Prostate Care Diet for Today [Day 4]
Hello Steemitsonians, today, I continue on this Prostate Care Diet for Today blog looking at food and diets that can significantly help improve, prostate health. Like I have always said, this is not for men only, it is also for women who want to do more to help their spouses have their prostate situation under control. I have been reading quite a bit on this, particularly the book "Healthy Eating: The Prostate Care Cookbook" and my findings will be posted on this blog.
The prostate is that part of every man that needs proper monitoring to prevent the development of prostate cancer. The lower the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) level in the blood, the better for the health of the prostate. Although there isn't a specific normal or abnormal level of PSA in the blood, but most doctors have in the past considered PSA levels of 4.0 ng/mL and lower as being normal. Proper care is needed to maintain these levels.
Diet for Today
Mediterranean pasta (Image credit: Pinterest)
Mediterranean Pasta Salad
Ingredients for 10-15 people
- 500 pasta shells
- 1 tablespoon of white wine vinegar
- 4 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 teaspoon of tomato puree
- 1 tablespoon of red pesto
- 1 small jar sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil, drained and chopped
- 1 medium sized cucumber, diced
- a handful of pitted black olives, halved
- some shredded basil leaves
Cooking
Step 1
Boil the pasta according to packet instructions and drain
Step 2
Mix the tomato puree, white wine vinegar, oil, and red pesto together and stir into the pasta.
Step 3
Now add the diced cucumber, chopped basil, black olives, and the chopped sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil to the mix.
Now serve at room temperature
Now enjoy!
Mediterranean Pasta Salad (Image credit : Diabetes UK)
Please note:
Original recipe is from The Prostate care cookbook
Benefits
This colorful Mediterranean dish is a great and healthy treat. The sun-dried tomatoes are a huge source of lycopene. Lycopene and lycopene containing foods like tomatoes, when eaten in good quantity can help lower the risk of developing prostate cancer.
In case you missed earlier posts, you can catch up with the articles here:
https://steemit.com/health/@delphia16/prostate-care-diet-for-today-1
https://steemit.com/health/@delphia16/prostate-care-diet-for-today-day-2
https://steemit.com/health/@delphia16/prostate-care-diet-for-today-day-3
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