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| Cruciferous Vegetables |
Broccoli | Chinese cabbage | Kohlrabi | Turnip
Brussels sprouts | Collards | Mustard greens | Watercress
Cabbage | Horseradish | Radish |
Cauliflower | Kale | Rutabaga |
| action of glutathione compounds. However this works, cruciferous vegetables have proved to be terrific anticancer nutrients. |
| Another component in broccoli, called sulforaphane, also appears to block tumor formation in animals and presumably in humans as well. Organically grown broccoli produces a much greater amount of sulforaphane than the commercially grown variety. Sulforaphane is a potent inducer of phase II cellular enzyme activity, which is known to deactivate cancer-causing agents through detoxification. 8 Broccoli sprouts, which taste something like alfalfa sprouts, contain up to one hundred times more sulforaphane than does broccoli itself. Broccoli sprouts are available in some supermarkets and health food stores, or you can sprout your own. Sprouting seeds are very nutritious and cost-effective and provide a relatively easy way to acquire many vitamins, minerals, and important cancer-inhibiting phytonutrients. Besides mung bean sprouts, found in many Asian dishes, and the recently popular broccoli sprouts, other seeds and legumes that sprout well include red clover, buckwheat, chickpea, radish, chia, and sunflower. |
| Another compound found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, called indole-3-carbinol, has been shown to increase the excretion of a form of estrogen called 2-hydroxyestrone, which is linked to breast cancer. Clinical trials now in progress are testing indole-3-carbinol for treating some forms of cancer.9 |
| Other Important Vegetables |
| Both red and white radishes and beets support the liver and have anticancer properties. They are best raw, either grated in a salad or as a fresh juice with carrots. One of the most remarkable and successful programs for treating cancerous tumors was begun in the late 1950s by Alexander Ferenczi, M.D., in a |
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