Lung Cancer Metastases & Broccoli
The anti-proliferative effects of cruciferous vegetable phytonutrients may decrease the metastatic potential of lung cancer,...
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Friday Favorites: The Effect of Sleep on Weight Loss
Those randomized to 8.5 hours of sleep a night lost significantly more body fat than those who got 5.5 hours. Getting even one more hour of sleep a night may help with weight control.
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Sometimes the Enzyme Myth Is True
There are a few examples of plant enzymes having physiologically relevant impacts on the human...
The Best Detox
The most powerful natural inducer of our liver's detoxifying enzyme system is sulforaphane, a phytonutrient...
How Much Broccoli Is Too Much?
Four cups of broccoli sprouts a day may exceed the safe dose of the cruciferous...
Liver Toxicity Due to Broccoli Juice?
6,000 cups of broccoli a year is probably too much.
Harvard’s Meat & Mortality Studies
Monday, March 12, 2012: The Harvard Health Professionals Follow-up Study and the Harvard Nurses' Health...
Sulforaphane: From Broccoli to Breast
In a test tube, the broccoli phytonutrient sulforaphane appears to target breast cancer stem cells....
Broccoli vs. Breast Cancer Stem Cells
A new theory of cancer biology—cancer stem cells—and the role played by sulforaphane, a phytonutrient...
DNA Protection from Broccoli
Eating broccoli appears to make DNA more resistant to damage.
Smoking vs. Kale Juice
The effect of kale juice on LDL and HDL cholesterol, and the antioxidant capacity of...
Kale and the Immune System
Comparing the immune system-boosting effect of cooked versus raw kale.
Meat Additives to Diminish Toxicity
How meat scientists justify their promotion of foods associated with cancer risk.
