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Study confirms safety, cancer-targeting ability of nutrient in broccoli, other vegetables, researchers say

July 24, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

Sulforaphane, one of the primary phytochemicals in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables that helps them prevent cancer, has been shown for the first time to selectively target and kill cancer cells while leaving normal prostate cells healthy and unaffected. The findings, made by scientists in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, are another […]

Filed Under: Cancer Tagged With: broccoli, cancer, vegetables

A sulfosugar from green vegetables promotes the growth of important gut bacteria

April 10, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

A team of scientists has analyzed how microbes in the gut process the plant-based, sulfur-containing sugar sulfoquinovose. Their study discovered that specialized bacteria cooperate in the utilization of the sulfosugar, producing hydrogen sulfide. This gas has disparate effects on human health: at low concentrations, it has an anti-inflammatory effect, while increased amounts of hydrogen sulfide […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: bacteria, green vegetables, gut bacteria, gut microbes, sulfosugar, vegetables

Research finds combo of plant nutrients kills breast cancer cells

January 20, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

A study led by Madhwa Raj, PhD, Research Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and its Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, has found that a super cocktail of six natural compounds in vegetables, fruits, spices and plant roots killed 100% of sample breast cancer cells without toxic side effects […]

Filed Under: Cancer Tagged With: apples, breast, breast cancer, broccoli, cancer, cruciferous, fruits, grapes, isoflavones, nutrients, reservatrol, soybeans, spirulina, tofu, turmeric, turmeric root, vegetables

Research finds combo of plant nutrients kills breast cancer cells

October 10, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet

A study led by Madhwa Raj, PhD, Research Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and its Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, has found that a super cocktail of six natural compounds in vegetables, fruits, spices and plant roots killed 100% of sample breast cancer cells without toxic side effects […]

Filed Under: Cancer Tagged With: breast cancer, cancer, fruit, vegetables

The Damaging Effects Of Oxalates On The Human Body

January 21, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet

Oxalic acid or oxalates are very tiny molecules that bind minerals like calcium and form crystals. It is found in a variety of seeds, nuts and many vegetables. It’s only two carbons and four oxygen molecules. It’s a highly reactive compound that is attracted to positively charged minerals. Oxalates not only can cause kidney stones […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: calcium, health, kidney, kidney stones, oxalate, oxalates, oxalic acid, plants, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian

Broccoli may offer protection against liver cancer

February 18, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

Consumption of broccoli has increased in the United States over the last few decades as scientists have reported that eating the vegetable three to five times per week can lower the risk of many types of cancer including breast, prostate, and colon cancers. A new study from the University of Illinois reports that including broccoli […]

Filed Under: Cancer Tagged With: broccoli, cancer, liver, sulforaphane, vegetables

Pectin Power: Why Fruits And Vegetables May Protect Against Cancer’s Spread

January 19, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

Scientists have found a new possible explanation for why people who eat more fruit and vegetables may gain protection against the spread of cancers. They have shown that a fragment released from pectin, found in all fruits and vegetables, binds to and is believed to inhibit galectin 3 (Gal3), a protein that plays a role […]

Filed Under: Cancer Tagged With: cancer, fruits, pectin, vegetables

The food we eat could affect our genes

December 10, 2018 by Captain Organic Planet

Almost all of our genes may be influenced by the food we eat, according to new research. The study, carried out in yeast – which can be used to model some of the body’s fundamental processes – shows that while the activity of our genes influences our metabolism, the opposite is also true and the […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: dna, Food, garden, gene, genetic, vegetables, yeast

Broccoli May Be Good For The Gut

December 1, 2017 by Captain Organic Planet

For the broccoli haters of the world, researchers may have more bad news: the vegetable may also help promote a healthy gut. In a study, when mice ate broccoli with their regular diet, they were better able to tolerate digestive issues similar to symptoms of leaky gut and colitis than mice that were not placed […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: broccoli, colitis, cruciferous, Food, gut, ulcerative colitis, vegetables

Natural Compound Could Improve Treatment Of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

March 23, 2017 by Captain Organic Planet

More than 100 women die from breast cancer every day in the United States. Triple-negative breast cancers, which comprise 15 to 20 percent of all breast tumors, are a particularly deadly type of breast disease that often metastasize to distant sites. Now, University of Missouri researchers have found that luteolin, a natural compound found in […]

Filed Under: Cancer Tagged With: breast, breast cancer, broccoli, cancer, celery, luteolin, parsley, thyme, tumor, vegetables

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