Broccoli is one of the most nutritious vegetables with powerful disease fighting properities. It is a healing food Studies have shown that people who eat an abundance of broccoli have a significantly reduced incidence of numerous cancer, including cancers of the colon, breast, cervix, lungs, prostate, oesophagus, larynx and bladder.
Researchers at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered that sulforaphane, a chemical contained in broccoli and broccoli sprouts, has been found to kill Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that causes stomach ulcers and often fatal stomach cancers.
Some compounds in broccoli block the action of hormones that stimulate tumours; others work by in inhibiting tumour growth of by boosting the action of protective enzymes.
Brocolli is rich in Vitamin C, beta carotene and folate, glucosinolates, effective natural cancer fighters.
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