Dr. Mercola November 15 2007 78,938 views
Rubbing an extract made from broccoli sprouts on your skin may help you to prevent skin cancer, according to Johns Hopkins researchers.Broccoli, and the sprouts in particular, contain a chemical called sulphoraphane, which activates cancer-fighting enzymes inside your cells.The researchers spread broccoli sprout extract on the skin of six people, then exposed them to high levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The areas of skin covered by the extract had 37 percent less redness and sunburn than skin not covered -- both indications of skin damage that could lead to cancer.Sunscreen, meanwhile, did not offer any protection against the UV rays, the researchers said.Whereas sunscreen works by deflecting UV rays, and therefore must be reapplied often to work, broccoli sprout extract works by penetrating skin cells and stimulating their natural cancer-fighting mechanism.Since sulphoraphane extract from broccoli sprouts appears to fight cancer in your skin, the researchers believe it may be effective against cancer in other organs as well.
Dr. Mercola: Please note that there many hight content sulphoraphane vegetables including watercress, cauliflower, arugula, red and black radishes. It is nothing unique to brocolli and unlike some of the cruciferous veggies, red globe radishes are actually beneficial for the thyroid.
Maj said: I think you're attributing maliciousness to Big Pharma that can actually be explained by stupidity....if you think these guys are merely stupid, then you are amazingly naive....they are downright evil and greedy....even when they know better, they do the wrong thing....what about payoffs to "so-called scientists" to produce the conclusions they desire, payoffs to the FDA, USDA, etc. and hiding information about their dangerous products?...I agree with most of the rest of your post...
I read somewhere(can't remember where)that broccoli must be lightly cooked and eaten with tomatoes for the body to derive the the best nutrients.I am sorry Mary but eating broccoli raw is a NO,NO.
Dr. Mercola: please note that sulphurophane is found in watercress, cauliflower, arugula, red and black radishes as well as brocolli.
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