Life Tips: Prostate and Pomegranate

Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men; actually, it is the second cause of death in American men.

Some laboratory studies have shown that pomegranate extract can help to slow down cancer cell reproduction, and even induce apoptosis (it means cell death) in cancer cells. Pomegranate juice has natural medicinal properties and benefits that may help prevent or slow prostatic enlargement from either BPH or prostate cancer.

Pomegranate juice helps to inhibit an enzyme that is responsible for producing estrogen, which is one of the possible causes of BPH in older men. Also, Compounds in pomegranate juice are potent antioxidants that remove free radicals from your body.