Cabbage: Your Secret Weapon Against Cancer?

It’s all about the isothiocyanates

It’s not an easy word to pronounce, but you should know that cabbage has isothiocyanates inside it. One of them is called PEITC, and it helps protect your lungs from smoke damage. Another isothiocyanate, sulforaphane, helps your body shrink tumors and prevent the spread of cancer cells.

These isothiocyanates do most of their heavy lifting by activating enzymes in your body. As an added bonus, sulforaphane actually blocks some key enzymes that may turn on any cancer genes in your body. Thanks to isothiocyanates, one serving of cabbage a week can help reduce your odds of getting cancer and, should you become sick, will help you fight off things like

tumors!