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Milken's Nutrition Guide for Prostate Cancer Patients
Michael Milken's organization for raising funds for research, has funded a guide put together by Edward L. Giovannucci,
MD, ScD, Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, and Peter H. Gann, MD, ScD, Professor
of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.
From this 40 page booklet we selected the main points and principles gathered in a short nutrition guide. As always, consult with your doctor about any change
in diet and/or activity.
- Keep your body at an optimum weight. If you are obese, loose weight in a safe manner (talk to your doctor).
- Exercise regularly, at least 30 minutes a day at least 3 days each week. Include stretching exercises
and resistance exercises and weight training.
- Eat 5 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables a day without sauce or dressing. Eating at least 5 servings
each week of cruciferous vegetables, particularly broccoli, might help you decrease your risk of developing prostate
cancer. Size-wise, this translates into about a half cup of cooked vegetables per serving.
- Include in your diet at least two servings a week of tomato sauce roughly a half cup per serving.
- Drink 8 oz of pomegranate juice daily to slow the rate at which prostate cancer progresses.
- If you want to benefit of anti-cancer effects of green tea, drink six or more cups per day.
- Consumption of soy-based foods would seem to have positive influences in slowing the disease process.
Take care not all soy-based foods are high in isoflavones and some preparations can be high in fat
and low in nutritious value, so better discuss the value of adding different types of soy-based foods
into your diet with your doctor and/or qualified nutritional consultant.
- Avoid eating red meat as much as you can. Don't grill food.
- Eat more fish. However do not over eat fish considered high in mercury. Consult your fish monger
and dietician for advice.
NOTE: Issues on this site regarding men's health and their concerns, are provided for
information only, and are not meant to substitute for the advice of your own physician or other medical professional.
Prostate-Report.org does not endorse any specific product, service or treatment.
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