Juicing can improve your prostate health and prevent or potentially treat issues like prostate cancer. In 2010, the American Cancer Society stated that prostate cancer is the number 2 cancer that kills men in America. The good news is that more that 2 million men have survived prostate cancer. A shift to a healthy diet, low-stress lifestyle and regular exercise may help keep you free from prostate cancer. Talk with your physician about side effects and drug interactions of pomegranate juice and grapefruit juice, especially with statins.
Step 1
Combine different fruits that are healthy for your prostate while giving your body a healthy amount of dietary fiber. Add 1 cup water and 1 cup grapefruit juice and the inner red seeds of two pomegranates in a blender. Add chunks or sliced other fruits that are high in lycopene, like watermelon and papaya.
Step 2
Add ground flaxseed or shelled hemp seed to the blender mix and blend until thick and creamy. Flaxseed and hemp seed provide omega-3 essential fatty acids, which help to keep your prostate in optimal health. As an alternative to flaxseed meal or oil, add 1 tbsp. purified, organic fish oil with orange essence, which does not have a fishy flavor or smell.
Step 3
Make a fruit juice, instead of a blended smoothie if you would rather have more juice and less dietary fiber from its fruit. Use the same fruits as in the smoothie, but use a centrifugal juicer.
Step 4
Prepare cooked tomato juice for a good source of bioavailable lycopene, which is easier for your body to absorb. Blend the tomatoes and cook thoroughly. Near the end of the cooking process, mix in other savory ingredients like flaxseed oil, olive oil, minced garlic and Italian herbs, like basil and oregano.
Things You'll Need
- Blender
- Juicer
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup grapefruit juice
- 2 pomegranates
- 1 tbsp. purified, organic fish oil with orange essence
- 5 lbs. tomatoes
- 1 tsp. organic agave nectar or honey per 4 cups of tomato juice
- 1 tsp. sea salt per 4 cups of tomato juice
- 4 tbsp. flaxseed oil for each 4 cups of tomato juice
- Minced raw garlic and Italian herbs to taste
