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What are the Benefits of Sulforaphane?
Sulforaphane is a sulfur-rich compound found in broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and other cruciferous vegetables. When ingested, this compound can help improve digestion and heart health, and even has anti-cancerous properties. Read on to learn more about the advantages of ingesting sulforaphane and applying it topically.
What are the effects of eating sulforaphane?
Antioxidant
Chemoprotective
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-diabetic
Other potential benefits of eating sulforaphane include protecting against sun damage in the skin, protection from brain damage, improvements in communication/interaction in patients with autism1, and decreasing the risks of osteoporosis, constipation, and obesity.3
Are there any side effects of sulforaphane?
What food has the most sulforaphane?
- Arugula
- Bok Choy
- Broccoli
- Brussel Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Collard Greens
- Horseradish
- Kale
- Radishes
- Rutabaga
- Turnips
- Watercress
- Wasabi
Preparing sulforaphane-rich foods
Other preparation methods, including cooking, heating in the microwave, and boiling, lower the sulforaphane content. Eating these vegetables raw allows for maximum absorption of sulforaphane. But if you have to cook it, you can retain the glucoraphanin by keeping them under 284˚F (140˚C).1 Many people would say the best cooked broccoli is boiled. However, raw broccoli is much healthier.
What makes sulforaphane a powerful supplement?
Is oral or topical sulforaphane better?
Sulforaphane and Benefits for Your Skin
Sulforaphane also protects the body from UV rays by upregulating the expression of cytoprotective proteins within our bodies. Cytoprotective proteins are responsible for combatting oxidants and electrophiles, harmful molecules that can damage healthy cells and tissues, making sulforaphane an effective tool for combatting skin damage.7
One way to introduce sulforaphane topically is by using OneSkin‘s OS-01 BODY, which contains sulforaphane in its Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract. Studies have shown that topical application of sulforaphane to the skin can help prevent cell damage caused by UV light exposure by up to 37%.7 While sulforaphane should not be used as a replacement for sunscreen, it can be a powerful ally for healing sun damage to the skin. 8
Key Takeaways
- Sulforaphane is a naturally occurring chemical in many cruciferous vegetables that holds many potential health benefits due to its antioxidant, chemoprotective, anti-inflammatory, and anti-diabetic properties.
- While there is nothing wrong with cooking cruciferous veggies, the best way to absorb the sulforaphane would be to eat them raw.
- Sulforaphane can heal UV damage from the sun on the skin, potentially decreasing the risk of skin cancer.
Sources:
- https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/sulforaphane
- https://www.mdanderson.org/publications/focused-on-health/sulforaphane-benefits--how-leafy-veggies-like-broccoli-and-bruss.h13-1593780.html
- https://www.verywellhealth.com/sulforaphane-5083128
- https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/diet/cruciferous-vegetables-fact-sheet
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35700067/
- https://www.oneskin.co/blogs/reference-lab/sun-damaged-skin-what-it-is-how-you-can-prevent-it-and-how-you-can-repair-it#
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0708710104
- https://www.science.org/content/article/broccoli-your-skin
Sulforaphane is a sulfur-rich compound found in broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and other cruciferous vegetables. When ingested, this compound can help improve digestion and heart health, and even has anti-cancerous properties. Read on to learn more about the advantages of ingesting sulforaphane and applying it topically.
What are the effects of eating sulforaphane?
Antioxidant
Chemoprotective
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-diabetic
Other potential benefits of eating sulforaphane include protecting against sun damage in the skin, protection from brain damage, improvements in communication/interaction in patients with autism1, and decreasing the risks of osteoporosis, constipation, and obesity.3
Are there any side effects of sulforaphane?
What food has the most sulforaphane?
- Arugula
- Bok Choy
- Broccoli
- Brussel Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Collard Greens
- Horseradish
- Kale
- Radishes
- Rutabaga
- Turnips
- Watercress
- Wasabi
Preparing sulforaphane-rich foods
Other preparation methods, including cooking, heating in the microwave, and boiling, lower the sulforaphane content. Eating these vegetables raw allows for maximum absorption of sulforaphane. But if you have to cook it, you can retain the glucoraphanin by keeping them under 284˚F (140˚C).1 Many people would say the best cooked broccoli is boiled. However, raw broccoli is much healthier.
What makes sulforaphane a powerful supplement?
Is oral or topical sulforaphane better?
Sulforaphane and Benefits for Your Skin
Sulforaphane also protects the body from UV rays by upregulating the expression of cytoprotective proteins within our bodies. Cytoprotective proteins are responsible for combatting oxidants and electrophiles, harmful molecules that can damage healthy cells and tissues, making sulforaphane an effective tool for combatting skin damage.7
One way to introduce sulforaphane topically is by using OneSkin‘s OS-01 BODY, which contains sulforaphane in its Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract. Studies have shown that topical application of sulforaphane to the skin can help prevent cell damage caused by UV light exposure by up to 37%.7 While sulforaphane should not be used as a replacement for sunscreen, it can be a powerful ally for healing sun damage to the skin. 8
Key Takeaways
- Sulforaphane is a naturally occurring chemical in many cruciferous vegetables that holds many potential health benefits due to its antioxidant, chemoprotective, anti-inflammatory, and anti-diabetic properties.
- While there is nothing wrong with cooking cruciferous veggies, the best way to absorb the sulforaphane would be to eat them raw.
- Sulforaphane can heal UV damage from the sun on the skin, potentially decreasing the risk of skin cancer.
Sources:
- https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/sulforaphane
- https://www.mdanderson.org/publications/focused-on-health/sulforaphane-benefits--how-leafy-veggies-like-broccoli-and-bruss.h13-1593780.html
- https://www.verywellhealth.com/sulforaphane-5083128
- https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/diet/cruciferous-vegetables-fact-sheet
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35700067/
- https://www.oneskin.co/blogs/reference-lab/sun-damaged-skin-what-it-is-how-you-can-prevent-it-and-how-you-can-repair-it#
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0708710104
- https://www.science.org/content/article/broccoli-your-skin
Reviewed by Alessandra Zonari, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and Co-Founder of OneSkin
Alessandra earned her Master’s degree in stem cell biology, and her PhD in skin regeneration and tissue engineering at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil in collaboration with the 3B’s Research Group in Portugal. Alessandra did a second post-doctoral at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. She is a co-inventor of three patents and has published 20 peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals.
Reviewed by Alessandra Zonari, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and Co-Founder of OneSkin
Alessandra earned her Master’s degree in stem cell biology, and her PhD in skin regeneration and tissue engineering at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil in collaboration with the 3B’s Research Group in Portugal. Alessandra did a second post-doctoral at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. She is a co-inventor of three patents and has published 20 peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals.