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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: On Harmful Vegetables and Fruits

Question

How can one determine the safety of vegetables and fruits? After all, when buying them in a supermarket or at a market, it is almost impossible to detect the level of nitrate contamination. As a result, the treatment process for BPH can be disrupted—or, more precisely, the condition may progress more rapidly. Which foods should be avoided with BPH? And which foods are actually beneficial for the prostate?

Answer

Causes of BPH: Neglecting Proper Nutrition

An excess of nitrates entering the body through food acts like a poison. The effect of any poison is systemic, but one of its main consequences is oxygen deficiency and, consequently, swelling of the affected tissues. These conditions are highly favorable for the development of BPH.

I tested this on myself at a time when I already knew about the dangers of this type of carcinogen, even though I had no painful symptoms in the prostate and its size was normal. The experiment was simple: once a day, every morning, I added a large plate of salad made from greenhouse cucumbers, cabbage, and green onions to my breakfast.

By the way, when I bought that white cabbage at the market, I noticed that its color wasn’t just light green—it had an almost toxic-looking hue. In general, eating becomes an unpleasant experience when you are aware that there is something harmful in your food.

After the third day of the experiment, I woke up in the morning and clearly noticed that my bladder was much fuller than usual (in fact, compressed by the surrounding muscles), and urination was rather sluggish. I didn’t attempt to determine which ingredient in the salad was the most harmful. The remaining cucumbers, onions, and cabbage went straight from the fridge into the trash, and I immediately began restorative therapeutic exercises. My trained body needed about four days to recover.

I should note that years of health practice have taught me to always understand and, when necessary, accurately assess my condition. During this time, especially on the first day of recovery, I felt a slight heaviness when moving—indicating that all my muscles experienced mild swelling. I am certain that the amount of nitrates I consumed in those three days exceeded the reasonable norm several times over.

Lessons Learned and Common Mistakes

I believe what I’ve described above will be useful to you. Just imagine how BPH progresses in a person who has no knowledge of this issue and doesn’t even suspect the harm he is causing himself. On the contrary, he believes that such a vegetable-based diet is beneficial and that this is proper nutrition for prostatitis and BPH.

Are Nitrate Testers Reliable?

Now let me answer the question directly. Some patients, after noticing the first signs of BPH, try to monitor nitrate levels in vegetables and fruits using a special device called a nitrate tester. It can be useful only if the amount of harmful substances in a product significantly exceeds safe limits. But there is a major drawback.

For example, you test a tomato. The device shows a safe level, and it seems fine. But people are cautious and curious, so they test again on the same tomato—just one centimeter away and at the same depth. This time, the device shows excessive nitrates. The conclusion is clear: nitrates are unevenly distributed, and the device’s readings are unreliable. What then—should we take 20 or 30 samples from the same vegetable to find the average nitrate level? That’s absurd.

The Golden Rule: Avoid Suspicious Vegetables

Therefore, in treating BPH, the wisest rule is this: you can never go wrong by avoiding suspicious foods altogether. Everything has its season, and vegetables grown naturally—in soil—will truly benefit your body. Don’t try to find something harmless at the stalls during the off-season—it simply isn’t there. Never buy the very first (earliest) vegetables, berries, or fruits of the season. Driven by greed for profit, producers violate every possible standard, turning their products into disguised poison.

These toxic goods are produced in large quantities, and I am firmly convinced that they enter our country freely, bypassing customs through huge bribes. In my opinion, such profiteers deserve the harshest punishment. Their actions cripple the younger generation and shorten the lives of the entire nation far more than any large-scale war.

About Fruits and Berries

As for fruits and most berries, I have noticed excessive nitrate concentrations in them far less often. Still, this should never dull your vigilance. Each of us lives under different environmental conditions. Let me emphasize melons and watermelons: with BPH, these fruit-vegetable crops should be minimized or excluded from the diet altogether, even if they contain low levels of carcinogens. Their prolonged diuretic effect is unnecessary and even undesirable with such a diagnosis.

Gennadiy Plotyan — author of the website devoted to the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of BPH.

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