Community History. The community of Heber had its origins with the construction of the Imperial Valley branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad during the early 1900's. The Imperial Land Company, working under the direction of the California Development Company, elected to honor company President A.H. Heber by naming the community after him in 1903.
Sulforaphane can be found in cruciferous vegetables including cauliflower, cabbage, brussels sprouts, kale, bok choy, turnips, and collard greens. With that said, the highest amounts of this bioactive compound has been found in broccoli sprouts. Benefits of Sulforaphane. Spicy Cabbage Turmeric Stew/One Green Planet
J Biol Chem. 2005. We have shown previously that sulforaphane, a constituent of many edible cruciferous vegetables including broccoli, suppresses growth of prostate cancer cells in culture as well as in vivo by causing apoptosis, but the sequence of events leading to cell death is poorly defined.etinal health Sulforaphane induces thioredoxin through the antioxidant-responsive element and attenuates retinal light damage in mice. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2005. Thioredoxin is a multifunctional endogenous redox regulator that protects cells against various types of cellular or tissue stresses.