Fact: Prostate cancer is the #1 cancer among men in the United States (National Cancer institute
Your prostate has a message for you, “eat your veggies.” SelfCare is all about checking-in with your habits. Are you aware of your current eating habits? Does it support your prostate health?
“A team led by Victoria Kirsh, formerly a doctoral student in the Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute that men who ate broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussel sprouts, and turnips were 40 percent less likely to be diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer compared to men whose diet included very little of these vegetables. (https://news.yale.edu/2007/08/21/risk-prostate-cancer-lowered-eating-certain-vegetables)
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