Broccoli, A Weapon against Arthritis

Our parents are right- at least the ones who tried to get us to eat all our green vegetables, according to new research.

But ONE green vegetable may be more powerful than all others when it comes to arthritis.

According to the study out of the United Kingdom’s University of East Anglia, a compound in this one vegie may mean the end of arthritis for those who eat it.

Research from the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom has shown that a little-known compound in broccoli has amazing healing powers for those who suffer from osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis is the most commonly-diagnosed form of arthritis worldwide, with the most frequent places that it affects being the knees and lower back. For people who need their backs and their knees to work (which is almost everyone who wants to be able to pay bills), preventing and healing the condition is critical.

Unfortunately, the same compound that heals joint destruction is also partly responsible for the foul odor in flatulence that accompanies broccoli consumption- sulforaphane.

Sulphoraphane is released when eating cruciferous vegetables, and its cancer- and inflammation-fighting properties are already well-established. Broccoli is by far the greatest source of sulphoraphane, as opposed to cauliflower or Brussels sprouts.

The new study, though, is the first to establish evidence that sulphoraphane actively stops the destruction of cartilage in joints when it is consumed regularly.

Eating broccoli is, of course, just one piece of the puzzle to completely reverse arthritis. But the study proves that this can be done.