Don’t Eat Raw Alfalfa Sprouts
Fecal bacteria may contaminate alfalfa seed sprouts and present a food safety risk.
View ArticleBroccoli Sprouts
Broccoli sprouts are likely safer and more nutritious than alfalfa sprouts.
View ArticleBroccoli vs. Breast Cancer Stem Cells
A new theory of cancer biology—cancer stem cells—and the role played by sulforaphane, a phytonutrient produced by cruciferous vegetables.
View ArticleSulforaphane: From Broccoli to Breast
In a test tube, the broccoli phytonutrient sulforaphane appears to target breast cancer stem cells. But how do we know it's even absorbed into the body? Have women undergoing breast reduction surgery...
View ArticleLiver Toxicity Due to Broccoli Juice?
6,000 cups of broccoli a year is probably too much.
View ArticleHow Much Broccoli Is Too Much?
Four cups of broccoli sprouts a day may exceed the safe dose of the cruciferous phytonutrient sulforaphane.
View ArticleThe Best Detox
The most powerful natural inducer of our liver's detoxifying enzyme system is sulforaphane, a phytonutrient produced by broccoli.
View ArticleSometimes the Enzyme Myth Is True
There are a few examples of plant enzymes having physiologically relevant impacts on the human diet, and the formation of sulforaphane in broccoli is one of them.
View ArticleBiggest Nutrition Bang for Your Buck
Growing your own broccoli sprouts is one of the most cost-effective ways to improve your diet.
View ArticleRaw Broccoli & Bladder Cancer Survival
The effect of raw and cooked broccoli consumption on survival rates of bladder cancer patients.
View ArticleAntioxidants Sprouting Up
What happens to the antioxidant content of seeds, grains, and beans when you sprout them?
View ArticleChronic Headaches and Pork Tapeworms
Chronic headaches such as migraines or “tension” headache symptoms may be a sign of pork tapeworms in the brain.
View ArticlePhytates for the Prevention of Osteoporosis
Women who consume the most high-phytate foods (whole grains, beans, and nuts) appear to have better bone density.
View ArticleBroccoli: Sprouts vs. Supplements
Broccoli sprouts are compared to “Broccomax” supplements.
View ArticleCooked Beans or Sprouted Beans?
How do canned versus germinated beans (such as sprouted lentils) compare when it comes to protecting brain cells and destroying melanoma, kidney, and breast cancer cells.
View ArticleIs a Neutropenic Diet Necessary for Cancer Patients?
Immunocompromised patients, such as those undergoing chemotherapy, are often denied fresh fruits and vegetables to ostensibly protect them against foodborne illness.
View ArticleBest Food to Counter the Effects of Air Pollution
There is a food that offers the best of both worlds—significantly improving our ability to detox carcinogens like diesel fumes and decreasing inflammation in our airways—all while improving our...
View ArticleBest Foods for Autism
The sulforaphane found in five cents’ worth of broccoli sprouts has been shown to benefit autism in a way no drug ever has in randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
View ArticleBean Pastas and Lentil Sprouts
Do the benefits of beans, and lentils, and chickpeas remain when they’re powdered? Also, how to use temperature stress to boost sprout nutrition.
View ArticleEvidence-Based Weight Loss – Live Presentation
In this live presentation, Dr. Greger offers a sneak peek into his book How Not to Diet.
View ArticleThe Food That Can Downregulate a Metastatic Cancer Gene
Women with breast cancer should include the “liberal culinary use of cruciferous vegetables.”
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