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9 May 2023

Mustard is a cruciferous plant. Cruciferous veggies are special. One of the compounds in cruciferous veggies is sulforaphane. How to prepare cruciferous veggies for maximum sulforaphane production? The answer is nuanced. Dr Greger has outlined several ideas; see Daily Cruciferous Intake: How To? One of the tricks is to add some mustard powder to a cooked cruciferous.

Articles by Dr Greger:

(2016) How to Cook Broccoli. Excerpt:

… if we forget to chop our greens in the morning for the day, or are using frozen, we can just sprinkle some mustard powder on top at the dinner table and we’re all set. Daikon radish, horseradish, or wasabi—all cruciferous vegetables packed with the enzyme—work as well. Just a quarter teaspoon of Daikon radish root for seven cups of broccoli worked—just a tiny pinch can do it.
(2014) Foods with Natural Melatonin. This article mentions that mustard seeds have some melatonin.

Videos by Dr Greger:

(2019) Second Strategy to Cooking Broccoli

(6 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Adding myrosinase enzymes in the form of even a pinch of mustard powder to cooked cruciferous (cabbage-family) vegetables like kale, collards or Brussels sprouts can offer anti-cancer sulforaphane levels comparable to raw, removing the necessity to pre-chop for maximum health benefits."

(2013) Tart Cherries for Insomnia

(5 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "The melatonin content in certain plant foods such as almonds, raspberries, and goji berries may explain the improvement in sleep quality associated with tart cherry consumption."

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