Wellness Pathway #230
Eat Sulforaphane
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OK, I admit to using this title just to get you reading this in order to learn
what I'm talking about. Especially, since a good rule of thumb, when it comes to
healthy nutrition, is to read labels and to avoid foods with ingredients you
don't recognize or can't pronounce. So what am I doing, telling you to eat sulforaphane?
Fortunately, sulforaphane is one ingredient you won't see on food labels. It's
not an additive, but a naturally occurring substance in cruciferous vegetables
such as broccoli, broccoli sprouts, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, and
kale.
And what an amazing substance it is. Recent studies show that sulforaphane helps
to fight cancer, fend off ulcers, and possibly reduce heart risk. It does all
this by inactivating carcinogenic substances, activating a powerful antioxidant
response, and killing H. pylori bacteria.
Although the first President Bush may have exercised executive privilege to
refuse to eat broccoli, it turns out that's really not such a good idea.
Fortunately for broccoli haters, the sprouts have 50 times more sulforaphane
than the whole vegetable and the protective effect of one serving lasts for
several days.
So, if you want to do a body good, eat sulforaphane for life!
Coaching Inquiries: How often do you eat cruciferous vegetables? Would it be
good to increase your weekly consumption? How could you make this an enjoyable
part of your diet?
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