My sister was outraged when I correctly answered this question on a Trivial Pursuit game years ago.(What were the five vegetables?)
These 6 Common Vegetables Are Actually All The Same Plant
Posted on 05/12/2019 10:31:48 AM PDT by blam
Broccoli, for years hailed as a cancer-fighter and a great source of vitamin C, calcium and B vitamins, is now being seen as a safer way to manage schizophrenia.
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say a compound derived from broccoli sprouts can help adjust the chemical imbalances in the brain that have been linked to schizophrenia. The vegetable’s high levels of the chemical sulforaphane could potentially be used as an alternative to antipsychotic drugs and their often painful or dangerous side effects.
“It’s possible that future studies could show sulforaphane to be a safe supplement to give people at risk of developing schizophrenia as a way to prevent, delay or blunt the onset of symptoms,” says Akira Sawa, director of the Johns Hopkins Schizophrenia Center.
In a study published in January in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, researchers measured the brain regions of 81 people who recently suffered their first episode of psychosis. On average, those patients had 4 percent less of the chemical glutamate in certain regions of their brain, compared to healthy people.
For a separate study published in April in Molecular Neuropsychiatry, researchers found that taking two capsules of sprout-extracted sulforaphane daily for a week increased the average glutathione levels of human volunteers by approximately 30 percent.
Significantly, the volunteers reported only mild side effects, like gas and some stomach upset, as opposed to the involuntary movements, or “shakes” and increased cardiovascular risk associated with current schizophrenic medication.
Scientists say that while more research is needed, they’re encouraged by the findings.
“For people predisposed to heart disease, we know that changes in diet and exercise can help stave off the disease...
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My sister was outraged when I correctly answered this question on a Trivial Pursuit game years ago.(What were the five vegetables?)
These 6 Common Vegetables Are Actually All The Same Plant
Good news. The democrats could use a boatload of broccoli. Like ASAP.
I love broccoli
For a separate study published in April in Molecular Neuropsychiatry, researchers found that taking two capsules of sprout-extracted sulforaphane daily for a week increased the average glutathione levels of human volunteers by approximately 30 percent.
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So broccoli by itself may have no effect at all.
Broccoli is one of my favorite foods. It tastes very savory to me.
“...Can Possibly Help...” means they don’t have a clue.
Butter bad = Butter good.
Margarine good - margarine bad.
Coffee bad = Coffee good.
Salt bad = Salt good.
etc
etc
etc.
Bacon bad-bacon good :)
MMMMMMMMmmmmmmm BACON!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4423155/
Searching on sulforaphane schizophrenia
...These results highlight the possible use of SFN as an adjunctive therapy to improve cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report highlighting an effect for SFN augmentation in medicated patients with schizophrenia.
...In conclusion, our pilot study suggests that supplementation therapy of SFN-rich broccoli sprout extract may have the potential to improve cognitive deficits in patients with schizophrenia.
iteresting chart.
George H. W. Bush still wouldn’t eat it.
Lol!
Well W isn’t schizo, he’s just plain STOOPID.
If true, this offers another choice for mental patients to receive necessary nutrients. Some people with mental disorders don’t want to take their prescribed meds because of the physical side effects.
If you are prescribed Haldol, chances are, you will also be prescribed Cogentin. A side effect of Haldol is symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, muscle spasms, tremors or involuntary movements. Cogentin can help to reduce those side effects.
Then they find out that Cogentin has it’s own side effects, mainly making the user feel sleepy. What to do?
Nope, not worth it. ;^)
Just cooked a pound o fresh-cut thick bacon this morning >;-)
Then fortheloveofgawd, keep it away from Nadler! That’s all we need, Nadler combusting in one of his (not)hearings
That is a very resourceful use of one specific type of plant.
It’s like some farmers used to say about pigs.
Every single part of the pig can be used for consumption, except for the Oink!
Me too. Especially broccoli florets roasted after being tossed in olive oil, garlic, pepper and kosher salt. I like eating the stalks raw. Very delicious and nutritious.
I don’t like broccoli.
And niether do I.
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