Dear Beauty Conscious Reader,
Today I want to show you how to get 100 times the cancer protection of broccoli.
And, a new study shows it can cut your chances of skin cancer in half.1
What is this new miracle product?
Broccoli sprouts.
Broccoli sprouts are bursting with an anti-cancer substance called sulforaphane. Sprouts give you up to 100 times the cancer-fighting protection of the broccoli sitting on your plate.2
Just a pinch or two of broccoli sprouts magnifies your antioxidant protection. You cancel out the harmful effects of chemicals found in things like smoke, exhaust fumes, and even bad food choices.3
Chemicals like these cause damage to your organs and wreak havoc on your skin.
Maybe you’ve never heard of broccoli sprouts. Or maybe you saw them on your sandwich, but removed them before you took your first bite.
Broccoli sprouts come from broccoli seeds that are soaked and kept damp until they begin to grow into plants. After about 2 or 3 days, young shoots appear. This is when you should eat them for the best protection. They taste fresh, crunchy, and peppery.
Maybe you find eating 7 to 9 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables a day is a chore. Or maybe you simply want to help protect your vital organs and your skin against cancer. Either way, I suggest you try broccoli sprouts.
Add them to your salad, sandwich, or wrap. Use them for a garnish on your soups. Blend a pinch into your protein shake or smoothie.
Look for broccoli sprouts at any grocery store, near the vegetable or herb section.
You can also sprout them yourself. Health food markets like Whole Foods carry broccoli seeds and the container to sprout them in. Or you can use a glass jar. Just soak them, drain, and keep them damp, rinsing them daily. You’ll have sprouts in about 3 days. Three-day-old sprouts contain the highest degree of protection.
To Your Good Health,
Al Sears, MD
- Dinkova-Kostova, A., Fahey, J. et al. “Dietary glucoraphanin-rich broccoli sprout extracts protect against UV radiation-induced skin carcinogenesis in SKH-1 hairless mice.” Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 597 – 600, DOI: 10.1039/b9pp00130a.
- Fahey, J., Zhang, Y., Talalay, P. “Broccoli sprouts: An exceptionally rich source of inducers of enzymes that protect against chemical carcinogens.” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 1997 Sept; 94:10367–10372.
- Kensler, T., Chen, J., Egner, P., et al. “Effects of Glucosinolate-Rich Broccoli Sprouts on Urinary Levels of Aflatoxin-DNA Adducts and Phenanthrene Tetraols in a Randomized Clinical Trial in He Zuo Township, Qidong, People’s Republic of China.” Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2005;14(11) November 2005.