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. Prostate cancer is second only to skin cancer as the most deadly cancer in men. In 2011, prostate cancer was...
Omega-3 Fats and CoQ10 Found to Benefit Prostate Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those in the EPA/DHA group saw their prostate specific antigen levels fall by 30%. Prostate cancer comprises 28% of all cancers that occur (1) and is the second most common cause of cancer-related death of men in the USA (2). The...
Low Fat Diet with Fish Oil Supplementation For 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...
Study Links Zinc Levels to Prostate Health
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. Zinc is essential for proper prostate gland function and the growth of the reproductive...
Study Suggests How Selenium Maintains Prostate Health
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...
Tocotrienols Associated with Prostate Health
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. Prostate cancer...
Soy Antioxidants May Help Prostate Health
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. As the number one cancer killer of American men, there are an estimated 234,460 new cases of prostate cancer each...
Review Finds Soy to Help Prostate Health
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%. After lung cancer,...
Vitamin D Found to Play Role in Prostate Health
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. A recent study (1) has found that vitamin D, known to help...
Dietary Genistein From Soy May Slow Metastisis of Prostate Tumors
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. Genistein is an isoflavone found in soybeans which has...