Mother Nature's marvel: A power-packed food that K.O.'s cancer!

Monday, July 26, 2010

It’s true! Savvy scientists have come up with positive proof to back up what your dear old mom knew all along – a little broccoli every day will keep the doctor away!

I thought I’d start this post out like a supermarket tabloid story, with the sort of splashy headline you see while languishing in an otherwise boring checkout line. A stunning new medical miracle, according to the teaser.

But like a few tabloid stories, this one has a kernel of truth. Writing in the professional journal Molecular Cancer, researchers discovered that a chemical in broccoli, called sulforaphane, interacts with cells lacking an essential gene (PTEN) that reduces the chances of prostate cancer developing. Read more...


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