Eat Your Cruciferous Vegetables

A 2004 report by nutritional scientist Keith Singletary of the University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign revealed phyto-nutrients in vegetables help prevent mutations that turn normal cells cancerous. Sulforaphane, a chemical in broccoli, kale, brussels sprouts and other cruciferous vegetables was added to cultures of human breast cancer cells. The result showed the cancer cells stopped dividing within hours. Sulforaphane seems to work by interrupting the tiny micro-tubules that normally pull pairs of chromosomes apart when cells divide. Without the tubules, malignant cells can’t multiply. Normal cells seemed to remain untouched by the sulforaphane.

Eat more fruit and veggies! They should be the foundation of your healthy diet.