Vegetable - Broccoli - Health Benefits

Broccoli

1. Arthritis :Recent tests on cells, tissues and mice show that a sulphur-rich broccoli compound, sulphoraphane, blocks a key destructive enzyme that damages cartilage. It's thought that increasing broccoli in your diet may help to slow down and even prevent osteoarthritis.
2. Detoxification :Glucoraphanin, gluconasturtiin and glucobrassicin are special phytonutrients that support all steps in the body's detox process, including activation, neutralization and elimination of unwanted contaminants. These three are in the perfect combination in broccoli. Broccoli also contains isothiocyanates (which you read about in inflammation) which help control the detox process at a genetic level.
3. Anti-Ageing and Immune System Health :sulphoraphane also seems to stimulate a variety of antioxidant defend pathways in your body that can directly reduce oxidative stress and slow down the decline in your immune system that happens with age.7 In theory, this means that eating vegetables that contain sulphoraphane, such as broccoli, could quite literally slow down the hands of time.
4. Blood Pressure and Kidney Health :Sulphoraphane in broccoli may also significantly improve your blood pressure and kidney function, according to yet another study in which hypertensive rats with impaired kidney function were given sulphoraphane. The natural compound improved the rats' kidney function and lowered their blood pressure by normalizing DNA methylation patterns within their cells
5. Powerful antioxidant :Of all the cruciferous vegetables, broccoli stands out as the most concentrated source of vitamin-C, plus the flavonoids necessary for vitamin-C to recycle effectively. Also concentrated in broccoli are the carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin and beta-carotene, other powerful antioxidants.
6. Heart health :The anti-inflammatory properties of sulphoraphane, one of the isothiocyanates (ITCs) in broccoli, may be able to prevent (or even reverse) some of the damage to blood vessel linings that can be caused by inflammation due to chronic blood sugar problems.
7. Alkalises Your Body :Like many vegetables, broccoli helps keep your whole body less acidic, which has a host of health benefits
8. Cancer :sulphoraphane in broccoli has also been shown to kill cancer stem cells, thereby striking to the root of tumor growth, and the broccoli compound glucoraphanin -- a precursor to sulphoraphane – boosts cell enzymes that protect against molecular damage from cancer-causing chemicals.
9. Reduces Allergy Reaction and Inflammation :Broccoli is a particularly rich source of kaempferol and isothiocyanates, both anti-inflammatory phyto-nutrients. Research has shown the ability of kaempferol to lessen the impact of allergy-related substances on our body. Broccoli even has significant amounts of omega 3 fatty acids, which are well know as an anti-inflammatory.
10. Cholesterol reduction :Like many whole foods, broccoli is packed with soluble fiber that draws cholesterol out of your body.
11. Diet aid : Broccoli is a good carb and is high in fibber, which aids in digestion, prevents constipation, maintains low blood sugar, and curbs overeating.
12. Reducing allergic reaction and inflammation : Research has shown the ability of kaempferol to lessen the impact of allergy-related substances on our body. Broccoli even has significant amounts of omega 3 fatty acids, which are well know as an anti-inflammatory.
13. Heart Health, Especially for Diabetics :sulphoraphane encourages production of enzymes that protect the blood vessels, and reduces the number of molecules that cause cell damage -- known as Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) -- by up to 73 percent.8 People with diabetes are up to five times more likely to develop cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes -- both of which are linked to damaged blood vessels. Eating broccoli may help to reverse some of this damage.
14. Bone health:Broccoli contains high levels of both calcium and vitamin K, both of which are important for bone health and prevention of osteoporosis.

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