You've heard me say for years that when it comes to vegetables, more bitter often means more better.

And that is exactly why I'm such a big believer in cruciferous vegetables, especially broccoli. Now, broccoli is not just another green vegetable.

The cruciferous family of vegetables are unique for actually several reasons.

First of all, they are sulfur-containing vegetables. So what? Well, sulfur is actually really important

for making cellular function work. In fact, there is speculation that there probably are sulfur-based life forms out in the universe, were a carbon-based life

form. But sulfur actually is in the kind of same line of the periodic table. And so sulfur is

actually very important constituent of many of the enzymes, many of the

cellular functions that we use. And so sulfur needs to be consumed from the diet. One of the most

interesting parts about sulfur is that it is part of the rotten egg smell that you smell.

It is part of making hydrogen sulfide gas. Now, in extreme amounts, hydrogen sulfide gas or swamp gas or sewer gas is actually lethal to human beings.

In fact, there was a recent hydrogen sulfide poisoning that you may have seen on TV.

On the other hand, it's just the right amount.

And I've written about this in my last two books.

Hydrogen sulfide is actually incredibly good for the wall of your gut, is incredibly protective to the lining of your blood vessels,

and is actually really good for your brain. So getting that happy medium of sulfur into you

promotes good health. And one of the best ways to get it is actually from cruciferous vegetables.

Now, broccoli has an additional benefit in that broccoli has a compound called sulfurophan.

And it's really good for protecting your liver.

It's really good as an anti-aging agent.

But the problem is, you can eat all the broccoli in the world,

but you'll never get any sulfurophane. How do you get it? Well, here's a crazy trick. You actually

have to cut broccoli before you cook it.

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