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

Pregnant and nursing women should eat a nutritious diet that includes generous amounts of cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cabbage not only because of the nutritional benefits previously known and told but because it could protect their children from cancer both in infancy and adulthood.These were the suggestions of the findings of scientists from Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University which found (in laboratory mice) that supplementation of a key phytochemical (Indole-3-carbinol) found in certain vegetables provided a very high level of protection against leukemia and lymphoma in young animals while also significantly protected against lung cancer during the …read more