Specific Nutritional Needs for Men

Men and Women are very different in so many ways. Where women seem to take care of their needs through out child bearing years and beyond. Men seem to not be as aware that as their bodies change , so do their nutritional needs.

There are foods that you are probally not eating that are very beneficial to your health. Some of these foods you have probally heard of but never realized what they can do for you.

1)Guava- This is a very good tropical fruit that is subtly acidic. It has a very high concentration of lycopene, an "antioxidant that fights prostate cancer" Actually it has more lycopene than any other plant food. It is also loaded with potassium and fiber.

2)Tomato-Ok this is the perfect "man" food. It is another "high dose" Lycopene food. Did you know that it is even better for you to have the tomato cooked? That means eat a whole lot of spaghetti or any of the other Italian dishes that you love, just make sure that you use more sauce and less pasta!

3)Oats-A good warm bowl of oatmeal for breakfast isn't going to hurt you after considering that it is loaded with B vitamins to help fight off stress, and a lot of zinc which helps supply the daily need of your prostate.

4)Beets-Gotta eat them fresh and raw to benefit, but this vegetable is one of the absolute best source of folate and betaine. This will protect your arteries and help to keep you from having heart disease, as an added benefit the natural pigments called betacyanins, gives the color to beets, helps to fight cancer. So this is a very important food for you to eat as much as possible!

5)Brazil Nuts and Pumpkin Seeds for your snacks- Eating this will save you in so many ways. They are totally loaded with magnesium, selenium and very powerful antioxidants that help to prevent heart disease, cancer all while protecting your prostate.

6)Fish-You have got to know it! Omega-3 fatty acids are very important to benefit the heart which will lower high blood pressure, strengthen the immune system, improve circulation, and of course will reduce your risk of developing prostate cancer. The very best fish you can eat for this are Tuna Fish, Sardines, King Mackerel, Salmon and herring. You really need to eat fish twice a week.

7)Broccoli and Cabbage-Do you realize how important these two vegetables are? Eating five servings a week of these vegetables will help to keep you from developing cancer as much as 50%. It is loaded with sulforaphane, this chemical increases your body's production of enzymes that disarm cell damaging free radicals. Of course they are loaded with vitamin C, beta carotene, potassium and sulphoraphane. So, really learn to love eating your veggies.

8)Soybeans-Are so very rich in isoflavones,A wonderful food to reduce prostate cancer and it has soy protein which is wonderful for cholesterol.

9)Oysters-Yes, it is true. This is a wonderful food that is good for you in several ways. The zinc that is in just a few oysters will deliver a full day's supply of the antioxident factors for zinc. You have already heard what eating a couple of oysters can do for you, well this could be some proof to it!

10)Berries-All kinds of berries ! Did you know that berries contain over 4,000 different compounds that have antioxidant factors. This includes blue- berries, straw- berries, black- berries, rasp- berries, cran- berries .

11)Beer-Did you know that beer may be better for your heart then drinking red wine. While the health benefits of red wine have been proven a long time ago. Dutch researchers have discovered that Beer contains vitamin B6 which helps prevent the build up of a chemical called homocysteine-thought to be linked to heart disease. There is also some claim that beer fends off kidney and gallstones. Only one to three ounces of beer daily ...

It is time that you took control of your body before your body takes control of you !

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and also you would benefit from reading here www.webmd.com