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The Effects of Microplastics on Your Health & How to Reduce Them
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Liver-Controlled Detoxification; Tool: Cruciferous Vegetables, Sulforaphane
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Phase 1 and phase 2 liver detox explained. Sulforaphane from cruciferous vegetables enhances phase 2 detox [1] — Andrew Huberman "Sulforaphane, found in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower, enhances phase 2 liver detoxification — the process that prepa…" 1:01:04 . Examine.com dosing guidance discussed; Huberman takes 50 mg/day.
Sulforaphane, found in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower, enhances phase 2 liver detoxification — the process that prepares toxins including BPAs, BPSs, and microplastic-associated chemicals for excretion. The bioactive dose from rodent studies translates to amounts attainable from raw broccoli, but Huberman chose to supplement with 50 mg/day.
Based on rodent studies translated by examine.com, the bioactive human dose of sulforaphane for a 200-pound person is approximately 1.5 to 7.2 milligrams — attainable through raw cruciferous vegetables.
After researching this episode, Andrew Huberman decided to begin taking 50 mg of supplemental sulforaphane daily to support liver-controlled phase two detoxification of microplastics and related toxins.
