What you choose to eat matters to your health. Every system in your body requires certain nutrients for proper support, and a nutrient-rich diet is the best way to ensure your body gets what it needs. The prostate continues to grow with age, so proactive care involving proper nutrition is essential to promote healthy prostate growth and function.
Getting these nutrients is easy and can be delicious too. Here are a few recipes that deliver prostate-supporting nutrients and happy taste buds in every bite.
Something Light
Pomegranate contains powerful polyphenols that help support prostate health by promoting healthy cell growth, size, and function. In addition to this, the beta-carotene found in sweet potatoes is converted into vitamin A in the body and used to promote healthy prostate cell growth. And this delicious recipe is packed with both.
Sweet Potato With Pomegranate, Coconut, and Lime
Ingredients
4 sweet potatoes
½ cup light coconut milk
coconut flakes
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
1 cup pomegranate seeds
¼ toasted unsweetened
Kosher salt
Lime wedges
Directions
1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Arrange sweet potatoes, pricked with a fork, on a rimmed baking sheet, and roast until tender, about 45 minutes. Let cool slightly.
3. Slice tops and mash sweet potatoes with a fork.
4. Divide coconut milk, coconut flakes, cilantro, and pomegranate seeds among sweet potatoes.
5. Season with salt. Garnish with additional sprigs of cilantro and serve with lime wedges.
6. You can also get the cleansing properties of sulfur-containing compounds in broccoli to support prostate cell function with this cream of broccoli soup recipe.
Something Satisfying
With this simple frittata recipe and the recipe below, you can make a satisfying lunch or dinner full of prostate-healthy nutrients. Salmon and other fatty fish are full of omega-3 fatty acids, which help reduce occasional oxidative stress to prostate cells. By adding the tomato couscous, you get plenty of lycopene, a plant carotenoid that supports urinary tract health and healthy prostate cell size and hormone levels.
Maple Glazed Salmon & Mediterranean Couscous
Ingredients
¼ cup soy sauce
¼ cup maple syrup
4 cloves garlic, smashed and sliced
2 tablespoons grated ginger
1 heaping tablespoon orange zest
1-pound salmon fillet
4 cups red grape or cherry tomatoes
3 large garlic cloves, unpeeled
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
¼ cup warm water
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
2¾ cups chicken broth
2¼ cups pearl couscous
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ cup black olives, pitted and chopped
⅓ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
¼ cup chopped fresh mint
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
Directions
1. Whisk the soy sauce, maple syrup, garlic, ginger, and orange zest together in a small bowl.
2. Place the salmon fillet in a resealable plastic bag and pour in the soy mixture.
3. Close the bag, place it onto a plate, and store it in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
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4. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
5. Halve tomatoes and arrange cut sides up in a single layer on a large baking pan with the unpeeled garlic.
6. Roast in the middle of the oven for about 1 hour.
7. Let the tomatoes cool in the pan on a rack for 30 minutes.
8. Squeeze roasted garlic out of its skin and puree with olive oil, water, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and ½ cup roasted tomatoes in a blender until dressing is very smooth.
9. Bring the chicken broth to a boil, stir in couscous, and simmer, uncovered, for 6 minutes.
10. Cover pan and remove from heat. Let stand for 10 minutes.
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11. Preheat your broiler and remove the salmon from the bag discarding the garlic.
12. Place onto a baking tray and broil for 8 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
13. Transfer couscous to a bowl and stir with the dressing, roasted tomatoes, olives, parsley, mint, thyme, salt, and pepper to taste.
14. Serve salmon with couscous and enjoy.
Something Sweet
Just because something is sweet doesn’t mean it’s bad for you. You can satisfy your sweet tooth and still get nutrients that support prostate health. Cranberries help support urinary tract health, and when combined with the purifying compounds in pomegranates, these fruits help promote prostate function and regular urination schedules. There is no need to feel guilty with this delicious dessert.
Cranberry & Pomegranate Pie
Ingredients
9-inch prepared pie shell
⅔ cup pomegranate seeds
1 ½ cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
¼ cup butter melted
1 ¼ cup light corn syrup
5 eggs slightly beaten
1 ½ cup chopped walnuts
1 cup fresh cranberries
Directions
1. In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, vanilla, and eggs.
2. Whisk until well-combined.
3. Fold in walnuts, cranberries, and pomegranate seeds.
4. Pour into a 9-inch unbaked pie shell.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-65 minutes.
6. The center will still be slightly jiggly, but the edges will be set and golden brown.
7. Cool completely and serve.
Something Extra
A balanced diet is essential for promoting optimal prostate health. Certain foods have the essential nutrients to promote comprehensive prostate and urinary tract health to support overall well-being and vitality.
In addition to diet, the scientifically-formulated supplement, ProstateMD®, combines unadulterated USPlus® saw palmetto with additional ingredients to promote prostate function and quality of life in older men.
♦ USPlus® saw palmetto contains three times the beta carotene, ten times the amount of lutein, and 30 times the zeaxanthin of typical saw palmetto extracts for superior prostate support.
♦ Pumpkin seed oil with saw palmetto oil has been found to help promote quality of life by maintaining healthy prostate function.
♦ Pygeum helps support urinary tract function to help with occasional urinary symptoms associated with normal aging.
♦ Pine bark extract helps to maintain healthy hormone levels and helps promote healthy urine flow.
♦ Stinging nettle helps promote healthy prostate size and promotes the production of nitric oxide in the body. This molecule plays an important role in urinary tract health for normal urinary flow.
♦ Sunflower lecithin helps support the activity of certain enzymes that promote healthy prostate cells activity.
Final Thoughts
The nutrients your prostate needs must come from food, so a daily routine that includes a balanced diet, exercise, and stress management is the best way to promote healthy prostate size and function. These nutrient-rich recipes are a delicious place to start, and for some extra prostate support, add ProstateMD® to your health routine. The path to optimal prostate health and vitality starts here.
Dr. Daniel Brison
Dr. Daniel Brison is a board certified urologist who completed medical school at the State University of New York, and residency at the prestigious Endourology fellowship program at UCLA.
