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Well broccoli is high on my list of essential low carb good foods. Whether you are a diabetic, or non diabetic, in my opinion it is a 'super-food' and just great for including in my LCHF menu plans.
But I read this article with interest.
Treatments For Arthritis: Artificial Version Of Broccoli Ingredient Could Ease Inflammation, Researchers Say
Eating our greens may have even more health benefits than we first anticipated.
An artificial version of an ingredient in broccoli could prove to be an effective treatment for osteoarthritis, say researchers.
The broccoli compound sulforophane is known to block the inflammation and damage to cartilage associated with the condition.
But patients would have to eat a great deal of the vegetable every day to derive any significant benefit. Sulforophane in its natural form is also too unstable to turn into a medicine.
Now the UK drug company Evgen Pharma has developed a stable synthetic version of the chemical that offers the potential of a pill treatment.
Link to rest of article here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/04/27/broccoli-arthritis-treatment-study_n_7149814.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cuk%7Cdl5%7Csec3_lnk4%26pLid%3D347804
Have you any thoughts
All the best Jan
But I read this article with interest.
Treatments For Arthritis: Artificial Version Of Broccoli Ingredient Could Ease Inflammation, Researchers Say
Eating our greens may have even more health benefits than we first anticipated.
An artificial version of an ingredient in broccoli could prove to be an effective treatment for osteoarthritis, say researchers.
The broccoli compound sulforophane is known to block the inflammation and damage to cartilage associated with the condition.
But patients would have to eat a great deal of the vegetable every day to derive any significant benefit. Sulforophane in its natural form is also too unstable to turn into a medicine.
Now the UK drug company Evgen Pharma has developed a stable synthetic version of the chemical that offers the potential of a pill treatment.
Link to rest of article here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/04/27/broccoli-arthritis-treatment-study_n_7149814.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cuk%7Cdl5%7Csec3_lnk4%26pLid%3D347804
Have you any thoughts
All the best Jan
