Dr. Rhonda Patrick

Clinical studies showing that if you give someone broccoli sprout extract or sulforaphane or glucoraphanin plus the enzyme myrosinase, it increases glutathione in plasma and in the brain by fMRI. I mean, this is unbelievable. Glutathione, as you know, it's one of the major, major antioxidants that our body has. It's very important for the brain function.

Clinical studies showing that if you give someone broccoli sprout extract or sulforaphane or glucoraphanin plus the enzyme myrosinase, it increases glutathione in plasma and in the brain by fMRI. I mean, this is unbelievable. Glutathione, as you know, it's one of the major, major antioxidants that our body has. It's very important for the brain function.

Clinical studies showing that if you give someone broccoli sprout extract or sulforaphane or glucoraphanin plus the enzyme myrosinase, it increases glutathione in plasma and in the brain by fMRI. I mean, this is unbelievable. Glutathione, as you know, it's one of the major, major antioxidants that our body has. It's very important for the brain function.

Other studies in China where there's a lot of air pollution show that people that take about 40 micromoles of sulforaphane, they start to excrete some of the chemicals that are in air pollution like benzene, which is a carcinogen. They excrete it by 60 percent after 24 hours, again, because the activation of the phase two detoxification.

Other studies in China where there's a lot of air pollution show that people that take about 40 micromoles of sulforaphane, they start to excrete some of the chemicals that are in air pollution like benzene, which is a carcinogen. They excrete it by 60 percent after 24 hours, again, because the activation of the phase two detoxification.

Other studies in China where there's a lot of air pollution show that people that take about 40 micromoles of sulforaphane, they start to excrete some of the chemicals that are in air pollution like benzene, which is a carcinogen. They excrete it by 60 percent after 24 hours, again, because the activation of the phase two detoxification.

Exactly. It's very, so I've been telling all my friends in LA to get.

Exactly. It's very, so I've been telling all my friends in LA to get.

Exactly. It's very, so I've been telling all my friends in LA to get.

I think the phytochemicals, again, I'm 100% with you. I think we're supposed to eat these. These are pathways in our body that are activated by a little bit of stress. They're stress response pathways. And the phytochemicals provide that tiny bit of stress that activates them in a way that's powerful enough to not only deal with a little bit of stress, but to deal with the stress of aging.

I think the phytochemicals, again, I'm 100% with you. I think we're supposed to eat these. These are pathways in our body that are activated by a little bit of stress. They're stress response pathways. And the phytochemicals provide that tiny bit of stress that activates them in a way that's powerful enough to not only deal with a little bit of stress, but to deal with the stress of aging.

I think the phytochemicals, again, I'm 100% with you. I think we're supposed to eat these. These are pathways in our body that are activated by a little bit of stress. They're stress response pathways. And the phytochemicals provide that tiny bit of stress that activates them in a way that's powerful enough to not only deal with a little bit of stress, but to deal with the stress of aging.

And anthocyanins from blueberries. I mean, this is another one. We've got so many randomized controlled trials now on giving people blueberry extract powder with actual anthocyanins versus like the, you know, just taste of it. So it's placebo. It improves cognitive function across the lifespan. Kids, adolescents, older adults. It lowers damage to DNA. It improves blood flow to the brain.

And anthocyanins from blueberries. I mean, this is another one. We've got so many randomized controlled trials now on giving people blueberry extract powder with actual anthocyanins versus like the, you know, just taste of it. So it's placebo. It improves cognitive function across the lifespan. Kids, adolescents, older adults. It lowers damage to DNA. It improves blood flow to the brain.

And anthocyanins from blueberries. I mean, this is another one. We've got so many randomized controlled trials now on giving people blueberry extract powder with actual anthocyanins versus like the, you know, just taste of it. So it's placebo. It improves cognitive function across the lifespan. Kids, adolescents, older adults. It lowers damage to DNA. It improves blood flow to the brain.

You know, this is equivalent to like a cup of blueberries a day. So it's so important to get these phytochemicals. It's not only important to eat the fruits and the vegetables because of the micronutrients, but the phytochemicals as well. And Bruce would argue that. Some of these phytochemicals, they're longevity vitamins. We need them. And he argues that.

You know, this is equivalent to like a cup of blueberries a day. So it's so important to get these phytochemicals. It's not only important to eat the fruits and the vegetables because of the micronutrients, but the phytochemicals as well. And Bruce would argue that. Some of these phytochemicals, they're longevity vitamins. We need them. And he argues that.

You know, this is equivalent to like a cup of blueberries a day. So it's so important to get these phytochemicals. It's not only important to eat the fruits and the vegetables because of the micronutrients, but the phytochemicals as well. And Bruce would argue that. Some of these phytochemicals, they're longevity vitamins. We need them. And he argues that.

Exactly, exactly. The antioxidant response element, you were talking about DNA having – there's a sequence in genes in our DNA called antioxidant response elements that respond to this Nrf2 activation, right? So it is. It's evolved into our DNA, and there's ways to do it.

Exactly, exactly. The antioxidant response element, you were talking about DNA having – there's a sequence in genes in our DNA called antioxidant response elements that respond to this Nrf2 activation, right? So it is. It's evolved into our DNA, and there's ways to do it.