‘Nuts’ may turn out to be the best answer to prostate cancer!

For years guys with prostate cancer have been told they have two choices.

You can sign on for mainstream treatments like surgery or chemo that could wreck your sex life and leave you in diapers.

Or you can hold off on treatment with a “wait and see” approach that leaves lots of men feeling like they’re doing nothing.

But, believe it or not, Harvard scientists say there’s now a third option.

I’m talking about a simple way to slash your risk of dying from prostate cancer by 34 percent — without going anywhere near a prescription drug or a surgeon’s scalpel.

In fact, all it takes is one simple — and delicious — change to your diet.

Not as nuts as it sounds

I’ve been telling you for ages that nutrient-packed nuts are bona fide super foods.

Studies have shown that eating nuts can help you avoid everything from heart disease to dementia.

Now it looks like nuts may also be the secret to winning your bout with prostate cancer.

Harvard researchers just wrapped up a study that looked at around 50,000 adult men. And they found that guys with prostate cancer who regularly ate tree nuts (like pistachios, cashews, and walnuts) were 34 percent less likely to die.

And here’s the best part — you don’t have to gorge yourself on nuts to get the benefits. Just one-third cup, five days a week seems to do the trick.

So could a handful of nuts a day really make the difference between life and death for guys with prostate cancer?

The idea isn’t as, well, nuts as it sounds.

You see, research has shown that nuts help reduce inflammation and insulin resistance — and both have been linked to aggressive prostate cancer.

Second, many varieties of nuts are rich in selenium and vitamin E, which are proven prostate cancer fighters.

In fact, one study found that guys who had the highest levels of vitamin E actually slashed their prostate cancer risk in half.

A few months ago I told you about a study from researchers in South Korea who found that nuts can lower your risk of deadly colon cancer by a whopping 81 percent. And now we know it can help guys with prostate cancer.

So there’s really no reason not to start incorporating more nuts into your diet right now — as a snack, made into a trail mix to take along to work or even tossed into a recipe.

Sources:
“Having nuts in your diet may reduce risks from prostate cancer, study suggests” June 20, 2016, Science World Report, scienceworldreport.com