Peyronies Diet

[peyronny]

What do you guys think are the best foods for Peyronies? I put this under alternative because I haven't found  much, besides just eating healthy in general.

But are there any foods specifically that you think are good for this condition?

I've been trying to eat more veggies in general and less meat. Chicken, turkey, tuna or salmon when I do.  Also no soda, sweets besides fruit and healthier cereals with higher vitamin content. No fast food except occasionally Subway and I load up on the veggies. I've been trying to incorporate foods with l-arginine and vitamin E. So nuts and seeds, almond milk, etc. Occasionally I'll screw up like for Easter we had a little family get together and I did get some chips and a sandwich. But overall I'm eating better than I ever have in general.

I used to live on fast food and junk so it's hard but it's not as hard as living with Peyronie's and if there's even a slight chance it will get better I have to take it.

The soda addiction was hard to break. But it has no value whatsoever. Even chips contain small vitamin amounts, soda is one thing that is literally useless to the human body.

But any other foods, specifically, that could help?

I may still be overeating, I'm not sure. I'm trying to find the right balance where I can still lose weight but still eat foods that can also help with this, and enough of it.

Today, just for example here's everything I ate:

Oatmeal. No added sugar, non-instant
2 slices of left over turkey and some carrots
a banana later on as snack.
A 6 inch rottiserie chicken sub from subway with wheat bread, honey mustard and motzerella cheese. Put all the vegetables on it except red onions and pickles. It was late and didn't have anything else to eat so just decided if I got the vegetables it wouldn't be too bad even if it is fast food.

I know it's not perfect. But a year ago it would have been a double cheeseburger from somewhere, various sweets, maybe some ramen noodles. Now, looking at the sodium content I never plan on eating those again.

[NeoV]

It sounds like you will see some good results in your overall penile health with some changes, that's a good place to be in, since you know you can improve a lot!

Healthy fats, complex fibrous carbs, lean protein.

Good foods for Peyronie's would be berries, citrus fruits, and ginger, as all of these increase nitric oxide in the penis and reduce reactive oxygen species and inflammation (people with Peyronie's have a lot of both in their penises). A huge recent study showed that consumption berries and citrus fruits were associated with much less erectile dysfunction.

Olive oil is a great source of healthy fats and vitamin E. Try avocados, nuts, coconut oil, coffee (depending on your stance). Coffee was shown to decrease erectile dysfunction in those who had 2 cups a day or more. It makes sense since caffeine is PDE5 inhibitor like Cialis, and a xanthine derivative like Pentox. Some may avoid caffeine to keep the blood vessels relaxed, it's up to preference. Any source of proanthrocyanidins (blueberries, dark chocolate) will increase nitric oxide as well, so go for dark colored fruits or veggies. Also make sure you drink a lot of water, at least two cups in the morning upon waking. This lowers blood viscosity and will help clear out any inflammation in your penis or body. Also, always drink a lot of water before ejaculation, be it from masturbation or sex. There may be a connection between prostate inflammation and penile inflammation, though it is not exactly established, or popularly established.

Green tea is another amazing one for inflammation with the catechins in it. As with coffee, it's easy to get dehydrated from drinking only it, so be sure to hydrate yourself with water if you drink teas and coffee.

Every morning I have a bowl of oatmeal with blueberries, or brown rice and natto, since I am back in Japan. If you can eat natto, by all means have it several times a day, but that's too hard outside of here usually. Sometimes my wife makes dark chocolate oatmeal with blueberries, god that is good. Add cinnamon to oatmeal when you can, since it regulates blood sugar and may be pretty helpful for diabetes.

Stay away from any saturated fats. Keep your arteries as clean as possible, and check your blood sugar. Veggies are very important as well.

Make sure you get some olive oil and vinegar on those subs ; )

[csm101]

Wow i wish I could eat that well! Yes your well on your way. Perhaps cut out the Subway if your getting processed meats also try to add Kefir as a natural source pro-biotic other than that your doing great.

[goodluck]

Good advice NeoV!

Make sure your coconut oil is unrefined, sometimes called cold pressed.  Most of it today in the US is unrefined. I don't know about other countries. When coconut oil gets processed its fats change into trans fats.  Must avoid trans fats.

[Perspex]

I eat a very similar diet to that suggested by NeoV. Have done for years now. In fact my favourite meal is probably breakfast which is my home made muesli... oats, about 6 or 7 different nut varieties, dried fruit and a banana... sometimes with a bit of nutmeg or cinnamon. I haven't been having much dairy for a few years now either.. so I have that with water (surprisingly very good, fresh).

I eat a very balanced and varied healthy diet. lots of veg and fruit and beans. Put loads of garlic and onions and ginger in to things. Drink green tea most mornings and a coffee.

Yet 3 months ago I developed peyronies.

If diet is a contributary factor for me then there are only a few things I would be able to put it down to.

I am aware that even though I eat far less sugar than a lot of people, I have for years now kind of binged a bit on things like Ice cream and sometimes chocolate. This becomes a bit of a daily habit for while before I stop for a bit. I've also drunk a lot of red wine over the past years. I have long periods of not drinking, but then its not uncommon for me to go through a stage of drinking a bottle of red a night for a week or so.

If I over consume something I think it must be sugars from the wine, ice cream and chocolate. I'm trying to reduce that. Both are not particularly good for the body and blood sugar regulation anyway.

Just add this - Because my diet is quite good, I am quite fit and healthy, I'm quite young (34) and my peyronies came on after a period of abstinence... it's very hard to detect a cause. Except for one thing. My mums sudden death 11 months ago and the end of a an emotionally disastrous relationship, which was a few weeks before that. Peyronies appearing after such a traumatic period seems like too much of a coincidence.

This indicates to me the importance of taking care of my emotions and my mind. That's an added reason to keep meditation in the daily diet. IT really does help overall mental health. It calms breathing.. it calms the mind and helps us to understand and observe our thoughts.... and it calms the heart rate.. all of these things must help to deal with this condition psychologically and physically.

Meditation/praying/mindfullness/golf/hiking (whatever you like to call your contemplative practice) is so important

[FriskyDingo]

I agree with most of the nutritional advice given. I would like to suggest that saturated fats are not bad by nature. Saturated fats from healthy animals are healthy for you, and they extremely important in hormone production and the utilization of fat soluble vitamins.

Based on the research I have read, the fat that actually clogs your arteries is oxidized polyunsaturated fats (PUFA) and oxidized monounsaturated fats (MUFA). PUFA and MUFA are fats with a double bound in one or more of their carbon-oxygen bonds, which is easier to break from outside forces (heat, light, air) than are single bonds (which make up the entirety of a saturated fat). Therefore, be careful what oils you cook with (dont use PUFA or MUFA) and make sure your omega 3 supplement is of high quality so your not ingesting an oxidized PUFA.

[kuaka]

Naturally saturated fats are not bad.  The bad are the trans fats...artificially saturated for consistency and shelf life.  The more natural the food the better.  That said, since we have pretty much trashed our soil, some supplementation will likely be a good idea as well.  Magnesium in particular, as deficiency therein is common with any fibrosis condition.

[FriskyDingo]

I can personally attest to the effectiveness of a high quality magnesium supplement (mag glycinate/lysinate). I use to get severe leg cramps at night even while eating supposedly high ma foods. Starting taking 500mg elemental mag and literally that night and ever after I never had a leg cramp again.

[melting]

If you research for anti inflammatory diet you might find some good additional pointers. Also any food allergies need to be taken care off.