This newsletter highlights “Men’s Health Week” – read the article below for 4 foods to include in every man’s diet plan.

Today the Environmental Working Group released their 2011 – Shopper’s Guide to Pesticide in Produce – Apples, Celery and Strawberries top the Dirty Dozen list!  Be sure to keep this guide handy when you are out shopping for produce.

I have also introduced B12/B Complex Injections in my practice.  B12/B Complex Injections are a great and simple way to boost your energy and metabolism.  Call today to schedule an injection for yourself.

Men’s Health Week

This week is Men’s Health Week – a wonderful time to celebrate the men in your life – just before Father’s Day this coming weekend.  Men are less likely to visit a doctor, even when they might not be feeling well.  A wonderful way of taking care of the men in your life is by making sure a yearly physical is scheduled for them.  We live in a time where chronic diseases are being diagnosed at an alarming rate – a little preventive care is in everyone’s best interest.

Here are 4 nutritious foods that men should include in their diet:

1. Tomatoes – high in lycopene, a carotenoid that appears to lower the risk of developing prostate cancer.  Cooking tomatoes in fat (think olive oil) helps the absorption of lycopene.  In recent studies lycopene also seems to inhibit the spread of existing cancer and decrease malignancy.  Lycopene has also been shown to protect against pancreatic cancer and may also boost sperm concentration in infertile men.
2. Whole Oats – besides being a good source of selenium, tryptophan, phosphorus, Vitamin B1, Magnesium, and fiber, a cup of cooked oats has more than 6 grams of protein.  Oats are a whole grain cereal that lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease, by reducing fat in the blood and also stabilizes blood sugar, reducing your risk of Type II Diabetes.
3. Broccoli – a cruciferous vegetable that is great for the ladies also has its benefits for men.  Broccoli is protective against bladder cancer – which is twice as common in men as it is in women.  Men who have a diet rich cruciferous veggies, especially broccoli and cabbage are half as likely to develop bladder cancer over a ten-year period.
4. Watermelon – a wonderful summer fruit that is rich in potassium.  Potassium rich foods have long been known to lower blood pressure, foods such as baked potatoes, watermelon, cooked spinach, bananas are all rich in this nutrient.

Herbs and supplement can never replace a healthy diet and plenty of exercise.   Make sure nutritious food is plentiful in your diet and get out and exercise in whatever form you like.