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Sulforaphane

Sulforaphane is a compound commonly found in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, brussels sprouts, and cabbage. Numerous studies have demonstrated that sulforaphane provides strong health benefits. It is produced when the enzyme myrosinase transforms glucoraphanin, a glucosinolate, into sulforaphane upon damage to the plant, which allows the two compounds to mix and react.

Scientifically-Backed Health Benefits of Sulphoraphane

  1. Promotes Detoxification

  2. Prevents and Combats Cancer

  3. Lowers Cholesterol

  4. Prevents and Combats Heart & Cardiovascular Disease

  5. May Combat Obesity

  6. Improves Diabetes

  7. Can Boost the Immune System

  8. Antiviral

  9. Combats Bacterial and Fungal Infections

  10. Protects the Skin

  11. Combats Inflammation

  12. May Combat Depression and Anxiety

  13. Protects the Brain and Restores Cognitive Function

  14. May Help with Parkinson’s Disease

  15. May Help with Alzheimer’s Disease

  16. May Help with Huntington’s Disease

  17. May Prevent Seizures

  18. Improves Schizophrenia

  19. May Be Beneficial for Substance Abuse

  20. May Improve Autism Symptoms

21.  Can Protect Against GI Injury and Inflammation
22.  Combats H. pylori

23.  Improves Liver Function
24   Reduces Health Damage from Pollution

25.  May Be Beneficial for Airway Inflammation and Asthma

26.  Combats Autoimmune Inflammation

27.  Sulforaphane Can Reduce Pain

28.  Can Promote Bone Formation

29.  Can Be Beneficial for Arthritis

30.  Can Prevent Muscle Damage

31.  May Be Beneficial for Muscular Dystrophy

32.  Can Protect the Kidneys

33.  Can Support Hair Growth

34.  Can Increase Alcohol Tolerance

35.  May Be Beneficial in Pregnancy and May Increase Offspring Health

36.  Protects the Eyes

37.  May Be Beneficial Against Keloids

38.  May Improve Bladder Dysfunction

39.  May Benefit Children with HGPS

From Dec 9, 2023


For the newsletter chock full of information that goes with this video, go here. From there you can also subscribe in order to receive future publications to you Inbox. Today I am grateful to have special guest Austin "Brud Hodgkins of Indoor Organic Gardens of Poughkeepsie with me on my noon Zoom webinar to talk about the many health benefits of sulforaphane (SFN). Interesting and inspiring, with good questions from our participants.

Then Brud Hodgkins joins me again - August 21, 2026

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Sulforaphane: A Most Miraculous Molecule

With Guest Brud Hodgkins of Indoor Organic Gardens of Poughkeepsie (IOGPK)

Austin “Brud” Hodgkins returns to the program for a fascinating conversation about sulforaphane (SFN) and an innovative effort to bring the nutritional power of broccoli microgreens into school lunches.

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Brud and his team at Indoor Organic Gardens of Poughkeepsie have launched a school nutrition pilot program using BrRad microgreens powder, designed to provide children with the nutritional equivalent of five heads of broccoli through a total of just one teaspoon of powder, divided over three days each week.

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The conversation explores the goals of the program as well as the science behind it—beginning with what sulforaphane actually is.

Sulforaphane is a bioactive molecule produced from the glucosinolate glucoraphanin through the action of the enzyme myrosinase. That conversion process is important not only when eating broccoli and broccoli microgreens, but also when evaluating sulforaphane supplements.

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In response to a viewer question, Rebecca and Brud discuss why many supplements marketed around sulforaphane may miss the mark. Glucoraphanin content alone does not necessarily tell us how much active sulforaphane will ultimately be produced and absorbed; myrosinase activity, processing, formulation, conversion, and bioavailability all matter.

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The program also touches on exciting recent research into sulforaphane and the brain, including its potential roles in Nrf2 activation, antioxidant defense, neuroinflammation, neuronal protection, and neurogenesis.

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From understanding the chemistry of broccoli to choosing an effective source of sulforaphane—and ultimately finding practical ways to bring concentrated cruciferous nutrition to schoolchildren—this program explores why sulforaphane truly deserves attention as a most miraculous molecule.

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