¿Por qué era rara la enfermedad cardíaca en el Mediterráneo?
¿Qué tenía la dieta de la isla griega de Creta en los años 50 que la hacía tan saludable?
¿Qué tenía la dieta de la isla griega de Creta en los años 50 que la hacía tan saludable?
Añadir enzimas de mirosinasa, incluso aunque solo sea una pizca de mostaza en polvo, en las verduras crucíferas cocinadas como la berza, la acelga o las coles de Brusela puede ofrecer niveles de sulforafano anticáncer comparables a la verdura cruda, y eliminan la necesidad para precortarlas para obtener su máximo beneficio para la salud.
Which foods are best at removing carcinogenic bile acids from the body: asparagus, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, collards, eggplant, green beans, kale, mustard greens, okra, or peppers? And do they work better raw or cooked?
La contención de la enzima motor-de-envejecimiento TOR (diana de rapamicina), mediante la reducción en la ingesta de productos de origen animal ricos en leucina, como la leche, podría reducir el riesgo de cáncer.
Different brands of liquid smoke flavorings have been tested for DNA-damaging potential, p53 activation, and levels of known carcinogens. Smoked foods such as ham, turkey, barbequed chicken, herring, and salmon were also tested.
Phytonutrients in certain plant foods may block the toxic effects of industrial pollutants, like dioxins, through the Ah receptor system.
There is a receptor in our intestines activated by phytonutrients in cruciferous vegetables that boosts immune function (the aryl hydrocarbon [Ah] receptor).
Cambios simples en la dieta y el estilo de vida podrían cuadriplicar el índice de supervivencia para mujeres con cáncer de mama.
La reducción de la relación de proteína animal a vegetal en las dietas de los hombres podría retrasar la progresión del cáncer de próstata.
Aquellos que comen dietas más a base de vegetales pueden tener naturalmente un sistema mejorado de defensas antioxidantes, para contrarrestar el daño en el ADN causado por los radicales libres producidos por el ejercicio de alta intensidad.
El Dr. Greger ha examinado minuciosamente la literatura académica mundial sobre nutrición clínica y creó esta nueva presentación en vivo sobre lo más reciente en investigación de vanguardia acerca de cómo una alimentación sana puede influir en algunas de nuestras condiciones médicas más comunes.
The boost in detoxifying enzymes triggered by cruciferous vegetable consumption may last for weeks!
Measuring the effects of a plant-based diet on the expression of hundreds of different genes at a time, a research group found that an antioxidant-rich portfolio of plant foods such as berries, pomegranates, purple grapes, red cabbage, oregano, and walnuts was able to significantly modify the regulation of genes in the blood of volunteers.
The effect of raw and cooked broccoli consumption on survival rates of bladder cancer patients.
Growing your own broccoli sprouts is one of the most cost-effective ways to improve your diet.
The anti-proliferative effects of cruciferous vegetable phytonutrients may decrease the metastatic potential of lung cancer, the number one cancer killer of women.
There are a few examples of plant enzymes having physiologically relevant impacts on the human diet, and the formation of sulforaphane in broccoli is one of them.
The most powerful natural inducer of our liver’s detoxifying enzyme system is sulforaphane, a phytonutrient produced by broccoli.
Four cups of broccoli sprouts a day may exceed the safe dose of the cruciferous phytonutrient sulforaphane.
6,000 cups of broccoli a year is probably too much.
In a test tube, the broccoli phytonutrient sulforaphane appears to target breast cancer stem cells. But how do we know it’s even absorbed into the body? Have women undergoing breast reduction surgery eat some an hour before their operation, and directly measure the level in their tissues.
A new theory of cancer biology—cancer stem cells—and the role played by sulforaphane, a phytonutrient produced by cruciferous vegetables.
Eating broccoli appears to make DNA more resistant to damage.
The effect of kale juice on LDL and HDL cholesterol, and the antioxidant capacity of the blood.
Comparing the immune system-boosting effect of cooked versus raw kale.
Greens rank highest in chemical antioxidant assays (such as ORAC, TEAC, TRAP, and FRAP). But which vegetables lead the pack when cellular antioxidant activity is measured?
Different fruits and vegetables appear to support different cognitive domains of the brain, so both variety and quantity are important.
Raw cruciferous vegetables: how much is too much?
Las maravillas de los vegetales de hoja verde oscuro.