Cancer & Tumors
Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men. Selenium, zinc, saw palmetto, a plant-based diet, and elimination of meat are key natural supports.
Also known as: Prostatic adenocarcinoma, Prostate malignancy
📝 At a glance
Likely root causes: High-fat diet; Red meat consumption; Environmental toxins.
First thing to try: CAUTION -- prostate cancer must be diagnosed and treated by a doctor; treatment choices depend on staging and your overall health. The diet and juice measures below are traditionally used for general support only, are unproven against cancer, and must never replace or delay medical care. Tell your oncologist before taking any supplement, as some can interfere with treatment.
See a doctor if: This is a potentially serious condition that requires professional medical diagnosis and care. See a doctor promptly — the suggestions here are gentle, supportive measures only and are not a substitute for medical treatment.
🔎 Start with the cause
Lasting relief rarely comes from covering a symptom. First find what is feeding the problem, change what you can, and then help the body do what it was designed to do — heal.
Likely root causes
- High-fat diet
- Red meat consumption
- Environmental toxins
- Sexual overactivity
- Previous vasectomy (a possible but unproven, disputed link)
- Age (80% of cases in men over 65)
Change what you can
- CAUTION -- prostate cancer must be diagnosed and treated by a doctor; treatment choices depend on staging and your overall health. The diet and juice measures below are traditionally used for general support only, are unproven against cancer, and must never replace or delay medical care. Tell your oncologist before taking any supplement, as some can interfere with treatment.
- Eat a diet rich in vegetables, especially carrots, beets, cabbage, and dark leafy greens.
- Drink fresh fruit and vegetable juices daily.
- Do not eat meat — there is a definite correlation between red meat and prostate cancer.
- Take selenium (ask your practitioner about the right amount for you) — one study showed 60% reduction in prostate cancer with this dose.
- Take vitamins C and E, zinc, and flaxseed oil.
- Coenzyme Q10 (ask your practitioner about the right amount for you) — reversed cancer in 10 of 15 advanced cases in one study.
- Saw palmetto herbA plant, or part of one, used for flavor, food, or gentle health support. More → (ask your practitioner about the right amount for you) plus pygeum africanum (ask your practitioner about the right amount for you) shrinks prostate tissue.
- Pipsissewa tinctureA concentrated herbal extract made with alcohol. How to make a tincture → (25 drops, 3 times daily) may reduce prostate swelling.
- Helpful herbs: turmeric, echinacea, buchu.
- Exercise regularly and get early morning sunlight.
- Avoid processed and junk foods, saturated fats, dairy, coffee, teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea →, alcohol, and tobacco.
- Some older research raised a possible link between vasectomy and prostate cancer, but the evidence is mixed and major health bodies do not list it as a risk factor — discuss any concerns with your doctor.
🌿 Then assist nature: remedies & protocols
With the cause being addressed, these are the actual things people do for this — ranked by the community. Vote ▲ on what helped you and ▼ on what didn't, and open How to do it for the steps. Each shows two quick signals: Evidence (how much science backs it) and Gentleness (how safe and in keeping with whole, natural health).
★ Start here — our first-line pick, pinned for safety
Medical screening and treatment come first; natural measures support.
How to do it ▾
Why it works: Prostate cancer is best managed with proper screening and medical treatment, which may include active surveillance. Lifestyle measures support overall health and may lower risk, but they work with medical care, not instead of it.
- See a physician for screening and for any urinary or pelvic symptoms.
- Pursue recommended diagnosis and the treatment plan (which may be active surveillance).
- Tell your team about herbs and supplements to avoid interactions.
- Use the lifestyle steps below to support your overall health.
- Keep all follow-up appointments.
Begin now · Ongoing with your care team
Caution: Natural measures do not cure prostate cancer; do not delay proven care. Saw palmetto and similar herbs are for prostate symptoms, not a cancer treatment - discuss with your doctor.
When to get help: Trouble urinating, blood in the urine, or bone pain needs prompt medical evaluation.
Source: Natural Remedies Encyclopedia 7th ed
Comments & experiences ▾
Also helps — ranked by the community (vote to reorder)
Supportive - a plant-forward diet supports prostate health.
How to do it ▾
Why it works: Research links high red-meat and high-fat diets with greater prostate-cancer risk, while vegetable-rich eating supports overall health. Shifting the plate toward plants supports the body's defenses.
- Build meals on vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and legumes.
- Include carrots, beets, cabbage, and dark leafy greens often.
- Remove red and processed meat; keep saturated fat low.
- Add tomatoes (cooked, for lycopene) and flaxseed.
- Cut back dairy, coffee, alcohol, and processed foods.
Ongoing · Every day
Caution: Supportive only; not a cure. Follow your care team's nutrition guidance during treatment.
Source: Natural Remedies Encyclopedia 7th ed
Comments & experiences ▾
For urinary-symptom comfort only - not a cancer treatment; mixed evidence.
How to do it ▾
Why it works: These herbs are used to ease the urinary symptoms of an enlarged prostate. Evidence is mixed and they do not treat cancer, but some men find symptom relief; use them only as a comfort measure alongside medical care.
- Discuss with your doctor first, especially if you are on other treatment.
- Take saw palmetto extract as directed on a standardized product.
- Add pygeum africanum if advised.
- Give it several weeks and track whether urinary symptoms ease.
- Stop if you notice stomach upset or any new symptoms.
Several weeks to judge · Daily as directed
Caution: These herbs do not treat cancer and must not replace medical care. Saw palmetto can mildly affect bleeding and hormones - tell your doctor, especially before surgery. Stop before any planned surgery and if side effects occur.
Source: Natural Remedies Encyclopedia 7th ed
Comments & experiences ▾
How the numbers work: a weighted voting system — trusted published sources cast endorsement votes for each protocol, and your ▲/▼ adds to them. Not medical advice.
🩺 When to see a doctor
- This is a potentially serious condition that requires professional medical diagnosis and care. See a doctor promptly — the suggestions here are gentle, supportive measures only and are not a substitute for medical treatment.
- PSA test recommended for men over 50 (earlier for high-risk groups)
- Any urinary symptoms listed above
- Continuing pelvic or back pain
🌿 The seven pathways to health
Seven pathways for your prostate cancer — tap the circle to check one off (saved on your device), or ask Remy for help.
“Disease is an effort of nature to free the system from conditions that result from a violation of the laws of health... In case of sickness 1cause should be ascertained, 2go to work intelligently to remove the disease. 3Unhealthful conditions should be changed, 4wrong habits corrected. 5Then nature is to be assisted in her effort 6to expel impurities and 7to re-establish right conditions in the system.”
🌿 Overview
Prostate cancer is strongly linked to high-fat diet, red meat consumption, and environmental toxins. It is generally slow-growing, especially in older men. Selenium (200 mcg daily) reduced prostate cancer incidence by 60% in one major study. Coenzyme Q10 at 600 mg reversed cancer in 10 of 15 patients with advanced disease in one trial.
The prostate is a walnut-sized gland at the base of the bladder. Prostate cancer is strongly diet-related: men who eat red meat regularly have far higher rates. PSA (prostate-specific antigen) testing is the best screening tool. 'Watchful waiting' is used in Europe for slow-growing cases. The risk is three times higher in men who have had vasectomies.
Common signs
- Weak or interrupted urine flow
- Frequent urination (especially at night)
- Difficulty starting urination
- Blood in urine or semen
- Continuing pain in lower back, pelvis, or upper thighs
- Often no symptoms until advanced
🍃 Supporting foods & habits
The gentle, everyday foods and supports that help in the background — secondary to the active remedies above. Vote on what helped you.
Nourishing broth supports gentle nutrition during treatment when appetite is low.890
A nutrient-rich whole-food diet supports general health during treatment, not as a substitute for it.870
Turmeric is being studied for prostate health, but it is a dietary support only — prostate cancer needs specialist care.820
How the numbers work: this is a weighted voting system — every published book or article recommending a remedy counts as an endorsement vote, and your ▲/▼ counts too. Not medical advice. *Ties are broken by our editor score (sources, safety, simplicity, cost, lifestyle fit, eight-laws alignment).
🍽️ Eating to help
Food is one of the gentlest medicines — small, steady changes help most.
Favor these
- Fresh vegetables (especially cruciferous: broccoli, cabbage, kale, brussels sprouts)
- Raw carrot, beet, cabbage, kale juice
- Fresh fruits (especially apples, berries, citrus, cherries)
- Whole grains (especially brown rice)
- Legumes (especially soybeans)
- Garlic and onions
- Flaxseed oil
- Seaweed
- Tomatoes (lycopene)
Go easy on
- All meat
- Dairy products
- Sugar and white flour
- Processed and junk food
- Fried foods
- Alcohol
- Caffeine
- Tobacco
- Salt
A plant-based, high-fiber, antioxidant-rich diet is the foundation of every natural cancer protocol. Meat avoidance is non-negotiable.
⚖️ Good to know
- PSA testing has high false-positive rates — discuss risk/benefit with your physician.
- Prostate surgery carries risk of permanent incontinence (25% rate).
- If you have questions about vasectomy and prostate health, discuss them with your doctor — the evidence is mixed.
⚕️ What a doctor may offerConventional treatments for this condition — for your information.Show ▾
RemedyRank's heart is natural healing — and honest information. Here is what conventional medical care commonly involves for this condition, listed to inform, never to promote. Decisions about treatment belong with you and your own physician.
Many prostate cancers grow slowly; treatment is individualized with a urologist/oncologist and ranges from monitoring to surgery or radiation.
Commonly offered
- Active surveillance for low-risk disease–
- Surgery (prostatectomy)–
- Radiation therapy–
- Hormone (androgen-deprivation) therapy–
- Chemotherapy or newer agents for advanced disease–
Worth knowing
- Discuss screening and options with a specialist — many cases are slow-growing.
- Treatment balances benefit against urinary and sexual side effects.
- Natural measures are supportive only.
👍/👎 shares whether a treatment helped you — community experience, not medical advice. For full professional details, see the sources under “Learn more” below.
📜 A note from history
A landmark 1996 Clark et al. selenium study showed that 200 mcg selenium daily reduced prostate cancer incidence by 63%, creating a major shift in nutritional oncology research.
📚 Learn more
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