Why it's a Good Thing That Your Parents Forced You to Eat Your Vegetables...!

If you had parents like mine, you were forced to eat your vegetables no matter how nasty they were. Research now shows that eating certain vegetables actually has a very positive benefit.

Vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, etc., also known as cruciferous vegetables, all contain a compound that is converted to 3,3'-diindolylmethane (DIM). DIM helps repair healthy cells of chemical and radiation damage.

Studies are being done on rats to see if controlled dosages of DIM can help the lifespan of rats being treated of cancer via radiation. The results seem to be good so far! Also, DIM only benefits healthy cells; this allows the cancer cells to be penetrated the same without the fear of cancer cells getting stronger by ingesting DIM.

The researchers hope that in the future, dosages of DIM can help humans that are undergoing some kind of cancer radiation treatment or recovering from a nuclear explosion.

DIM is not going to be the miracle cure for cancer, but hopefully it can help the cancer patients' cells during their radiation treatments. 

Veggies: A radiation shield