Cauliflower: Back Up for the Liver
The mild yet powerfully nutrient-rich florets make cauliflower a supportively enabling vegetable for the liver. This cruciferous vegetable contains compounds that help facilitate the liver in detoxification and cleaning of harmful toxins from the body.
One of the major ingredients composing cauliflower is that of glucosinolate, used to support liver function in purging the body of unhealthy substances. Glucosinolates have been known to be hydrolyzed by an enzyme, myrosinase, when the food preparation or chewing method occurs, yielding to active biological forms of the compound, such as isothiocyanates and indoles, experimentally proven to induce the endogenous detoxification enzymes of the liver. These enzymes help the liver process the toxins so it can eliminate them more efficiently from the system.
The additional compounds one can find in various foods other than glucosinolates are antioxidants, such as vitamin C, which help reduce oxidative stress and provide support for liver function. The high content of fiber promotes better digestion to move in tandem with the body’s processes for natural elimination while reducing burdening from the liver.
Cauliflower can be an easy addition to give your liver the help it needs for cleansing your body and keeping it running right. Whether you enjoy it steamed or roasted, in salads, or soups, cauliflower brings flavor along with essential nutrients that will back up your liver in its critical role of detoxification.