It has already been said that phytochemicals from cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower and the likes have strong anti-cancer properties. Even pregnant women by eating these veggies will help protect their unborn children from developing cancer later in their adult life.
However, it seems like new wonders in broccoli keep getting discovered, probably to give us another reason to eat our vegetables and hopefully to convince our children to love eating them too.
Personally, I do love broccolis (and cauliflowers too!). Unfortunately, they aren’t always available in markets where I live. But on few occasions that they are, I make sure we …read more

Cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, watercress, cabbage and cauliflower are rich sources of chemicals that not only stop the growth of human prostate cancer cells in mice but could also cut off the formation of blood vessels that feed tumors.
Such were the findings of a research team from University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute led by Shivendra Singh, Ph.D, professor of pharmacology and urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Phytochemicals called called isothiocyanates (ITCs), more specifically the phenethyl-ITC (PEITC), has been found to be highly effective in suppressing the growth of human prostate cancer cells at concentrations achievable through dietary …read more