Guest guest Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! Free Weekly Health Tip prepared for Cyndi July 15th, 2008 The Sponsor: Check out our on line shopping mall for your supplement needs. You'll find high quality products from over 100 manufacturers. Your Tip: Broccoli is Good Increases immune response in the elderly . . . It has been known for a long time that broccoli is good for you, but new research helps explain why. UCLA researchers reporting in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology have found that a chemical in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may hold a key to restoring the body's immunity, which declines as we age. A chemical in broccoli called sulforaphane switches on a set of antioxidant genes and enzymes in immune cells that neutralize injurious molecules known as free radicals, which damage cells and cause disease. Free radical damage is an important part of the aging process. The body uses various biochemical pathways to suppress the production and limit the damage of free radicals. Sulforaphane has been found to support these beneficial pathways, suppressing free radicals. In fact, this study found that sulforaphane interacts with a protein that serves as a master regulator of the body's overall antioxidant response and is capable of switching on hundreds of antioxidant and rejuvenating genes and enzymes. Sulforaphane even increases the immune response of older animals to the level of younger animals by reinvigorating their antioxidant defenses. Eat your broccoli! Tip Provided By: Ramond Francis, author of Never be Sick Again and Never be Fat Again www.beyondhealth.com Beyond Health News Box 150578 San Rafael, CA 94915 415.459.2050 mail Recycle: Forward this on to a friend Copyright 2008 Innovative Healing To : www.FreeWeeklyHealthTip.com Questions, comments, suggestions? E-mail: tips Also visit: Access to Health Experts Innovative Healing 4 Sunny Ridge Drive Asheville, NC 28804 US If you no longer wish to receive communication from us:CancelTo update your contact information:Update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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