Most men turn up their noses at "feminine" foods like vegetables and fruits, preferring to call themselves carnivores. However, according to a Reuters report on July 3, a new study from the UK's Institute of Food Research suggests that eating a small amount of broccoli every week can help prevent prostate cancer.
NO1: Broccoli
In the study, participants were divided into two groups, with one group eating four servings of broccoli and the other four servings of peas each week. The results showed that the group that ate broccoli developed "anti-cancer genes" that can protect men from prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men, second only to lung cancer. Globally, 680,000 men are diagnosed with it each year, and 220,000 die from it. Besides broccoli, other cruciferous vegetables like cauliflower and red cabbage also have significant anti-cancer effects, and men should eat more of them. NO2: Tomato
"Notably, tomatoes are another fruit that men shouldn't miss," said Dr. Zhou Shaohu, chief physician of urology and andrology at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. He explained that tomatoes are not only rich in vitamin C, but the lycopene they contain can also help "unclog" glands and prevent prostate diseases.
What other benefits do tomatoes have?
Iron supplementation: Eating a tomato before a meal or drinking a glass of orange juice can double the absorption of iron.
Heart health: People with high cholesterol can reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke by eating more tomato sauce or drinking tomato juice.
Improved fertility: Drinking tomato soup daily can increase the body's absorption of lycopene, which in turn helps improve male fertility. NO3: Spinach
Additionally, men should learn from Popeye and eat more spinach. The trace element magnesium in spinach helps convert carbohydrates in muscles into usable energy, thereby increasing male muscle strength. Of course, a more significant benefit of spinach for men is that its folate and iron can promote the synthesis of red blood cells, increase the blood's oxygen-carrying capacity, and improve blood circulation, which can fundamentally enhance the quality of men's sexual life. What are the "medicinal effects" of spinach?
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) holds that spinach is cool in nature with a sweet and slightly astringent flavor, and it affects the liver, stomach, large intestine, and small intestine meridians.
It has the effects of moistening dryness and lubricating the bowels, clearing heat and relieving restlessness, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, nourishing blood to stop bleeding, and nourishing the liver to improve vision.
It is primarily used to treat conditions such as heat in the liver meridian, dizziness and vexation, blurred vision or night blindness, hemorrhoids with bloody stools, nosebleeds, scurvy, excessive thirst with polydipsia, chronic constipation, mouth ulcers, cheilitis, glossitis, dermatitis, etc. The recommended dosage for spinach is 100-250 grams each time, to be consumed raw in a salad, stir-fried, or in a soup.