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Cancer Protection Compound Abundant in Broccoli Sprouts Taken from http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/press/1997/SEPT/970903.HTM September 15, 1997 Media Contact: Marc Kusinitz Phone: (410) 955-8665 E-mail: mkusinit@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu Photo: Keith Weller Dr. Paul Talalay displays broccoli sprouts. 2100x1585, 300dpi TIFF JPEG, (2.7 MB) "The young sprouts that we have found . . ."   JOHNS HOPKINS SCIENTISTS have found a new and highly concentrated source of sulforaphane, a compound they identified in 1992 that helps mobilize the body's natural cancer-fighting resources and reduces risk of developing cancer. "Three-day-old broccoli sprouts consistently contain 20 to 50 times the amount of chemoprotective compounds found in mature broccoli heads, and may offer a simple, dietary means of chemically reducing cancer risk," says Paul Talalay, M.D., J.J. Abel Distinguished Service Professor of Pharmacology. Talalay's research team fed ex...

Twenty-three years ago I married the man I've loved for the past 30 years. We met in 1983 in our hometown. It was the summer before my Senior year and his Junior year in high school. It was a  Friday night dance at Polaski Hall and I spotted him staring at me as he leaned against the DJ's speakers. I remember my girl friends and I laughing about it and thought nothing of it as we continued to dance to those amazing 80's songs that we all still love today. What I  wasn't expecting was him walking up to me and asking me to dance; I said yes and the rest is history. From that day on our soon to be relationship was being laid out before us. It slowly took off as we each had to break up with the people we were "dating" at the time.  We dated/courted each other for the next 7 years!! We both had college plans ahead of us and knew it was imperative that we accomplish our educational goals before we get married. A great portion of our courting had to be done long dis...

Today's green monster of a soup is a Sweet Energy Soup recipe that I created this morning by just listening to what my body was craving. This made a whopping 42 ounces of green goodness and YES, I ate it all myself....I can put away the raw foods! This will count as two meals, breakfast and lunch. I stay satisfied after eating this until dinner time. My last post discussed the myth that is floating out there that one must consume animal flesh to get protein, well as the articles stated nothing could be further than the truth. I consume more absorbable protein as a vegan that any carnivore hands down. What about iron you might ask?? Don't worry, it's in the dark leafy greens and sprouts! No excuses, vegan is the way to go for optimal health.  This soup is loaded with protein, vitamins, minerals, fiber, omega 3's, amino acids and enzymes--over the top nutrient dense. Give 100% vegan a try for a few days and you will not believe how fantastic you feel. The nutrie...