Prostate Gland Cancer Prevention - Moringa Health Benefits

About Prostate Gland:

Prostate gland is an important part of the male reproductive system. It is like the size of a walnut, found only in men, which is located directly beneath the bladder and the penis, just in front of the rectum. It is about one and half inches long surrounding the neck of the bladder in male…the channel running from the bladder through the penis, a crucial part of the male reproductive system. The primary function of the prostate gland is to produce part of the fluid that makes up semen (used to nourish and transport sperm), regulating and controlling urine flow by contracting and releasing muscle fibers and depends on adequate levels of testosterone to function properly. But unfortunately, as men become older, the prostate keeps growing with 50% increase in prostate size. And while it grows, it squeezes the urethra (the tube for urine), which causes them to urinate frequently.

Since the prostate helps deliver fluid into the urethra to transport sperm during ORGASM, sexual function can also be hindered.The percentage of men with prostate issues continues to climb as you continue to age — affecting about 90% of men by age 80.

Thus, the high incidence of prostate cancer among males can be reduced, and the age of onset drastically increased, if they consumes the right kind of foods in the right proportion, beginning early in life, especially as prostate cancer has a latency period of about 50 years.

It is advisable for every men, especially those over the age of 50, to have an annual check-up for their prostate glands. Early detection increases chances of treatment and permanent cure of any disorder of the gland. Men should consume plenty of seasonal fruits, green vegetables, fish and whole grains in the diet, promotes healthy living and improve the function of prostate gland. Refraining from processed and fatty foods and having an active lifestyle have helped many men in avoiding any prostate-related disorders.

Prostate Gland for Men - Moringa Health Benefits

Moringa oleifera contained prostate active polyphenols like ellagic acid, gallate, methylgallate, catechol, kaempferol quercetin and their derivatives. Dietary polyphenols are antioxidants that can scavenge biological free radicals, and chemoprevent diseases with biological oxidation as their main etiological factor.

In a study they examined the antiproliferation properties of Moringa oleifera and its ability to induce cancer cell death. Researchers used Moringa oleifera leaf extract against a human tumor cell line and found that the extract inhibited cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. Moringa oleifera leaf extract also induced cell death. These findings led the authors to conclude that “Moringa oleifera leaf extracts has the potential for cancer chemo-prevention and can be claimed as a therapeutic target for cancer.”

Nigerian foodstuffs with prostate cancer chemopreventive polyphenols.

Abstract

Infect Agent Cancer. 2011 Sep 23;6 Suppl 2:S9. doi: 10.1186/1750-9378-6-S2-S9. Epub 2011 Sep 23.

Dietary polyphenols are antioxidants that can scavenge biological free radicals, and chemoprevent diseases with biological oxidation as their main etiological factor. In this paper, we review our laboratory data vis-ὰ-vis available literature on prostate cancer chemopreventive substances in Nigerian foodstuffs. Dacryodes edulis fruit, Moringa oleifera and Syzygium aromaticum contained prostate active polyphenols like ellagic acid, gallate, methylgallate, catechol, kaempferol quercetin and their derivatives. Also Canarium schweinfurthii Engl oil contained ten phenolic compounds and lignans, namely; catechol, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, tyrosol, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, dihydroxybenzoic acid, vanillic acid, phloretic acid, pinoresinol, secoisolariciresinol. In addition, tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) which contains the powerful antioxidant and anti-prostate cancer agent, lycopene; cabbage (Brassica oleracea) containing indole-3-carbinol; citrus fruits containing pectin; Soursop (Annona muricata) containing annonaceous acetogenins; soya beans (Glycine max) containing isoflavones; chilli pepper (Capsicum annuum) containing capsaicin, and green tea (Camellia sinensis) containing (-) epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), (-) epicatechin, (-) epicatechin-3-gallate and (-) epigallocatechin -3-gallate which are widely reported to posses prostate cancer chemopreventive compounds are also grown in Nigeria and other African countries. Thus, the high incidence of prostate cancer among males of African extraction can be dramatically reduced, and the age of onset drastically increased, if the population at risk consumes the right kinds of foods in the right proportion, beginning early in life, especially as prostate cancer has a latency period of about 50 years.

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