Sulforaphane and Its Effects on Cancer, Mortality, Aging, Brain and Behavior, Heart Disease & More
What it is
Rhonda Patrick of FoundMyFitness makes a case for isothiocyanates such as sulforaphane from cruciferous vegetables and broccoli sprouts. It covers cancer, aging, heart disease, brain and behavior, and neurodegeneration, with chapter timestamps.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN recommends it as a science-backed overview of sulforaphane's health effects, particularly for cancer.
- 3 people recommended it
- 3 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2017, last 2022
What HN commenters said
“There's two FoundMyFitness podcasts that positively impacted my life.”
Case for isothiocyanates and sulforaphane health effects.
TheAceOfHearts, 2020-01 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: What were your most impactful podcast episodes from 2019?”
“Here is a science-backed video talking about the benefits of a substance found in broccoli sprouts w.r.t. cancer.”
Science-backed video on broccoli sprout compound benefits for cancer.
amelius, 2017-02 · Recommendation · in “Can Changing When and What We Eat Help Outwit Disease?”
“Here are a few I have found interesting.”
Interesting content on sulforaphane and cancer.
LinuxBender, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Blogs/YouTube Channels on Cancer?”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: sulforaphane, broccoli sprouts, nrf2, cancer prevention, nutrition
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