Sulforaphane triggers a cellular pathway that enhances the liver's ability to break down and the kidneys' ability to remove toxic chemicals like BPA and benzene from the body.
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Sulforaphane triggers a cellular pathway that enhances the liver's ability to break down and the kidneys' ability to remove toxic chemicals like BPA and benzene from the body.
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Sulforaphane activates the NRF2 pathway, which increases the hepatic metabolism and urinary excretion of xenobiotics such as BPA and benzene.
Sulforaphane triggers a cellular switch that turns on detox genes in the liver, making more glutathione and the tools needed to bind toxins like BPA and benzene. The liver then packages these toxins into water-soluble forms that the kidneys filter out and flush through urine.
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4 studies
Study: A watercress drink increases detoxification of common environmental carcinogens such as acrolein and benzene: Results of a randomized clinical trial
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Study: Sulforaphane rewires central metabolism to support antioxidant response and achieve glucose homeostasis
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Study: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/78d8e65b098fe8b51d91dc33d6cd97d873d9fa5d
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Study: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28395-5
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