Bio Alchemy: The Daily Biohacking Podcast

Sulforaphane (or sulphoraphane if you speak the more civilised British English) is a truly exciting compound that is being shown more and more to have almost miraculous properties in terms of healing, disease-fighting capabilities, and longevity. And if there wasn't so much published science behind it, some may think it's witchcraft. But as biohackers, we don't believe in witchcraft, only data, published scientific papers, and evidence, and sulforaphane has it in spades. Found in the cruciferous vegetable family, sulforaphane is produced when these plants are crushed, chewed, damaged, or broken, as a defence mechanism to ward off insects. This is good news for us, as there's an extraordinary amount of emerging research on the compound, including its abilities to fight cancer, maintain mental homeostasis, and possibly even extend life by up to 30%. In today's episode, I'm going to talk in detail about what sulforaphane exactly is, the pathways it acts on in the human body, what the published science is showing