The other night I was having dinner with a friend at my favorite local restaurant. The chef, David DiBari, was glorifying brussel sprouts this week. I had the fried sprouts with parmigiana chunks and truffle honey drizzled on top. HEAVEN. Mmmm, I can almost smell the truffle scent right now when I close my eyes. I posted the dish on facebook, and could not believe how many people DISLIKE sprouts de Bruxelles. I am in complete shock. I suppose because myself and my children couldn't make it through the winter without my oven roasted (to a crisp!!) sprouts and potatoes.
Now, you all know how much I go on and on about beets (and rightfully so for all my hypertensives), but all in all the cruciferous veggies are far superior. Those would be the broccoli, the cabbages, brussel sprouts, and watercress. Tons of studies have been done on the cancer fighting properties of the cruciferi (is that the plural??).
Well, I try to eat one serving of something from this food family daily, as should you all. But for all the HATERS out there, there are supplements that you can take: DIM and Indole-3-Carbinol (I3C).
I give this supplements to any patients that has been diagnosed with a hormone sensitive cancer such as breast, cervical, prostate...or that might have significant risk factors for those cancers. I also give it to all my patients on hormone replacement therapy.
See the attached link if you would like to read some on this great supplement. http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2006/jan2006_report_i3c_01.htm I think it is an easy read and interesting. Basically, the supplement helps you break down estrogen to the more favorable metabolite,the "good" 2-hydroxyestrone vs. the "bad" 16 alpha-hydroxyestrone.
Getting back to my little balls of fiiiYAAA, brussel sprouts are like little heads of cabbage just growing on these massive green stalks. How can you resist?
Food network on line has wonderful and easy recipes.
Just trying to spread the good word, my Blagga babies.
Great Breasts come with Great Responsibility...I'm just sayin!
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My 25 year old brother was part of a study at Johns Hopkins a few years back - the doctor conducting the study said Broccoli and Cabbage could cure 90%of the cancers but it would take 20 years and a billion dollars to prove it -- he said take his word for it and just incorporate those into your weekly diet - For those in our house who are not fond of the "Wee Tree" as we call it, I came up with this recipe for Veggie Slaw which we all love - recipe attached!
ReplyDeleteMy Sweet Thyme Veggie Slaw:
One Cup Shredded Carrot
One Cup Shredded Red Cabbage
One Cup Shredded Broccoli
One Cup Shredded Green Cabbage
...Dressing:
1/2 Cup Mayo
One Cup 1 % Milk
Two Tablespoons Dijon Mustard
1/3 Cup of Red Pepper Vinegar
Salt and Pepper
One Tablespoon Sugar
Whisk Dressing in a large bowl until incorporated. Fold in the Veggie- Let sit overnight in the fridge and give it a stir in the morning - serve cold.
Great recipe Colleen. Thank you for sharing. Very impressive statement that The Hopkins Doc made, but I must disagree. I do believe that it will take billions for the pharmaceutical companies, but the cruciferi are very affordable for the masses. If people would just adopt a whole food diet, and add some raw sprouts and cabbage daily to their diets, the world would be a healthier place. It takes billions to cure cancers, but very inexpensive to prevent it.
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