This post is written for  senior men who are concerned about promoting their prostate health and avoiding the effects of prostate cancer.   Two of the possible paths taken by a developing prostate cancer  include either the path of  androgen-dependent or the path of  androgen-independent cancer cells.   Both of them will result in deadly consequences unless they are stopped.   Current therapies can target the androgen-dependent prostate cancer cells and delay them in the short term.  Androgen-independent cancer cells are much more difficult to treat and they tend to metastasize.  What is needed is a way to inhibit the growth of both types of cancer cells.

It turns out that there appears to be some genuine hope on the horizon for senior men in terms of reducing their risk of prostate cancer.  Recent research at the University of California has found that avocadoes are loaded with nutrients that promote prostate health and inhibit the growth of both the androgen-dependent and androgen-independent prostate cancer cells.  Avocadoes are loaded with carotenoids including lutein, zeaxanthin, alpha-carotene, and beta carotene.  They also contain a significant amount of vitamin E and they are a source of monosaturated fatty acids.  Apparently the fatty acids assist the absorption of the carotenoids into the blood.  The researchers discovered that extracts of the carotenoids and vitamin E from avocadoes inhibited the growth of both the androgen-dependent and androgen-independent prostate cancer cells.