Flashback Friday: Second Strategy to Cooking Broccoli
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2019-02-22

Adding myrosinase enzymes in the form of even a pinch of mustard powder to cooked cruciferous (cabbage-family) vegetables like kale, collards or Brussels sprouts can offer anti-cancer sulforaphane levels comparable to raw, removing the necessity to pre-chop for maximum health benefits.

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Is that cool or what?! I love kitchen chemistry. Totally revolutionized my daily greens prep. For those new to the whole enzyme concept I’m sure this is a bit confusing. Make sure to watch the original “chemical flare” video The Best Detox (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-detox/) and then the hack and hold strategy in Sometimes the Enzyme Myth Is the Truth (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/sometimes-the-enzyme-myth-is-true/).

This helps explain the results I presented in Raw Broccoli and Bladder Cancer Survival (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/raw-broccoli-and-bladder-cancer-survival/).

OK, but what’s so great about this sulforaphane stuff? For a taste, see:
• Broccoli Versus Breast Cancer Stem Cells (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/broccoli-versus-breast-cancer-stem-cells/)
• Sulforaphane: From Broccoli to Breast (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/sulforaphane-from-broccoli-to-breast/)
• Broccoli: Sprouts vs. Supplements (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/broccoli-sprouts-vs-supplements/)
• Breast Cancer Survival Vegetable (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/breast-cancer-survival-vegetable/)

In 2017 I did a whole series on autism (https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/autism). One of the videos focuses on a mechanism of sulforaphane to mimic the benefits of a fever in autistic children. Check it out: Fever Benefits for Autism in a Food (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Fever-Benefits-for-Autism-in-a-Food).

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