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Cauliflower Benefits

Cauliflower is a special vegetable with many health benefits:

1. High in Anti-inflammatory compounds 
2. High in Fiber
3. Nutrient Rich
4. Can help Slow Aging
5. Boosts immunity and reduces cancer risk

Have it roasted, mashed, steamed, or even made into the rice.

Cauliflower Health Benefits

Cauliflower has high levels of anti-inflammatory compounds, bountiful health-promoting phytonutrients, and defend against cancer, heart disease, brain disease, and even weight gain.

Cauliflower supports good nutrient absorption and helps to eliminate toxins and waste from the body. It also helps in constipation and detoxes your body by removing excess waste or water weight from your body.

Also balances hormones partially by reducing unhealthy levels of estrogen. This helps prevent hypothyroidism, autoimmune disease, chronic fatigue, and ovarian cancer.

A source of antioxidants

Cauliflower acts as an antioxidant, and the compound sulforaphane reduces the inflammatory damage caused by oxidative stress. In this way, it helps reduce blood pressure and atherosclerosis. Sulforaphane also fights cancer in several ways including protecting cells from DNA damage as well as inactivating carcinogens.

Mood & Memory Booster

Cauliflower is a source of an essential nutrient, choline, that boosts mood, memory, and recall. Choline is also essential for brain development.

Supports Hormonal Balance

Cruciferous vegetables, like cauliflower, contain a plant compound called indole-3-carbinol (I3C) which acts as a plant estrogen and may help balance hormones by regulating estrogen levels. I3C has also shown means of lessening the risk of estrogen-induced breast and reproductive cancers in both men and women.

Related: Flaxseed and Phytoestrogens, Menopausal Symptoms

Support The Immune System

Cauliflower is rich in sulfur, supports gut health, and improves your defense against infection. 

Aid in Weight Loss

Cauliflower is low in calories but high in fiber and water that slows digestion and promotes feelings of fullness. This helps you to reduce the number of calories you eat throughout the day — which may assist in weight loss. 

Cauliflower Dietary Advice

Cauliflower is a healthy option for most of us. However, If you have a thyroid issue, you are advised to minimize the number of cruciferous vegetables you eat. These vegetables may interfere with the absorption of iodine which is needed for the production of thyroid hormones. 

Cauliflower being a fibre rich food, is highly beneficial for most of us  – it supports the digestive process and provides a fuel source for healthy gut bacteria. However, people with problems like bloating and gas must avoid high fibre foods, this is especially relevant for those with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s disease, or ulcerative colitis.