Broccoli

Of the entire family of cruciferous vegetables broccoli is the one with the greatest concentration of sulforaphane, a very strong anti-cancer compound that will help you present a credible anti-cancer response.

I know that in many cases folks have to slowly sneak up on many vegetables, especially if you come from a long-term diet devoid of green vegetables.

Broccoli can be eaten raw or cooked and it's featured in many delectable dishes, such as broccoli fettuccine alfredo and broccoli cheese casserole. It can also be used in cold salads such as broccoli carrot salad. I'm sure the multiple culinary uses of this wonderful vegetable are extensive, just feast your eyes on a Web search and I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

If you've been given a cancer diagnosis, and you wish to embrace the consumption of vegetables, it doesn't get better than broccoli. I like mine best steamed for about 8 minutes and then eaten with a diluted ranch dressing.

Broccoli Sprouts

Broccoli sprouts can be grown at home from seeds you can purchase on Amazon.com and it can all be done from a large Mason jar. Imagine that, you can own agricultural land right on your kitchen windowsill!

The reason that I'm giving broccoli sprouts such special note, is that they contain more sulforaphane than even the grown broccoli florets. Even better, the process is very short. You can go from seed to harvest in as little as 7 days!

But wait, that's not all! Once you harvest the sprouts you can process them in hot water and they will release even more sulforaphane, a win-win if there ever was one.

To make this long story short here are a couple of videos that will explain the process in more detail.

*Watch how to grow sprouts at home using a Mason jar, click here

**Watch to see how to triple the sulforaphane content of broccoli sprouts, here


*Video courtesy of Amanda Montalvo on YouTube
**Video courtesy of Hormone Balance on YouTube