Broccoli…The Why — November 22, 2019

Broccoli…The Why

So now that we know what broccoli is, let’s take a look at why you should be eating broccoli.

What nutrients does broccoli contain…What health benefits does it offer…







Whenever our bodies are threatened with dangerous levels of potential toxins or overly-reactive, oxygen-containing molecules, it sends signals to our inflammatory system….telling our brain to “kick in” and help protect from any possible  damage….(more on this later)…

Certain nutrients help slow down the damage to joints, such as arthritis,..such as kaempferol, a flavonoid that especially works within our digestive tracta by  (by lowering your immune system’s production of allergy-related substances…and omega-3, another nutritent that prevents the inflammatory system from going bonkers.

Two cups of broccoli contain about 400 milligrams of omega-3…actually in the form of alpha-linolenic acid, or ALA—as much as one soft gel capsule of flax oil





2.  Antioxidant

Btoccoli also contains vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that can act as an antioxidant—such as flavonoids, carotenoids, and beta-carotene.

This means that broccoli can help your body fight against the many toxins that pose a risk to our cells.





3. Aging Process.

No, broccoli can’t keep us from getting older…even though that would be nice.

But it can help prevent age-related diseases because of these same antioxidant functions.