#028 Sulforaphane and Its Effects on Cancer, Mortality, Aging, Brain and Behavior, Heart Disease & More

This podcast is about one of the most important biological pathways you could possibly take the time to learn about: the NRF2 pathway. The most potent naturally-occurring inducer of this pathway, a plant compound known as sulforaphane, may be one of the most potent health-enhancing compounds at our disposal and yet... no one is keeping it out of your hands! No $1,000 per pill markup is keeping it out of your hands -- it's available to anyone willing to take the little bit of time it takes each week to produce broccoli sprouts. Here are a few of the more salient points surrounding sulforaphane that are discussed in this podcast... (00:00) Introduction (03:36) Cruciferous vegetables reduce risk of death from all causes (07:15) Mechanisms of sulforaphane's anti-cancer effects (12:02) Sulforaphane activates NRF2, detoxifying the body (18:53) Curciferous vegetables and cardiovascular disease (21:57) Does sulforaphane slow aging? (29:39) Sulforaphane improves symptoms of autism, schizophrenia, and depression (36:18) Neurodegernative diseases and taumatic brain injury can be treated with sulphoraphane (41:36) Concluding thoughts If you're interested in learning more, you can read the full show notes here . Join over 300,000 people and get the latest distilled information straight to your inbox weekly: https://www.found myfitness.com/newsletter Become a FoundMyFitness premium member to get access to exclusive episodes, emails, live Q+A's with Rhonda and more: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/crowdsponsor