Keep a Healthy Prostate

11.05.2010 | By: T. B.

If you want to keep you prostate healthy, you have to eat a balanced diet, exercise and so on. Read more about it below!

Read about exercises that will help you keep a healthy prostate. (PhotoXpress)

Keep a healthy prostate: The diet

You can keep a healthy prostate by eating a lot of soy, rice and vegetables that aren’t overcooked because they contain hormones that reduce the effect dihydrotestosterone produced by the decay of testosterone, linked to enlarged prostate.

Nuts, seeds and whole-grain foods contain substances that reduce the inflow of blood to the prostate, swelling and inflammation. They therefore help in case of prostatitis which makes erection and urination more difficult.

Keep a healthy prostate: Dairy products are a no-no

You harm your prostate if your diet includes a lot of dairy products. Switzerland is one of the countries where people eat the largest quantities of dairy products, and it is ranked among the first in terms of death caused by prostate cancer. It’s common knowledge that foods containing a lot of salt and fat are harmful for your body. Dr. Dean Ornish has advice on a diet suitable to keep a healthy prostate as well as to prevent further growth of cancer cells.

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Keep a healthy prostate: Exercise

Exercising can help you keep a healthy prostate. Yoga positions are very appropriate because they lower the pressure of blood in the prostate and pelvis. If your bladder is full, you have to avoid any considerable physical strain. Urine can also cause chemical irritation and infections if it flows back into the gland. It’s the same in case of prostitis.

Keep a healthy prostate: The twilight zone

The prostate is stimulated or massaged through the anal opening. In that way, you kill two birds with one stone – you indulge in pleasure and keep a healthy prostate. Combine the pleasant and the profitable and try to do new things with your partner. You can have anal "sex" with a prostate stimulator that can be purchased in sex shops.