Cruciferous (or Brassica) vegetables should be a core part of cancer proofing your diet due to there healthy hormone level and anti-oxidant impacts.
There super healing properties go well beyond anti-cancer to include:
- cardio vascular health
- potent antioxidants
- high fiber
- high minerals
- range of vitamins
- plant protein sources
- plant based fatty acids
- blood sugar regulation
- estrogen level regulation
- enzymatic function stimulation.
The specific extracts identified in these vegetables that have anti-cancer and anti-aging properties include:
- I3C (indole-3-carbinol)
- DIM (di-indolyl-methane)
- glucosinolates (derived from glucosinolates – also known as glucoraphanins)
- isothiocyanates
- carnosic acid
- carnasol
- apigenin
- crambene
Also include nutrient dense grasses (like kamut grass, wheatgrass, barley grass, and oat grass), algaes (our article is coming soon on the most potent land and water based plant species you should be taking daily not just to minimize risk of cancer but for substantial anti-aging benefits) and dark leafy greens like spinach, kale, romaine lettuce, leaf lettuce, mustard greens, collard greens, chicory and Swiss chard.
Dr. Kensler, professor of toxicology at John Hopkins, created a list of his top 12 anti-cancer cruciferous vegetables:
- broccoli
- cauliflower
- cabbage
- brussel sprouts
- kale
- turnips
- radish
- cress
- horseradish
- rutabagas
- kohlrabi
- mustard greens
- bok choy
The list hardly ends there. There are another over 3,000 known cruciferous vegetable specie on the planet today.
Daily intake of cruciferous vegetables, preferably organic and raw as snacks, obviously should meaningfully improve your health.
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