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SULFORAPHANE
. . . . . . . . . . Answers to Common Questions
Q 1. What is Sulforaphane?
A. Sulforaphane is a compound forms in vegetables of the broccoli family. The vegetables of this plant family are known as cruciferous vegetables.
Sulforaphane has been extensively researched for its health-promoting benefits.
Q 2. How much Sulforaphane is found in Broccoli?
A. In fact, there is no Sulforaphane found in Broccoli or any other Cruciferous Vegetable. The plant cell contains 2 different kinds of sacs, that contain the two substance that produce Sulforaphane only when mixed together. When the plant is cut or chewed, the contents of the 2 sacs combine, producing a chemical reaction that leads to the production of Sulforaphane.
Sulforaphane itself is not stable for longer than about 30 minutes; therefore, the
Sulforaphane must be produced just before consuming the broccoli.
It is the effect of the enzyme, Myrosinase in one sac of the compound, on the Glucoraphanin in the other sac that produces the Sulforaphane.
Q 3. Why don’t the 2 sacs react in a powdered broccoli product, given that
the powder has been produced by milling the plant and the sacs must have
already broken?
A. Enzymes such as Myrosinase can only react when they are in contct with water.
Because the powder is dry, there can be no reaction. However, when the
powder is added to a glass of water, the chemical reaction starts immediately and
the sulforaphane is produced.
Q 4. What happens to the Sulforaphane if I mix the powder in water and
leave the glass on the bench or in the fridge?
A. Sulforaphane is only stable over a short time, so it is always wise to consume the mixture as soon as possible and certainly within 30 minutes of mixing.
Q 5. Is broccoli the best source of
A. The highest source of Sulforaphane is not the broccoli vegetable, the highest source is the broccoli sprout which is between 20-50 times higher in Sulforaphane than the mature vegetable. For this reason brocolli sprouts have been actively researched as a source of the cell-protective bioactive compound, Sulforaphane.
Q 6. Why are Cruciferous vegetables considered so important?A. Health authorities across the world encourage us to consume more vegetables, recommending at least 5 servings of vegetables daily plus 2 servings of fruit.Research shows that, of all vegetables, the cruciferous vegetables have the most
protective effect against humans developing serious illness. When we select
vegetables, we should regularly include this family of vegetables.
Q 7. Do most people eat Cruciferous vegetables?
A. Actually, of all the vegetables we could choose to eat, the very valuablecruciferous vegetables like broccoli make up at least 1% of average comsumption. Clearly, most people are not taking advantage of this well-researched vegetable.
Q 8. What does Sulforaphane do?
A. Sulforaphane is a small molecule that is easily taken up by human cells. Onceinside the cells, it sends messages to other parts of the cell.
One of Sulforaphane’s most important functions is that it activates a switch within
the cell. This ‘switch’ (a special molecule known as Nrf2) releases a small fragment which then travels into the nucleus, the part of the cell in wwhich the genes are housed.
Once inside the nucleus, it locates the genes of the cell’s internal activities. In some cases, the DNA in sections of these genes can be completely ‘switched off’; in other cases, the genes may be just lazy or sleepy. Certainly as we age or are unwell, the activity of these genes declines. In any case, Sulforaphane is capable of restoring the gene's activity towards normal.
Q 9. How many different genes does Sulforaphane influence?
A. To date, Scientists have found that there are around 200 genes defence system known to be influenced by Sulforaphane.
Q 10. What is meant by the "cells defense system"?
A. Our body cells use many different processes to defend themselves from attack. Two of the most important of these protective processes are:
ANTIOXIDANT BALANCE:
To provide the optimum balance to stop free radicals from damaging the cell's delicate systems.
DETOXIFICATION
To produce specialized detoxification enzymes that break down toxins quickly before they have a chance to damage the cell.
If these two fundamental mechanisms can be optimized withing cells, the cell is likely to function normally. If the cells are healthy, then the individual will be healthy. This is why health care should ideally begin with correcting balances within cells.
Q 11. What is a ‘free radical’?
A. A ‘free radical’ is a chemical substance that is very unstable usually because it is missing an electron in its outer layer. To try to become stable again, it attacks other chemicals, ‘stealing’ an electron from this other substance. This now makes the other substance unstable, so that it becomes a free radical itself.
Uncontrolled, this creates a chain reaction of free radical activity and this chain
reaction leaves a trail of damage wherever it goes. In human cells, the effect of
such uncontrolled free radical activity is to damage the cell's delicate structures.
Many diseases are known to be associated with free radical damage. Scientist
call this Oxidative Stress.
Q 12. Where do free radicals come from?
A. Free radicals are found all around us in the environment in the form of pollution,radiation, hazardous chemicals, barbecued meat, cigarette smoke and so on.
What is not so well-known is that our own cells are contstantly producing large
amounts of free radicals. These are produced by just eating, breathing and moving! They are a normal part of our existence. Not all free radical activity is harmful and the body uses them to send signals to other parts of the cells.
It is when they are uncontrolled that they are dangerous to our health. The state of uncontrolled activity is what we call oxidative stress.
Q 13. How do humans deal with Oxidative Stress?
A. Nature has provided the cells with a series of antioxidant enzymes whose task it is to quench (or neutralise) excessive free radical activity. These are very powerful
antioxidants. The healthy cell also produces a constant supply of another
Antioxidant compound, Glutathione which bathes every part of the cell. Glutathione
is also essential in the detoxification of drugs like paracetamol.
Yet other kinds of Antioxidants are found in foods especially bright colored fruits and vegetables. One of the reasons that nutritionist recommend that we regularly consume a wide variety of brightly colored fruits and vegetables is so that we can obtain a variety of these Antioxidant compounds.
These food-derived Antioxidants have their most beneficial effect in the digestive
tract, neutralising the free radicals so commonly found in cooked, processed and
preserved foods. Quenching free radicals in the digestive tract minimizes the numbers of these harmful substances entering the blood stream. This is why it is a good idea to cosume a large variety of these brightly colored fruits and vegetables with a meal containing meat or other foods such as deep fried foods where there is likely to be increased free radical activity.
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Dr. Jeanne