The Superfood Your Cardiologist Forgot to Mention
About this episode
The episode discusses the health benefits of sprouts, particularly for heart health, featuring insights from Doug Evans.
In this episode, I sit down with Doug Evans to make the case for the humble sprout as one of the most underrated foods for your heart. Most people push sprouts to the side of the plate as a garnish. Doug and I think that's a mistake. We talk about broccoli sprouts and sulforaphane, the plant compound that research has tied to the NRF2 pathway, glutathione production, and your body's own antioxidant and detox defenses. For me, that matters because oxidative stress and the health of your endothelium sit closer to the root of heart disease than the LDL and HDL numbers most cardiologists chase. Doug also walks through the practical side: which seeds to start with, why three-day-old sprouts are the most potent, how to tell healthy root hairs from mold, and why growing your own runs about a fifth of the grocery-store price. If you want one simple daily habit that lines up with how your body was actually designed to heal, this conversation is worth your time. - - - - - About the Guest: Doug Evans is the co-founder of The Sprouting Company and the author of The Sprout Book , a top-100 Amazon bestseller. A longtime pioneer in the natural-food world, he has spent more than thirty years…
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