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reproductive system
prostatitis
nutrition
dietary guidelines
eating principles:
» acute:
increase fluids
short fruit or vegetable juice fast
vegetarian cleansing diet
» chronic:
elimination/rotation diet, rotation diet, rotation diet expanded
therapeutic foods:
pumpkin seeds (raw) 25 four times per day
foods rich in zinc: oysters, herring, clams, eggs, molasses, brewer's yeast, squash seeds, almonds, sesame seeds, tahini, foods rich in Vitamin E, kelp (Jensen, p. 61)
anise, tangerine, cherries, figs, lychee, sunflower seeds, mangoes, seaweeds (Ni,
p. 153)
fresh juices:
carrot (Walker, p. 151)
carrot and spinach (Walker, p. 151)
carrot, beet, and cucumber (Walker, p. 151)
carrot, asparagus, and lettuce (Walker, p. 151)
lemon juice in warm water (Walker, p. 151)
avoid:
food intolerances
dairy products, rich foods, fatty foods, greasy foods, stimulating foods, citrus, coffee, caffeine, alcohol (Ni, p. 153)
supplements
Zinc 50 mg per day; DO NOT supplement if patient is using ciprofloxacin (see below) or norfloxacin
essential fatty acids
bee pollen 3 tabs per day
evening primrose oil (Austin,1987)
Magnesium 400 mg per day
Vitamin E 800 IU per day
Vitamin B-complex
Vitamin B6 50 mg per day (Bastyr)
» avoid:
Iron: DO NOT supplement if patient is using ciprofloxacin (see below) or norfloxacin (Infect Dis News, 1990; June: p. 17)
» drug interactions:
Zinc and ciprofloxacin (Cipro): Zinc (29 mg) has been reported to reduce absorption of ciprofloxacin by 29% (Infect Dis News, 1990; June: p. 17)
Iron and ciprofloxacin (Cipro): Iron (325 mg) has been reported to reduce absorption of ciprofloxacin by 65% (Infect Dis News, 1990; June: p. 17)
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