10 Reasons to Eat Your Cruciferous Vegetables E


veryone knows that eating vegetables has profound health benefits. But, like all foods, not all vegetables are created the same. A few vegetables appear to be downright "mira-


cle" foods! One such group of veggies are those of the Brassica family;


commonly known as cruciferous. These include broccoli, Brus- sels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, radish, rutabaga, turnip and even arugula. What makes this group of veggies so special? Sulforaphane.


Sulforaphane is a phytochemical abundant in cruciferous veg- etables, and it's been getting a ton of attention from researchers. But it all starts with glucoraphanin. Sulforaphane is produced when the enzyme myrosinase


converts glucoraphanin, a glucosinolate (a natural compound found in some plants), through a chemical reaction induced by damage to the plant, such as cutting or chewing. As such, glu- coraphanin is known as the precursor to sulforaphane. It just so happens that cruciferous vegetables contain a re-


markable amount of glucoraphanin. Which makes them power- houses of nature. Let me tell you why. There is a growing body of research into the wide array of


applications for sulforaphane across the gamut of diseases and health issues. In fact, hundreds of studies have been carried out across the globe (see our database of over 200 diseases researched that may benefit from sulforaphane consumption), since the first scientist, esteemed Johns Hopkins researcher Paul Talalay, real- ized this chemical's potential in 1992. In this study, Talalay and his team explored and confirmed


the anticarcinogenic properties of broccoli and sulforaphane. So excited was the world at large, his findings were even featured in the New York Times. Since then Tulalay has dedicated many more years to re-


searching sulforaphane, going so far as to found the The Brassica Chemoprotection Laboratory (he's still on staff at Johns Hopkins,


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though he's pushing 94), no doubt helping inspire the continuing generations of scientists who want to know the truth about what plants and their compounds can do for the betterment of human- ity.


With that in mind, here are the top ten reasons to eat your


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