The Food That Can Downregulate a Metastatic Cancer Gene

Women with breast cancer should include the “liberal culinary use of cruciferous vegetables.” How diet changes can affect cancer metastasis.
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This is the last in a three-part video series on cancer metastasis. If you missed the first two, see What Causes Cancer to Metastasize? and How to Help Control Cancer Metastasis with Diet. (nutritionfacts.org/video/what-causes-cancer-to-metastasize and nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-control-cancer-metastasis-with-diet). -NF Team

[@overandoutpetsitting2705]

Link to the "With Diet" doesn't work.

[@lukeweaver9287]

Yes, second link is broken

[@mandybradley3079]

You’re the most wonderful man/doctor in the world. 😊. You help my health so much. 😊

[@daleellis6050]

I shared this with my daughter. We are both cancer survivors and subject to recurrence.

[@michaelc2509]

One of the most genuine men on you tube.

[@The_Limon]

One of my favorite hero’s!

[@rajulrathi9886]

@@The_Limon same here

[@valerietomsic8454]

YEP...I'm 63 and have been following him since around 2009..first saw him on Vegetarian Society of Hawai'i....awesome man! i

[@ivanbogdanovic3673]

Your work of spreading knowledge saves and prolongs many lives. Thank you so much!

[@kimnenninger7226]

I believe that eating broccoli is an excellent idea wether you have cancer or not. Of the few people who I knew that died of cancer, none of those people had any recommendations of what to eat and not to eat from their doctors.

[@happycook6737]

I got uterine cancer 6 months ago and asked oncologist about diet. Oncologist told me to lose weight by eating less of everything and follow the government's healthy eating guidelines. Imagine my surprise while researching to find out that advice is not optimal!!! I need to eat high vegetable, no added fats, minimally processed, vegan diet with added herbs, spices. Sigh, we need better education for patients and doctors in regards to nutrition. Thankfully Dr. Greger and others like him are trying.

[@АлексейЛесуков-ч3ь]

But unfortunately vegetables are sprayed with round up which is a carcinogen, herbicides and pesticides cause cancer.🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@amya9597]

My former family doctor shared with me that her and her husband, who was also a physician, would eat broccoli every night for dinner as a side with their meal. Unfortunately, her husband was recently diagnosed with cancer. I’m sure broccoli is beneficial, but it’s not a definite that you will never get cancer.

[@5unshineBear]

Your personality is so adorable, that mini pause before you say something - "not so obvious". I enjoyed watching the video so much! Thank you for sharing yourself to the world! Much love from Canada.

[@ZenTeaNow]

And also..."...until NOW!"

[@5unshineBear]

@@ZenTeaNow Heheh so cute :P

[@drlocums9509]

Doc, you saved my life. I prefer the real you though

[@rajulrathi9886]

True

[@IbnTufayl1]

Same!

[@sohailislam3416]

Wdym?

[@okanaganeryn]

@@sohailislam3416 the cartoon him in the video

[@sharondennis8411]

Thank you for this life saving information. Please do more videos like this.

[@fratusd]

We love broccoli sprouts in this house and I think it's amazing that it helps with cancer in humans... and when my dog got cancer I started to feed him broccoli sprouts every single day thinking it would help.. it did not he lived for 4 weeks with lymph node cancer so sad but now I know we tried as much as we could

[@mjs28s]

It may have helped or not. Maybe without it he would have had a harder passing or passed away in 2 weeks rather than 4. Very sad.

[@andreasbintorodewanto4070]

Thanks

[@Dirgis-66]

We always have fresh broccoli soup on hand. Made creamy with a few cashews and a potatoe. Delish.

[@weirdunclebob]

A suggestion. Instead of the cartoon of your good self, perhaps just show relative graphs, pictures or info cards etc to what you're speaking about at the time. That way we don't have to pause the video so much to study the graphics which interrupts your speech. Or just the graphic from your podcast would suffice. No need for a talking head if you can't spare the time from your busy schedule to film yourself. Just my two bob :) Anyway, always happy to hear anything from your apparently bottomless font of knowledge! May you continue your helpful healing ways for many more decades.

[@beautiful20106]

He has a great voice . His voice is so calm

[@5unshineBear]

Yess! It's adorable.

[@yogawithjengentleyoga3614]

Today I had a cup of broccoli sprouts and broccoli soup! My mother, grandmother, and cousin all died from pancreatic cancer.

[@SisterSunshineTV]

Consider getting your DNA checked. That many in one immediate family may be due to a gene passed down.

[@yogawithjengentleyoga3614]

@@SisterSunshineTV my endocrinologist says pancreatic cancer isn’t hereditary. Also, mom wasn’t a blood relative to that grandmother and cousin.

[@texican5619]

@@yogawithjengentleyoga3614 they must have shared a similar eating habit or something?

[@kayondothomas7343]

@@texican5619 Wow..okay that's enough.

[@texican5619]

@@kayondothomas7343 ??? Do you know how people even get cancer? Bad eating habits, exposure to toxins and stress (main ones) over genes.

[@arh7303]

I think the cartoon is cute! I hope all cruciferous vegetables have the same effect because I find kale smoothies and salads to the most adorable way to get them into my body.

[@littlevoice_11]

Broccoli sprouts have more bioavailability in terms of the beneficial compounds. Kale spouts are also a good second choice though. Dr Rhonda Patrick on FoundMyFitness reviews sprouting extensively

[@fractode]

I still love the iloccor-B story. (And: if you have a cartoon presence, you've ARRIVED! ;D ) I wonder if any research has been done into _how_ broccoli is so effective. Could it be sulforaphane?

[@kayondothomas7343]

@A G Like what give me links

[@TheASMRlogs]

My mother has stage 4 liver cancer. Please do more liver cancer videos!

[@kayondothomas7343]

You're lucky mine has colorectal stage 4...Liver is a very enduring organ, metastasis is where the real issue is

[@lukeweaver9287]

Check out The Real Truth About Health videos and Hippocrates Health Institute

[@lukeweaver9287]

@@kayondothomas7343 (Check out The Real Truth About Health videos and Hippocrates Health Institute)

[@user-bv7mk8id5t]

I’m so very sorry!

[@jdstep97]

As always, I'm loving the information; but I must say, I'm loving Dr. Gregor as a cartoon.

[@Cozylife1Q84]

So happy to be watching this after eating a plate of whole wheat pasta with a ton of broccoli and mushrooms (made a creamy sauce with cashew butter and hot water) Yay broccoli! 🥦 I did have a glass of red wine with it 😬 (nobody’s perfect!)

[@chrishatfield8273]

+.0.

[@Cozylife1Q84]

@@chrishatfield8273 what does it mean? 🤯🙃

[@YD-uq5fi]

Whole wheat did not help your cause.

[@hbrown3953]

@@YD-uq5fiI think he said nobody's perfect what's your problem

[@curcumin417]

Great advice, thank you Doc!

[@BethShearon]

Eating broccoli while I watched this. Thanks Doc and team 💗🥦

[@BethShearon]

10 months later it's still good, this time red cabbage cruciferociousness smoothie with flax and chia, carrot, ginger, and some fruit including berries. Big appreciation 💗

[@kindclaw6605]

I prefer to see you talking as opposed to a cartoon of you 💚

[@sircorkysriley4904]

mo too

[@user-ok8nc6vf4y]

Me too. Though I don't mind the animation if it's supplementing the live action video

[@rileylass1109]

It might be a production choice to aid in Dr. Greger's schedule. It takes more time to prepare and record a live-action take.

[@perfidiousalbion9975]

@@rileylass1109 does it though? I mean he's already sitting there recording audio. Just turn the camera on.

[@GaiaCarney]

Thank You 🙏🏾

[@Dhspat]

Awesome video as usual

[@pmw3839]

Don’t like the cartoon. Would rather see the real you. I would still really like to know if cruciferous vegetables actually work, rather than making assumptions. What if they compared a cruciferous group with a non-cruciferous vegetable group? So they both ate extra veg, but each emphasising different types?

[@texican5619]

Look up dr Rhonda Patrick she’s very scientific and goes into massive detail.

[@kayondothomas7343]

@@texican5619 Links please

[@Kathkanso]

thanks for this info

[@mowthpeece1]

Both the good Dr and cartoon Dr are cute. But the cartoon, though ... He's adorable! 🤣

[@davidgeorge7443]

No offense but I am digging the cartoon (and the great info!)

[@phatmonkey11]

I have a question: from what I understand, as a post-menopausal woman, I need a good amount of (good) fat to help regulate my hormones. So is it more important to eat cruciferous vegetables and not worry about the fact I'm getting 35% of calories from fat? I'm confused. I mean, you can eat a lot of cruciferous vegetables and a lot of fat as well. It doesn't seem like Dr. Greger mentioned studies that pointed to a combination of the veg along with a low fat diet at the same time, did he?

[@myHealthSciences]

Cartoon Greger is awesome! haha

[@WeCelebrateEatingPlants]

Yay broccoli! 🥦❤ Thank you!!

[@ApexHerbivore]

Chopping up some broccoli as I watch this

[@5unshineBear]

Your a fast action taker haha. Good for you! woot

[@vascoamaralgrilo]

Thanks!

[@JokerLurver]

The animation does not spark joy. I prefer the real doc!

[@annwilliams6438]

I see that they mentioned green tea in the paper on what to tell women when treating breast cancer…. A tea less known internationally - but with even MORE good stuff than green tea - is Rooibos, or Red Bush, tea. So try to make the change from green to red tea if you can get hold of it. ;)

[@alisonmleigh7743]

Are broccoli sprouts better than regular broccoli? Which brand of broccoli sprouting seeds are recommended?

[@JeffCaplan313]

Sprouts have higher amounts of sulforaphane. Don't cook with high heat. Chew them well...the bitterness is part of the medicinal value.

[@jameslay6505]

If the sulforaphane was suspected to be the mechanistic ingredient, they could probably give them both broccoli, but deactivate the glucosinolates in the placebo by cooking or something.

[@stephanie2533]

Is there any contraindication for consuming cruciferous veggies for people with Hashimoto's / Thyroid Cancer?

[@sircorkysriley4904]

keep an eye on your iodine because they soak it up.. i do some iodine drops but as you know be careful and hopefully you have a good doc to work with>>

[@Jens-db1hr]

I supplement Iodine. i take it every second day. So it should be no Problem.

[@contact2001]

Yes there is, but only if you are avoiding iodine altogether your body need iodine regardless of your health state of your Thyroid, try starting supplementing Iodine in very small doses. If too many side effects, stop and start B2, B3 (nutritional yeast) + selenium ca. 2 Brazil nuts a day. For about two weeks then start low and slow iodine again (algae) and try to increase. Once you get enough iodine the cruciferous veggies don’t do any harm anymore. Btw. Iodine is essential for good health.

[@contact2001]

Oh and I forgot Greger made a video a few days ago about “Black Cumin” it does help to reduce tpo antibodies (Hashimoto) if taken daily half a teaspoon with your meals, just use in your pepper mill instead of pepper.

[@IRosamelia]

I was crossing fingers hoping the magic food was Frosted Flakes or Choco Krispies, it's not :(

[@ZenTeaNow]

Hey cute avatar Doc! But I love to see the real you sometimes too.

[@vivianacampbell9763]

Is eating raw broccoli sprouts just as effective as eating broccolis? And is raw better than cooked? Thank you

[@roswithaonline6961]

It's even better than broccoli! Check out the text on his website about Sulforaphane (the anti-cancerous substance, which is created in cruciferous vegetables).

[@roswithaonline6961]

I'll try linking it, hoping the system does not remove it: nutritionfacts.org/topics/sulforaphane/

[@thebackbuddy748]

Does low fat include seeds and nut reduction?

[@Kate-zl3zl]

Yay broccoli 🥦

[@bridgetyoung6434]

I prefer the real Dr. Greger. Thanks for this info.

[@marmar012345]

What happened to ketogenic diet which is high fat that is said to fight cancer?

[@contact2001]

Well, try to find some real scientific data (proper studies) on it, which are not industry funded. Hint, they do not exist. Whereas there are tons of studies on plant foods, which proof that it lowers overall cancer risks which are not funded by “Big Broccoli”. ;-)

[@paulmaxwell8851]

There's the key word right there: it's 'said' to fight cancer. Said by whom? Strangers on Facebook can say anything; that's not science. Don't listen to anonymous strangers on the internet.

[@susanlombardo8444]

why the cartoon??? Thanks for sharing the info!!!! 👍

[@someguy2135]

I am guessing that the hope was that it would attract more attention for the videos.

[@WanderingSword]

probably to spice things up, i like it

[@someguy2135]

@@WanderingSword Me too.

[@angelikablossfeld5427]

I am wondering if the low fat diet would include healthy fats like nuts, seeds and avocados ?

[@suicune2001]

Low fat does not meant zero fat. Healthy fats are definitely encouraged, just in small amounts.

[@contact2001]

@@suicune2001 correct about a palm full 1 oz 38 grams of nuts not more.

[@larryc1616]

Just stay away from saturated fats

[@huriye161]

Cooked or raw broccoli?

[@jamesc7277]

Great info, great video…not so great animation. Thank you for your work.

[@AndrewPawley11]

Thumbs up for the video, thumbs down for the animation.

[@roxana262]

Cartoon or not, important is the information!

[@laddieervin]

Love your content but def don't love the animated version of Dr. Greger - Hard to watch without cringing. Just my opinion.

[@nicoleautumn7742]

Not sure of this research and have a hard tie with this guy's voice.

[@peterkuskis3825]

What about the benefits of a higher fat (plant sources only) vegan diet? Is low fat always better? I don’t feel good low fat...I need more.

[@5unshineBear]

Avocados!

[@christym.814]

Why would doctors recommend eating more broccoli when it will mean less business for them?

[@someguy2135]

A serving of broccoli a day keeps the doctor away!

[@ludicrousone8706]

That's a very American question 😩

[@peterkuskis3825]

I am starting to use soy as my main source of protein, not too mention everything else.

[@dereksevcik6595]

I drink a liter a day

[@peterkuskis3825]

@@dereksevcik6595 I eat black soy beans, often use tofu, and often drink soy milk, although there is a new almond/cashew one now equally high in protein.

[@dereksevcik6595]

@@peterkuskis3825 ya i just get mine at costco. great source of protein!

[@DivergentDroid]

These cruciferous vegetables work too well.. it's caused the Doc to go 2D !

[@butterflyhinchman1]

❤❤❤❤

[@lindapb6529]

💜

[@CoffeeRoamer]

Sent by god

[@99temporal]

"oh yeah, let me reduce my fat intake from 28.5% to... 28.9%!! What a wonderful reduction, i'm feeling much better"

[@stephanie2533]

💗💗💗💗💗

[@Total_Body_Fitness_USA]

When I hear broccoli, I automatically think estrogen. Why? Because cruciferous vegetables in general lowers estrogen and excess estrogen causes cancer growth. There you go....

[@user-bv7mk8id5t]

I read that it has those phytoestrogen much like soy. I won’t stop eating cruciferous vegetables though. Even though I have beginnings stages of estrogen related breast cancer. Been vegan for 10 yrs and rather healthy. My healthiest and strongest this year! But now I’m battling this crap. Sigh

[@gregmeissner9960]

Great info but the cartoon Dr. Michael avatar has to go. It's not creepy enough to have reached the "uncanny valley," but it is disturbingly on its way there.

[@sianavassileva403]

I like the cartoon :o

[@candace_in_jersey]

Imma eat a lot more raw broccoli😊

[@truefuschniken]

💖💖

[@Joseph1NJ]

I'll tick most of you off, I LIKE the animated doc. Although with such a somber and serious subject, it may be ill placed.

[@carmenmarcinkiewicz7149]

Doesn't tick me off....it's YOUR choice......my feeling is, the cartoon character cheapens such important information.

[@Joseph1NJ]

@@carmenmarcinkiewicz7149 In this case, it's really the seriousness of the subject, cancer mortality.

[@MatthewMartinDean]

lip sync messing with my mind here

[@yomikosburger]

I so wish that you'd said cabbage

[@hbrown3953]

Cabbage has the same thing as broccoli

[@lorah3005]

👍 #BoycottMeat and all other animal products of cruelty and exploitation in any way possible!

[@kindcounselor]

Oh! Cute cartoon!

[@methanial73]

I eat broccoli along with my meat.

[@Meccarox]

Why is he a cartoon?

[@omarino99]

I take a two capsules of concentrated sulforaphane every day. I recommend it

[@someguy2135]

I eat whole broccoli every day. I make sure to eat some raw too for the enzymes. Dr. Rhonda Patrick has some interesting things to say about broccoli sprouts and aging.

[@Jens-db1hr]

@@someguy2135 Do you prepare the Sprouts by freezing or heating like Dr. Patrick said ?

[@someguy2135]

@@Jens-db1hr So far, I haven't tried broccoli sprouts. I just eat a lot of broccoli. Interesting subject though. What brand of supplements are you using? Maybe I will buy some on line.

[@omarino99]

@@Jens-db1hr I used to make sprouts and I tried both methods. Judging based on their "spiciness", mildly heated is the best

[@omarino99]

​@@someguy2135 Grown broccoli have a very low concentration of sulforaphane though.

[@myassingh]

Reducing saturated fat is wrong advice.

[@sooooooooDark]

i cant even sleep properly @15% fat 😂 probably starvation bonus they would get at that range 🧐

[@z.j.maayan8458]

Great content. Still absolutely awful on the animated Dr G. Please. You are detracting from how sincere he appears. Please stop.

[@sigismondP]

No cartoon please ... you don't want people confuse your channel with "what i'v learned" or 'in a nutshell" or "kurgresaght" ... (which are industries propaganda)

[@Herbhead369]

Doc you need a tik tok account

[@Liliquan]

Omg, what’s going on.

[@harryviking6347]

Low-fat diets are just stupid! Low carbs will save many people! It's all about the kind of fat you consume! This guy is handpicking studies that he likes! Do not trust him on everything he says, although he does sometimes have some good advice! To me, he looks like a pile of bones with no muscles ready to fall apart at any moment!!

[@user-bv7mk8id5t]

Low carb trend aye 🙄..

[@user-bv7mk8id5t]

Ask athlean x about low carb diets and he will likely disagree. Oh and he’s not skin and bones!

[@Sizzln-Rozes]

I love broccoli but my gut doesn’t, not good for IBS 😔😟😰😨🩷