- How does SGS become sulforaphane?
- How much broccoli should people eat to get the beneficial effects found in the H. pylori studies?
- Since tea is neither chopped nor chewed, how does the SGS break down?
- Because of a thyroid disorder, I’m told to avoid broccoli. Should I avoid the tea as well?
- What led the team at Johns Hopkins to focus on broccoli sprouts and not just broccoli?
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Indolymethyl glucosinolate converts into indole 3 carbinol (I3C) that can boost either phase 1 (activation) or phase 2 (detoxification) enzymes, depending on the metabolic pathway it takes, and therefore can either activate or deactivate or carcinogens. Sulforaphane glucosinolate, when converted into sulforaphane, boosts phase 2 enzymes that deactivate free radicals. There is quite a bit of literature on the anti-cancer effects of I3C, but it is mixed in its results. Depending upon whether a cancer is in its incipient phase, it can either help or hurt. Our products contain only SGS which we know is a mono-functional inducer – can only induce phase 2 detoxification enzymes, whereas I3C is a bi-functional inducer and, as noted above, can boost both types, depending upon the clinical situation. On our sister website, www.brassica.com, we go into the phase 1 and phase 2 enzyme issue a little deeper. |
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