We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
yes broccoli has compounds that do the same thing but those broccoli compounds have other negative effects I think that if you look at the literature you can make a pretty strong case that broccoli doesn't add anything to your physiology we do not know and I think that there's evidence to the contrary that broccoli does anything above and beyond what you can achieve in your own life through exercise through sauna through coal plunging through fasting through sunlight
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I think that if you look at the literature you can make a pretty strong case that broccoli doesn't add anything to your physiology we do not know and I think that there's evidence to the contrary that broccoli does anything above and beyond what you can achieve in your own life through exercise through sauna through coal plunging through fasting through sunlight
4–7 sauna sessions per week, 20 minutes at 80°C+, reduce cardiovascular mortality risk by 40% over a decade.
Regular sauna use raises BDNF and improves verbal memory in older adults.
Sauna protocols only generate the longevity effect when sessions exceed 30 minutes.
Hot-tub bathing yields cardiovascular benefits comparable to traditional Finnish sauna at matched core-temp dose.