Appropriating Plant Defenses

DESCRIPTION: Plants and animal share similar biochemical pathways and signaling systems, which may explain why so many phytonutrients are beneficial to our physiology.

Image Credit: Noodles and Beef via flickr, purzen via OpenClipArt, and Bios and Miansari66 via Wikimedia.

[NutritionFactsOrg]

Why are so many plant phytonutrients beneficial to human physiology?

[lilyroza]

What a nice guy, what a fungi! Dr. Greger, don't ever change!

[herbivorosaurus]

Love your "dad" jokes Dr. G. :-)

[Angryconsumernerd]

Genius as always Dr.Greger thanks for spreading TRUTH !!

[czzarcasm]

That is fascinating! So how do we find stressed out fruit and veggies?

[carlossousa]

Awesome like always Dr Gregor, thanks for sharing !!

[candyazz]

Yes yes yes. Very very enlightening information here. I'm keeping this one.

[CaroleMcDonnell]

ouch --that pun! Thanks, Dr Greger...great stuff as usual

[elites]

That's why certain people who are involved passionately with gardening often talk to the plants and they do response in their own way. As if they know exactly whats been said to them, they often grow healthier and quicker.

[chiyerano]

I learn something new everyday.  I can just see some people using this as a reason NOT to go vegan saying that plants respond and even have feelings, too.  No matter, I am still going to eat and make use of them, just taking care to be responsible and not wasteful about it.

[KungFuChess]

Would be good to see a video on astaxanthin

[capthook]

Plant power baby! I just did a 60 mile ride on my bike in 3 hours. Vegans rock! Been vegan for years and feeling great.

[thegoodguyalwayswins]

My theory on this is that the plants focus on increasing the likelyhood that their seeds will grow to adults by giving more nutrients to their fruits when stressed

[empowermph]

Ive been saying, humans are just plants who can walk
and everything is electric energy or potential to be energy

[betsycosmos]

Nobody has said it, so I will:  Dr. G...you are a fun guy :-)

[broccool]

And all you get from meat is E-coli, Salmonella, Mercury...

[rubytuby]

Plants figured it out, ,,please,, it's all designed