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we all know eating fruits and
vegetables is good for
you because they're full of anti-oxidants which
help fight oxidative stress and
oxidative is what
ultimately kills you but vegetables
are not always full of antioxidants
understanding how the cabbage in your salad
thinks will ensure you get more of those
healthful anti-oxidants in this episode
of better body chemistry TV we learn how
thinking like a cabbage could
give you the edge better body chemistry TV
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to your health
this might be a little disturbing
but vegetables continue to be
for sometime after they have been
harvested their being
means that they're able to respond to the environment they find themselves
the environment influences we know they're sensitive too
Include both temperature and light now
a cabbage be-ing in the ground
has a few things that it needs to concern itself with the biggest concern
is avoiding being eaten
eish
since as a plant running away
is not a viable option
the cabbage needs to evoke chemical
defenses in the case
of a cabbage one of the chemical weapons which
is deployed is four methylsulfinylbutyl
or 4MSO for short
a cabbage glucosinolate
this cabbage glucosinolate is
bad news for bugs contemplating a
cabbage dinner because it causes
some serious indigestion
but its good news for humans
enjoying a cabbage salad the glucosinolates
are part of the antioxidant brigade
lab studies have shown they had anticancer
powers
a pesticide that is good for you
go figure
now turning up the pesticide factory
is hard work so it's wise to only do it when it's
absolutely necessary
turns out the toughest time of the day for a cabbage is early morning
this is time most bugs are looking for
dinner their plan to seek out some
delicious greenery early in the day park off
and keep feeding until they're absolutely satiated
so this is the time cabbage's need
to be on their com guard cabbage's
use their internal clock to ramp
up glucosinolate production
as soon as the new day dawns ensuring their levels are highest
four to 8 hours after sunrise
when potential pests are most active
nature runs on clocks thanks to the presence
clock genes these clock genes respond to
light, temperature and gravity researchers
from Rice University found store bought
vegetables were no exception
when they manipulated day-night cycle
and temperature they were able to
influence glucosinate production
the team discovered the store bought cabbages
needed to experience both day
and night and
warm temperatures to keep the glucosinolate
factory running smoothly when cabbages were stored
in light something that happens in many supermarkets
that leave the lights on permanent key and when cabbages
were stored the dark some things that happens
in your fridge the factory fails to come
online resulting in
a tea party for bugs the brown bits
are where bugs have enjoyed cabbage
bites a bug party
means there is less glucosinolate around
and less glucosionolate means
less anti-cancer chemicals in your
cabbage salad getting your body's
clock synchronized to the circadian rhythm
is a health move so
is eating cabbage
but for optimal results you want to eat
cabbage's with synchronized clocks probably
the easiest way to get it right is to grow
your own okay
easiest is relative growing vegetables in your back garden
is potentially hard work
that is not easy
but if you're up to the task you want to
pick and eat your vegetables before noon
for the rest of us who think
a vegetable garden would be cool
but it's not something we'll do someday
watch how use store your shop bought veggies
the standard practice of putting them in somewhere
dark and cold might not be
giving you optimal nutrition
your cabbage needs to think it is
under attack to fully benefit you
and create better body chemistry
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