
The Best Detox
The most powerful natural inducer of our liver’s detoxifying enzyme system is sulforaphane, a phytonutrient produced by broccoli.
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.
Raw alfalfa sprouts continue to be associated with outbreaks of foodborne illness.
What do the Kuna Indians drink that may help account for their apparent low chronic disease rates?
Broccoli sprouts are likely safer and more nutritious than alfalfa sprouts.
Fecal bacteria may contaminate alfalfa seed sprouts and present a food safety risk.