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Lower Blood Pressure and Fight Cancer with Broccoli

Back in 2004, researchers conducting an animal study linked glucoraphanin, a compound present in broccoli sprouts, to reduced blood pressure risk, cardiovascular disease, and stroke. The broccoli sprouts were found to increase tissue antioxidant defense mechanisms, lower inflammatory response, and improve cardiovascular health.

This was especially interesting since most research on broccoli has been in connection with anti-cancer properties, which is actually what I want to share today.

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