Posts Tagged ‘broccoli’

What do broccoli leaves, stinky feet and coloring books have in common? All three topics are featured in this month’s issue of Home Cures That Work!

After reading the article Broccoli Leaves: The Superfood Sitting in Your Garbage Can, you’ll never chuck those leaves again! Health writer Jessica Sanders offers some very convincing information about how healthy and tasty broccoli leaves are for you.You’ll learn which specific nutrients these vitamin-packed leaves contain. Jessica also tells you where to …

If you have children, at some time or another you’ve probably urged them to eat their broccoli, “Children, eat your trees!”

Then, there’s former President George Bush, Sr., who complained, “I do not like broccoli. And I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I’m President of the United States and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli.”

In spite of former President Bush’s aversion to broccoli, it …

By Bob Condor

Quick, name the only vegetable that is actually a flower. Got it?

Broccoli, which if you wait too long to harvest it, will become a sturdy, barely inedible yellow flower. Even so, picking the plant at the flowerette stage has never been in more full bloom. The green cruciferous vegetable has been a steady favorite of researchers looking for natural protection against cancer.

Now this: A new study reported July 1 in a major British science journal …