Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Broccoli Consumption Can Reduce Asthma Symptoms

Scientists from the University of Melbourne, Australia, found that regular consumption of broccoli can help people with asthma breathe easier. According to these scientists, broccoli contains a gene that can activate anti-inflammatory which will expand the airways.
Dr. Tom Karagiannis said that broccoli is the vegetable most menipulatif than vegetables such as cabbage and bok choy. "Broccoli has an active ingredient called L-sulphoraphane which can affect cells in the anti-inflammatory genes and genes anti-oxygen," he said, recently.
"We found out through the process of extracting the content of broccoli and some calculations that two cups of broccoli a day will help expedite the respiratory tract."
Dr. Karagiannis suggested that broccoli steamed slowly so that the effect is obtained more effectively.
He explains, raw broccoli tend to be difficult to be consumed. With steaming broccoli, content contained therein will not be lost.
"The most useful part of the broccoli are shoots that contain the highest concentrations. Consumption in the long term is also very important to get the maximum effect," he said.
Dr. Katagiannis mention that the doses required are not different between adults and children.
"The important thing here is to achieve levels in the plasma concentration of anti-inflammatory genes as high as possible."

"After ingestion, the plasma concentration level will be high, but your metabolism will cause a reduction in the womb. Targets that need to be accomplished is to maintain the highest possible level of concentration," added Dr. Karagiannis.
"Consumption of broccoli twice a day would be better than one."
Dr. Karagiannis said that this finding was based on a study that has been running for several years.
"There have been many thesis incurred in connection with this topic, we've been running this for five years of study and other institutions such as the University of California, Los Angeles and Johns Hopkins University are also doing it."
"L-Sulforaphan also attracted attention in research in connection with other diseases such as cancer."
"After finding efficacy in influencing anti-inflammatory genes, we decided to study it in the context of asthma."
Dr. Karagiannis added that patients with asthma still have to listen and follow the doctor's advice.
"Medical experts would certainly suggest to keep it consumes a prescription from a doctor, and I also suggest the same thing," he added.
"In America and even Australia, a combination of prescription drugs and other complementary medicine will play an important role."
"Ked epannya, our hope is that we can calculate the exact dose necessary consumption for preventing asthma."

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