04/08/2023
I love to geek out on anything gut-related and my patients have to listen to me talk about gut motility and enterocytes - and how health begins in the gut.
Well⊠ââThe gut health of the mice that were not fed broccoli was compromised in a variety of ways that are known to be associated with disease,â said PerdewâŠPerdew and his colleagues found that molecules in broccoli, called aryl hydrocarbon receptor ligands, bind to aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), which is a type of protein called a transcription factor.â
AHR helps with intestinal barrier function, increasing transit in the small intestine, increasing goblet cells (protective mucus), and increasing enterocytes! Broccoli sounds like a must for leaky gut, if you ask me.
Iâve always pushed cruciferous (broccoli and especially broccoli sprouts) for cancer prevention but now *this*!!!!
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We all know that broccoli is good for us, but why? What happens in the body when we eat broccoli? Researchers at UPenn have the answer.