prostate ,how do you look after youres?

[gjohnson5]

why is ginger a must w/ a high protein diet?

High protein diets can cause gastric disturbances such as gas...
Ginger (atleast in me) will releave this

 

[vitamix]

why is ginger a must w/ a high protein diet?

Stolen from Steve who stole it from somebody else:

What is Ginger ?

Family: Gingiberaceae
Genus and Species: Gingiber officinale

Ginger is a canelike, tuberous perennial plant native to southern Asia, and grows to a height of about 3 feet. The fresh rhizomes (not radix - or root) appear as irregular, fleshy bulbs, and in yellowish green color. Chinese and other Asian cuisines use ginger bulbs extensively for its spice, flavor and digestive properties. China and India are world's leading producers of ginger. Ginger is also cultivated in most of tropical and subtropical countries worldwide. Ginger rhizome has been extensively used for spice and medicine in Asian cuisines. Ginger has been used as a medicine since ancient times as recorded in early Sanskrit and Chinese texts and ancient Greek, Roman, and Arabic literatures. Ginger is almost as versatile as garlic in its health benefits. Ginger does almost everything that garlic does, and in addition, ginger is one of the best medicines for nausea, motion sickness (such as seasickness) and dizziness, and is also a traditional digestive aid.


History


Ginger has been in medicinal use for thousands of years. Chinese sailors chewed ginger rhizome to prevent and treat seasickness. In Asian medical practices, dried ginger has been used to treat stomachache, diarrhea, and motion sickness for thousands of years. Ayuveda medicine also used ginger for flatulent intestinal colic. Ginger teas have been popular in China, India, Korea, and Japan as favorites and medicines. Ginger has been an important medicinal herb in Germany, which imports it in large quantity for use in anti-emetic stomach medicines. In the US, ginger was once an official medicine in United States Pharmacopeia (USP) and National Formulary as a carminative, aromatic, and stimulant. King's American Dispensatory indicated it for loss of appetite, flatulence, borborygmus (rumbling or gurgling sound of gas in the intestines), spasmodic gastric and intestinal contractions, and cool extremities [Herbal Medicine - Expanded Commission E monographs, by Mark Blumenthal, Alicia Goldberg, and Josef Brinckmann, first edition, 2000].


Usage

Ginger's therapeutic effects are: stomachic, anti-emetic, salivant, stimulant, digestive, and cardiotonic. Ginger is helpful for soothing stomach, travel sickness, dizziness, morning sickness (vomitting of pregnancy), angina, arthritis, body odor, chronic fatigue syndrome, colds, cough, high cholesterol, pain, sore throat, swelling, tendinitis, and toothache.

Ginger's digestive properties are well known in Asia and Europe. Ginger contains a digetive food enzyme called zingibain, which exceeds papain (from papaya) in digestive potency. Ginger also increases the concentration of carbohydrate-digesting enzyme amylase in saliva. Further down the digestive tract, ginger improves digestion and elimination by activating peristalsis [A Handbook of Chinese Healing Herbs, by Daniel Reid, 1995].

Like garlic, ginger also lowers blood cholesterol and reduces platelet aggregates as reported recently, and could be helpful for cardiovascular health.

A daily dose of 2-4 grams of cut or dried ginger rhizome is recommended by German Commission E. No side effects or interaction with other drugs has been reported for ginger.


Chemistry and Pharmacology

A rather complete chemical composition list of ginger can be found in Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Ginger rhizome contains oleoresin (4.0-7.5%) composed of non-volatile pungent principles (phenols such as gingerols and their related dehydration products shogaols), non-pungent substances (fats and waxes), and volatile oils; volatile oil (1.0-3.3%), of which 30-70% are sesquiterpenes, mainly beta-bisabolene, (-)-zingiberene, beta-sesquiphellandrene, and (+)-ar-curcumene, and monoterpenes, mainly geranial and neral; carbohydrates, mainly starch (40-60%); proteins (9-10%); lipids (6-10%) composed of triglycerides, phosphatidic acid, lecithins, and free fatty acids; vitamins niacin and A; minerals; and amino acids [Herbal Medicine - Expanded Commission E monographs].

 

[hanibal]

thanks.

 

[DMI]

Ginger for the prostate? For digestion, yes, but never heard of it fighting prostate cancer cells. Any studies?

 

[GymIntensity]

We'll all get prostate cancer if we live long enough??So every person who has lived up until they are eighty or ninety plus has had prostate cancer then??I think not.

Anyway,you can use saw palmetto to help with your prostate.

actually bro I have read a study about this. The info says if a man lives LONG enough, every man will EVENTUALLY get some form of prostate probs/ prostate cancer. dont knock him down just cuz he read that bro. gotta respect other bros ideas whether you think it is correct or not.

 

[Bozwell]

One of the best ways to keep the prostate healthy is to ejaculate every day!!

If thats the case my prostate will be in good nick for many years

 

[split endz]

Avodart... ed for the past 2 years