Mother Nature is the best doctor and food is the best prevention
It is currently certain that a varied, complete and natural diet, i.e. composed, for the most part, of organically grown food, is the most effective way to protect ourselves from pollutants and other endocrine disruptors in a proportion of 85 to 90%. It is also the best way to prevent disease and maintain optimal health.
Among the countless fruits and vegetables, some seem even more protective and beneficial. Adding them to your daily diet can provide great health improvements and a long life.
This is the case for cabbages and mainly for broccoliwatercress and sprouted seeds.
So what are the many health benefits of Broccoli?
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But one property of this "super food" surpasses all others, broccoli is a very powerful detoxifier.
Recent research reveals that broccoli sprouts are even more effective at removing pollutants and toxins.
Broccoli sprouts are a very important source of glucoraphanin, a glucosinolate. When chewed or ingested, glucoraphanin is transformed into sulforaphane. This chemoprotective compound potentiates the detoxifying power of this vegetable.
300 Chinese men and women living in one of the most polluted areas of China, in the province of Jiangsu were followed for 3 months
The test group drank half a cup of a drink made of sterilized water, pineapple and lime juice mixed with broccoli sprout powder every day. The control group drank the same mixture without the addition of sprout powder.
Urine and blood analysis revealed that the test group had significantly higher levels of benzene (61%) and acrolein (23%). These 2 substances are recognized as carcinogens. Benzene is usually derived from car exhaust and benzoate salts used as a preservative. Acrolein is a product of the degradation of certain pollutants such as tobacco or gasoline.
The author of the study, Tom Kensler, explains to Time Magazine that it is unavoidable to breathe polluted air throughout China and that there is an urgent need to find ways to evacuate the toxins that affect the people of these regions as well as all the others who live around the big cities.
Eating broccoli is therefore very beneficial, but consuming sprouted broccoli seeds is even more so
Indeed, the process of germination increases the power of detoxification and the contributions of this plant. Even 3-day-old broccoli shoots still contain 10 to 100 times more glucoraphanin.
Broccoli sprouts are an excellent alternative for people who don't like the taste or smell of broccoli. They are much more convenient since they do not need to be cooked. They will delight raw food lovers who can easily add them to their salads or juices.
Obviously glucoraphanin has not finished surprising us since studies have shown that it can improve kidney function and thus reduce hypertension.
By strengthening the cellular enzymatic system, this substance provides protection against chemical damage that can reach the DNA and cause carcinogenic processes. Sulforaphane has been found to kill cancer stem cells and slow tumor growth.
Sulforaphane also has anti-diabetic and antimicrobial properties
Although broccoli sprouts contain the highest amounts of isothiocyanates (a cancer-fighting compound of sulforaphane), other cruciferous vegetables also contain them.
Many green, leafy vegetables with a slightly pungent taste, such as watercress, mustard greens and arugula, are close cousins of the crucifers.
The easiest, most beneficial, ecological and economical way to consume broccoli is to sprout the seeds yourself.
Nothing could be simpler, it requires little space. This can be done indoors and in any season.
The germination process increases the nutritional value of organic vegetables by up to 30 times. In this way, vitamins, minerals, amino acids and essential fatty acids are much more assimilable, because during the germination the enzymes make them much more available for the body.