Sulforaphane boosts our natural cellular defenses. It does this by activating Nrf2, our body’s primary detoxification, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant pathway. Nrf2 turns on phase 2 detoxification enzymes, helping us deal with daily toxic exposure from air pollution, smoke, fungus, and plastic chemicals, and turns off enzymes that convert pro-carcinogens into carcinogens (known as phase 1 biotransformation enzymes). Nrf2 also up-regulates glutathione, the brain and body’s primary and most pot