Broccoli: Sprouts vs. Supplements

DESCRIPTION: Broccoli sprouts are compared to "Broccomax" supplements.

Here's the link to the videos I mentioned:

What's so great about broccoli sprouts? See:

More on cruciferous and cancer here:

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[howardjohnson]

I like Broccoli and based on your recommendations I eat it several times a week along with red cabbage.

Thanks

[WOB]

I would like to interject an observation about the Chart.
Broccoli Sprouts Grow at an accelerated speed beginning Day 2 and so the Sulphoraphine that has been developed does not dissipate or disappear it's simply dispensed into a larger vessel.

[NovaCyr]

This guy makes me want to be a doctor (it has been on my mind for a few years now, but I kept putting it off because I kept thinking it’s “too late”). Dr. Greger is only one year older than I am. I recently sent in my application for a BSc/BKin Exercise & Health Physiology major at my local university. If I don’t get accepted, I can take credit courses towards the degree in their open studies program, and if I do well I’ll get in. I already have a BA, but back in my teens and 20s I valued partying over studying.

I’m not worried about my age. With research, human lifespans are getting longer. Some scientists are looking for a cure for aging as I type this. So screw it. I could live to be 110. That’s potentially another 65 years. I’m going for it.

[anthonycaine]

If I'm understanding correctly. The peak in the graph at 1:05 is actually measuring sulforaphane density (mg/g). So, if the mass of day-5-sprouts is at least 3x the mass of day-2-sprouts then total sulforaphane might be comparable.

[GarnersGarden]

I eat a crown of raw broccoli every day. In order to make it more palatable (kinda dry), I like to eat it with fruit such as, grapes, blueberries, strawberries etc. Thanks for all of your videos Dr. Gregor!

[mrlloydval]

0:50 when you say that the nutrients peak at day 5 and day two. do you mean two days starting from the point when you start watering the seeds or from the point when they start to actually sprout?

[rn]

Hello dr.Michael
How much broccoli sprouts per day is recommended, what's the upper limit

[StephenNutrition]

Broccoli Seed with Activated Myrosinase, produces large amounts of Sulforaphane, Broccomax that was tested contained no active Myrosinase, depended on intestinal flora for Myrosinase.I have the documentation on Sulforaphane production from a patented supplement.

[jett]

Don't underestimate the synergistic effect of REAL WHOLE food- you just can't improve on how nature intended it.

[johanbengtsson]

When you say we should eat the sprouts after just 2 days (for maximum sulforaphane content), does that include the overnight soaking of the seeds? This is important because if we wrongly exclude (or include) the soaking time, then we might very well miss the "time window" where the peak is. I also wonder because very little happens to the seeds in just 2 days (especially without pre-soaking), so I feel like the seeds would still be almost rock-hard at that time..

[kanger]

Interesting. I never knew Saint Mary Thistle (Milk Thistle) could be sprouted or that it was such a nutritional powerhouse.

[EMSpdx]

Well, sprouts it is. All you need is a windowsill or counter space.Stuff the sprouts into sandwiches and top salads with it and sneak some into smoothies!

[TuscanWonder]

Now Dr. Gregor, it's time to talk about broccoli....AND TURMERIC! and turmeric and onions... and garlic and turmeric.... COMBINATION FOOD THERAPIES!

[birage]

Now try comparing a better supplement, like the one John Hopkins University did on sulforaphane, called Amvacol, which tested out to be beneficial, better than BroccoMax.

[WOB]

Yes, The Broccoli sprouts have such a strong "Radish-y Flavor ." I would really like to be able to Dehydrate them, So I could put in pills, (Because I can swallow the pills) ...They are hard for me to consume Raw, on a regular basis.{I don't know if the Sulphoraphine will be destroyed if dehydrated}

[mrmikewilson]

How do Broccoli micro greens compare to sprouts?

[cabinfever]

Cheers Doc.
Broccoli + Spuds makes a great hearty soup :)

[PhilippeOrlando]

What about the seeds themselves? Do they contain sulphoraphane? Because if they do, it's much work to eat ground seeds than having dozens jars in the kitchen for sprouting!

[Robin-dboh]

Can you swallow freshly sprouted seeds whole without chewing? I can't stand the taste when chewing them. My question is whether they would still be digested or pass through the intestines intact like corn kernels.

[DRKIMJIHOON]

This isnt a fair comparison. Brocolli sprouts have way more sulphorophane