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Prevent the harmful effects caused by high blood sugar linked to vascular disease Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) has shown to increase the formation of reactive oxygen species. Another name for reactive oxygen species you may be more familiar with is free radicals. Reactive oxygen species caused by hyperglycemia has been linked to mitochondrial dysfunction. The mitochondria is the energy producing entity in the cell. This type of biochemical dysfunction of endothelial cells (cells in the blood vessel wall) induced by hyperglycemia is linked to vascular disease. Recently an interesting study documented that sulforaphane, a substance found in broccoli seeds, was able to prevent the damage to the mitochondria caused by high blood sugar (Xue M, et al, 2008). We have all heard that broccoli is good for us and sulforaphane has shown to induce many beneficial biochemical changes. Some of the benefits are the support of liver detoxification and tumor inhibition. Studies related to these benefits were reviewed in a prior newsletter and now there is evidence that sulforaphane may also keep your blood vessels healthy. So, eat broccoli regularly, but even if you do, it may be difficult to get enough sulforaphane to produce the effects documented in these studies. There is however a simple way to get plenty of sulforaphane and that is to take it in capsule form. BioPro, Inc, TissueRecovery.com has a formula called “Antiox Detox Formula” containing sulforaphane patented and licensed by John Hopkins University.
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Wishing you the best of health, Didrik
References: Xue M, et al, 2008. Activation of NF-E2-related factor-2 reverses biochemical dysfunction of endothelial cells induced by hyperglycemia linked to vascular disease. Diabetes. 2008 Oct;57(10):2809-17 .
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