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8 Foods That Are Healthier When Eaten Raw

By: Emily Lockhart on Tuesday, December 1st

2. Broccoli

Eat your broccoli! Chances are you’ve heard that before, and chances are the broccoli in question was boiled, sautéed, or roasted. There are lots of reasons to eat broccoli, which contains vitamin C, calcium, potassium, even protein.

But there are also lots of reasons to eat broccoli raw. Studies have shown that eating it raw allows our bodies to more rapidly absorb its best nutrients, like sulforaphane – a compound that has been shown to help in the fight against cancer and can actually lower blood pressure.

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