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Foods for a Healthy Prostate

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An unhealthy prostate can be a real health downer. Hypertrophy is a condition of the prostate gland which will affect almost every male at some point in his life especially as you get older. This causes the gland to strangle the urethra which makes urination difficult as well as increasing the risk of infections in the bladder and even causing kidney damage. Luckily there are many foods you can eat that will help protect your prostate from problems.

When you want to keep your prostate healthy you want to think red. Foods like red grapefruit, watermelon, tomatoes, papaya and red berries all include healthy lycopene which is well-known for its cancer fighting abilities. Lycopene also helps boost your immune system and supports prostate health. Eating fruits and vegetables fresh or raw is usually best but in this case when tomatoes are cooked the lycopene can be more readily absorbed in your body.

The recent way of thinking is that foods that have a lot of quercetin may help fight many different types of cancer including prostate cancer. Quercetin is a flavonoid which forms the backbone of other flava noise and also has anti-inflammatory properties and can act as an antihistamine - both properties that can help reduce the pain of an inflamed prostate.

So what kinds of foods have this wonderful component? Teas - both black and green, apples, onions, red wine, red grapes, raspberries, citrus fruits, leafy green vegetables, cherries and broccoli are all foods that contain quercetin. It can also be found in honey and sap.

To keep your prostate healthy, you need to eat a healthy balance of foods just like you do for your overall health. You want to eat foods that contain antioxidants, include nuts and seeds which are rich in vitamin E and drink plenty of clear fluids such as pure water to help flush your bladder. You might want to try avoiding spicy foods alcohol and caffeine. Another thing that can help keep your prostate healthy is to try to maintain a healthy weight.

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