Broccoli Sprouts - Sulforaphane

I have 1 cup of broccoli sprouts every morning and another cup every night. The reason I do this I have read about sulforaphane doing all sorts of things that look like thy should help a person with Parkinson's. I have started documenting the various good things that Broccoli Sprouts - Sulforaphane should be able to help with (I am still documenting the details):

Broccoli Sprouts - Sulforaphane Benefits:

1. Broccoli Sprout Beverage Can Clear Acrolein
2. Sulforaphane may activate certain genes that protect cells against oxidative stress, inflammation, and DNA-damage 
3. Sulforaphane may Treat Helicobacter pylori infections
4. Sulforaphane may reduce gut inflammation
5. Sulforaphane may reduce brain inflammation
   
6. Sulforaphane may fix leaky gut
7. Sulforaphane may improve mitochondrial function
8. Sulforaphane may boost BDNF
9. Sulforaphane may boost glutathione
10. SFN exhibited significant antiviral activity against influenza (the flu), HIV, Epstein-Barr virus, and the hepatitis C virus
11. Sulforaphane activates Nrf2-dependent antioxidant enzyme activities, thereby protecting stomach cells from oxidative injury
12. Sulforaphane may treat depression
13. Sulforaphane improved deficits in motor coordination and inhibited dopaminergic neuronal loss
14. I will be providing details on all of these that are not hyperlinked

Best Source of Sulforaphane:

• From my reading, sulforaphane supplements are not very powerful. Maybe some are, but most are not.  And they are expensive.
• I use broccoli sprouts myself because they are really cheap, they are used in many of the scientific studies, they are easy to grow and eat, and they are a food.
• There is also a brand of freeze dried broccoli sprouts that seem legitimate. I keep a container of this in case I run out of sprouts. It fills the gap for me: KOYAH - Organic Broccoli Sprout Powder. This is about $45 for 36 servings (yes, still expensive).
• One other option is broccoli seed tea. You make it yourself, so it is still cheap. You can learn about the tea by joining this FB group: Broccoli & Sulforaphane Research Group for Parkinson's disease.

 

Broccoli Sprouting Instructions: If you watch the two videos and read my instructions, you should have a pretty good handle on sprouting broccoli seeds!