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Natural Prostate Health – Black Pepper & the Prostate

February 11, 2011 by Evelyn Parham

Who Knew? The black pepper that spices up our food, and makes it taste better, can also help fight cancer in our bodies.

Researchers at the University of Michigan, and other institutions, have found that black pepper has health benefits in addition to its use as a spice.

Benefits of Black Pepper

Black pepper can reduce intestinal gas, prevent or limit oxidative stress, reduce damage from saturated fats in our diet, prevent bacterial growth in our intestines, improve digestion, and act as an anti oxidant.

Although adding black pepper to our food has many benefits, using piperine, an extract from black pepper fruit, can take those health benefits to another level.

When piperine is extracted from the black pepper plant fruit, and long pepper plants of South India, it becomes a powerful supplement and anti-oxidant.

By itself piperine has limited uses for health, due to absorption problems, but when used in combination with other supplements or anti oxidants it is absorbed up to 30% more in the intestines.

The higher absorption rate is what turns piperine into a promising cancer fighting agent. The scientists at the University of Michigan found that combined with curcumin, an extract from turmeric, piperine helped stop growth of cancer forming cells. A higher concentration seemed to stop breast cancer stem cells from forming.

What is Piperine?

Nutriline.org – a supplement reference site on the Internet, states that piperine is an alkaloid that makes the feeling of heat when eaten. It was first extracted by a German scientist in the 19th century, so it has been around for a long time. To make the best use of piperine, researchers must find the proper concentration and combination with other anti cancer agents.

Piperine May Help Fight Prostate Cancer

One kind of cancer that piperine may help fight is prostate cancer. Research into Black pepper and the prostate is making progress. Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among American men. 190,000+ men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2009.

Though prostate cancer consists of slow-growing tumors inside the prostate gland, it can spread if not treated. It is important to catch this cancer early before it metastasizes, or spreads outside the prostate to bones, seminal vesicles or lymph nodes. Caught early, prostate cancer is very treatable. However, left untreated it can become fatal.

Treatments for Prostate Cancer

Common treatments for prostate cancer are surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and hormone therapy. Now black pepper and piperine are showing great promise as an alternative cancer treatment.

How Piperine Works

Piperine works by inhibiting pro inflammatory cytokines produced by tumors. Black pepper (piperine) also inhibits signals or communication between cancer cells, slowing down the growth of tumors and the spread of cancer.

So black pepper and its extract, piperine, are showing great potential in natural prostate health and the treatment of prostate cancer. As a preventative measure, it makes sense to spice up your food a little with pepper and take supplements containing piperine.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pepper
http://www.naturalnews.com/027831_turmeric_piperine.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostate_cancer

About Author: Ernesto enjoys studying the human body, science, and the universe. He is also the editor for My Lifestyle Diet where he and his staff provide healthy resources, including reviews on popular weight loss programs such as Weight Watchers for Guys.

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  1. ANNA BLAKE says

    October 27, 2015 at 9:39 PM

    THANKS EVELYN FOR SHARING.

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    • Evelyn Parham says

      October 30, 2015 at 5:32 PM

      Anytime, Aunt Jo!

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  2. rex says

    February 15, 2011 at 10:40 PM

    I never thought that a black pepper is also a good anti-oxidant and that it has so many health benefits. We usually use this to spice up our food for better taste. This is great! Thanks for the info.

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  3. Dia says

    February 14, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    Hi Ernesto and Evelyn,

    Thanks for the informative post on black pepper. I personally like black pepper, especially on rich. 😀 I never knew that it has all these benefits. It is good to know. Thanks for sharing

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    • Ernesto says

      February 14, 2011 at 11:59 PM

      Hi Dia… Glad you enjoyed it. I’m actually not a huge fan of black pepper, but don’t mind when some makes its way into my diet 🙂

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  4. Fran Aslam says

    February 11, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    Hi Ernesto and Evelyn:

    Very informative post here. As everyone uses black pepper but no one really knew the most important benefit of this pepper. Wonderful information. keep up the good work.

    Fran A

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    • Evelyn Parham says

      February 13, 2011 at 5:23 PM

      Hi Fran,

      Thank you for stopping by! Yeah, Ernesto shared some very important information.

      Take care,

      Evelyn

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  5. Lisa says

    February 11, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    Interesting fact to know the possible health benefits that a little pinch of pepper can have. This is very important information to share with the African American community especially with the increase of Prostate Cancer in African American males.

    Thanks. Peace and blessings,
    Lisa

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    • Evelyn Parham says

      February 13, 2011 at 5:27 PM

      Hi Lisa,

      I couldn’t agree with you more. I’ll definitely be sharing it. Thanks to Ernesto, because I did not know about this.

      Thanks for stopping by!

      Evelyn

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  6. Ernesto says

    February 11, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    Evelyn… Thank you very much for the opportunity to share :-). Have a wonderful weekend!

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    • Evelyn Parham says

      February 13, 2011 at 5:25 PM

      Hi Ernesto,

      You’re very welcome. You shared some very helpful and beneficial information with us all. 😉

      Have a great week!

      Evelyn

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  7. Evelyn Parham says

    February 11, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    Hi Ernesto,

    I never would have thought that black pepper had such benefits. I will pass this information along.

    Thanks for your post!

    Take care,

    Evelyn

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  8. Jo's Health Corner says

    February 11, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    I love the black pepper essential oil and I use it for many things..Thanks for a great post.

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    • Evelyn Parham says

      February 13, 2011 at 5:38 PM

      Hi Jo,
      I’ve never tried/heard of black pepper essential oil. I’m sure it is quite versatile. One more thing for me to research. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.

      Take care,

      Evelyn

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