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Of the 48 overweight or obese patients with prostate cancer, those who went on a 4-6 week low-fat, high Omega-3 fish oil supplement diet had a significant 32.2 % reduction in a marker for cancer growth compared to the Western diet group. (more…)
by nhri | Oct 6, 2011 | 2011, Men's Health, Men's Health - Prostate, Zinc
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A recent research on men diagnosed with prostate cancer found zinc intake to be associated with a lower risk of death from prostate cancer. (more…)
by nhri | Oct 18, 2010 | 2010, Men's Health, Men's Health - Prostate, Selenium
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In this study of 248 men with prostate cancer, those with blood levels of 87-95 micrograms/L had a 40% reduced risk of prostate cancer compared to those with blood levels below 78.9 micrograms/Liter. Selenium blood levels above 95 micrograms/L significantly reduced prostate cancer risk by 11%. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 24, 2010 | 2010, Men's Health, Men's Health - Prostate, Tocotrienols
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In this study of 37 mice who were genetically engineered for prostate cancer, those fed a tocotrienol fortified diet had 53% palpable high-grade tumors compared to 80 % palpable high-grade tumors in the control group. (more…)
by nhri | Oct 16, 2009 | 2009, Men's Health, Men's Health - Prostate, Soy Isoflavones
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In 28 healthy Japanese volunteers, researchers found an 11.7% increase in a substance that stops prostate cell growth. (more…)
by nhri | Apr 9, 2009 | 2009, Men's Health, Men's Health - Prostate, Soy Isoflavones
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a review including 15 researches on nearly 172,000 patients, eating soybean foods once per day reduced the risk of prostate cancer by 71%. Soy isoflavones at 90 mg per day reduced prostate cancer risk by 52%. (more…)
by nhri | Feb 11, 2009 | 2009, Men's Health, Prostate Cancer, Vitamin K
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Those with the highest Vitamin K-2 intakes had a 12% reduced risk of advanced prostate cancer compared to those with the lowest intakes. (more…)
by nhri | Dec 4, 2008 | 2008, Men's Health, Prostate Cancer, Selenium, Vitamin E
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. When vitamin E and selenium were used in combination against prostate cancer cell lines, cell viability was decreased by 40-70% and cancer cell growth was significantly decreased (30%) while normal prostate cells were not affected. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 27, 2008 | 2008, Men's Health, Men's Health - Prostate, Vitamin D - General
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a cell study, researchers found that 2 groups of healthy prostate cells supplemented with vitamin D had a 27% and 64% greater survival when exposed to hydrogen peroxide. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 8, 2008 | 2008, Men's Health, Men's Health - Prostate, Soy Isoflavones
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Sixty mice were fed varying levels of genistein, a soy isoflavone. Those receiving 250mg/kg had only 4% of the prostate tumors as the group with no genistein. (more…)
by nhri | Jul 22, 2008 | 2006, Men's Health, Men's Health - Prostate, Omega - 3, Prostate Cancer
Written by Marcia Egles, MD. Studies suggest that increasing omega-3 PUFA’s (polyunsaturated fatty acids) in the diet might help reduce the risk of aggressive prostate cancer. Both omega-6 and omega-3 PUFA’s are not produced in the body and must be obtained from ones diet. (more…)