SPICE UP YOUR BROCCOLI
TO FIGHT CANCER
S
teaming fresh broccoli with a spicy food that contains the enzyme
myrosinase significantly enhances each food’s individual cancer-fighting
power and ensures that absorption takes place in the upper part of the
digestive system where you’ll get the maximum health benefit, suggests a
new University of Illinois study.
“To get this effect, spice up your broccoli with broccoli sprouts, mustard,
horseradish, or wasabi. The spicier, the better; that means it’s being effective,”
said Elizabeth Jeffery, a U of I professor of nutrition.
In the study, when fresh broccoli sprouts were eaten with broccoli powder, the
scientists were able to measure bioactive compounds in the blood 30 minutes
later. When these peaked at three