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DESCRIPTION: There is a receptor in our intestines activated by phytonutrients in cruciferous vegetables that boosts immune function (the aryl hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor).

Did we really evolve eating that many plant foods? See my video Paleolithic Lessons (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/paleolithic-lessons/).

As remarkable as this story is, this is just the tip of the cruciferous iceberg! See, for example:

• #1 Anticancer Vegetable (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/1-anticancer-vegetable/)
• Prolonged Liver Function Enhancement From Broccoli (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/prolonged-liver-function-enhancement-from-broccoli/)
• Broccoli Versus Breast Cancer Stem Cells (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/broccoli-versus-breast-cancer-stem-cells/)
• The Best Detox (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-detox/)
• DNA Protection from Broccoli (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dna-protection-from-broccoli/)
• Prevent Breast Cancer by Any Greens Necessary (http://nutritionfacts.org/2013/06/13/prevent-breast-cancer-by-any-greens-necessary/)

How else can we protect our immune function? Exercise (Preserving Immune Function In Athletes With Nutritional Yeast, http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preserving-immune-function-in-athletes-with-nutritional-yeast) and sleep! (Sleep & Immunity, http://nutritionfacts.org/video/sleep-immunity/).

Given the variety and flexibility of most mammalian diets, a specific dependence on cruciferous vegetables for optimal intestinal immune function would seem overly restrictive, no? I address that in my next video, Counteracting the Effects of Dioxins Through Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/counteracting-the-effects-of-dioxins-through-diet).

Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-broccoli-receptor-our-first-line-of-defense-2/ and he’ll try to answer it!

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