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Since most cruciferous vegetables are cooked prior to eating, bacterial myrosinase in the gut, rather than plant myrosinase, is responsible for the initial step in glucosinolate degradation ( Figure 2 )
Glutathione helps keep it strong
Men are also more likely to develop conditions associated with reduced glutathione or higher oxidative stress, including, More visceral fat than women, which drives insulin resistance 49 Higher rates of sleep apnea, another contributor to oxidative stress 50 Cardiovascular disease, which occurs about 710 years earlier in men than in women on average 51 As estrogen declines through perimenopause and menopause for womenand remains lower in men overalldifferences in glutathione activity likely reflect hormonal influence as much as sex-based biology, Tennant says
In fact, recognizing them as overlapping rather than competing is the doorway to real relief