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B R O C C O L I
E X C E L L E N T S O U R C E O F V I T A M I N S
VITAMIN C IS A POWERFUL NATURALANTIOXIDANT AND AN IMMUNE
MODULATOR HELPS FIGHT AGAINST FLU-CAUSING VIRUSES. VITAMIN K IS A FAT-
SOLUBLE VITAMIN THAT FUNCTIONS AS ACOENZYME AND IS INVOLVED IN BLOOD
CLOTTING AND BONE METABOLISM.
B R O C C O L I
P A C K E D W I T H E S S E N T I A L M I N E R A L S
RICH IN MANGANESE. BROCCOLI HELPSPROTECT YOUR CELLS FROM OXIDATIVESTRESS — DAMAGE TO YOUR CELLS THATPLAYS A ROLE IN THE AGING PROCESS. IT
ALSO AIDS IN BRAIN FUNCTION AND BONEDEVELOPMENT AND HELPS YOU HEAL
AFTER AN INJURY.
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R I C H I N I S O T H I O C Y A N A T E S ( I T C S )
ISOTHIOCYANATES HAVE BEEN SHOWN TOBE ESPECIALLY EFFECTIVE IN FIGHTING
LUNG AND ESOPHAGEAL CANCERS.STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT RISKS OF
OTHER CANCERS OF THEGASTROINTESTINAL TRACT AND THE
RESPIRATORY TRACT CAN ALSO BEREDUCED BY CONSUMING BROCCOLI.
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A S P E C I A L S O U R C E O F O M E G A 3 F A T T YA C I D S F O R V E G E T A R I A N
WHILE VEGETABLES ARE GENERALLY LOWIN FAT CONTENT, BROCCOLI PROVIDES USWITH AN AMAZINGLY HIGH AMOUNT OF
BENEFICIAL FATTY ACID. IN 100 CALORIES‘WORTH OF BROCCOLI (ABOUT 2 CUPS)
THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 400 MG OFOMEGA-3S (IN THE FORM OF ALPHA-
LINOLENIC ACID, OR ALA).
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E X C E L L E N T S O U R C E O F A N T I O X I D A N T S
FOOD RICH IN ANTIOXIDANT HAS BEENPROVEN TO HELP TO PREVENT A WIDERANGE OF CHRONIC DISEASES SUCH AS
CANCER AND ALZHEIMER’S. THEY DO THISPRIMARILY THROUGH MAINTAINING LOW
LEVELS OF FREE RADICALS IN YOURSYSTEM WHICH ARE OFTEN ATTRIBUTED
TO AIDING IN DISEASE.
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P R E V E N T I N G C A N C E R
DR. PAUL TALALAY DISCOVERED THAT THEISOTHIOCYANATES CHEMICALS IN
BROCCOLI CAN BE CANCER-FIGHTINGENZYMES. HE TESTED RATS BY
INTRODUCING A CARCINOGEN KNOWN TOCAUSE BREAST CANCER IN HUMAN BEINGS.
THE RATS THAT HAD CONSUMEDBROCCOLI FOR SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR HAD
A 50% LESS OCCURRENCE OF CANCERRATE.
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A N T I - I N F L A M M A T O R Y
BROCCOLI SUPPORTS THE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROCESS THROUGH ITS
SOURCE OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS,FLAVONOIDS AND SULFORAPHANE.
FLAVONOIDS, ESPECIALLY THEKAEMPFEROL, HELPS FIGHT AGAINST
CANCER AND HEART DISEASE AND HASBEEN SHOWN TO BE PREVENTATIVE IN
ADULT DIABETES ONSET.
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I M P R O V I N G B O N E H E A L T H
BEING VERY RICH IN CALCIUM (PRESENTBY 47 MG. PER 100 GRAMS) AND OTHER
NUTRIENTS SUCH AS MAGNESIUM, ZINCAND PHOSPHORUS, EATING BROCCOLI CANBE VERY BENEFICIAL, PARTICULARLY FOR
CHILDREN, OLD PEOPLE, PREGNANTWOMEN OR LACTATING MOTHERS, WHO
ARE MOST PRONE TO OSTEOPOROSIS,WEAKENING OF BONES AND TEETH, AND
CALCIUM DEFICIENCY.
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G R E A T F O R Y O U R H E A R T
THE FOLIC ACID FOUND IN BROCCOLI ISVITALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT ALLOWS
THE BODY TO NOT ONLY CORRECTLYABSORB IRON AND AVOID MALFORMATIONS
OF FETUSES, BUT IT ALSO PREVENTSCARDIAC DISEASES. BY REDUCING THE
LEVELS OF HOMOCYSTEINE, FOLIC ACIDPRESENT IN BROCCOLI HELPS TO AVOID
CARDIAC INFARCTION, ARRHYTHMIA, ANDATHEROSCLEROSIS.
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I N C R E A S E D I G E S T I V E H E A L T H
THANKS TO THE FIBER, BROCCOLI HELPSWITH BOWEL MOVEMENTS, ELIMINATES
TOXINS IN THE INTESTINES BY REMOVINGANY REMAINING WASTE, AND GIVES A GOOD
FEELING OF FULLNESS. THE ITCS OFBROCCOLI HELP PROTECT THE HEALTH OF
OUR STOMACH LINING BY HELPINGPREVENT BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH OR TOO
MUCH CLINGING BY THIS BACTERIUM TOOUR STOMACH WALL.
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I T I S G R E A T F O R Y O U R H A I R A N D S K I N
CALCIUM STRENGTHENS YOUR HAIRFOLLICLES, AND THE VITAMINS STIMULATETHE PRODUCTION OF SEBUM, WHICH IS A
NATURAL MOISTURIZER AND CONDITIONERFOR YOUR HAIR.
BROCCOLI CAN HELP REGENERATE YOUR SKINDUE TO CONTAINING GLUCORAPHANIN–ANORGANIC COMPOUND THAT IS UNIQUE TO
BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWER.
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