A Broccoli Brain Nurtures and Protects Your Brain from Dementia
When brain foods come to mind, broccoli might not be the first food you’ll think of.
However, a powerful protective plant chemical—sulforaphane, which is derived from broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, provides crucial antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits to both the body and brain via the activation of the antioxidant response element (ARE)—a vital pathway that modulates expression of antioxidant and detoxification genes.
