According to a study, eating cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower and kale can help boost the immune system’s ability to fight intestinal pathogens.
The researchers who conducted the study hope that their findings can be used to help people with inflammatory bowel diseases.
The protein aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) helps protect humans from external pollutants, toxins and pathogens at barrier sites in the body like the skin, lungs and gut. Read more…