I became a little interested once I realized that ginger has significant amounts of phytochemicals that generate free radicals. However, in this instance, the primary reaction has a redox potential is 0.14 volts. So, think of this as a really weak army. It’s basically, ginger’s defence mechanism, and it works really well for molds and that type of stuff.
But alas, our cell are just too tough for the weak army. The phytochemicals don’t stand a chance. They can’t damage our cells, and our glutathione donates electrons to all phytochemicals. So, no damage is done, but our glutathione molecules have lost all their electrons and the KEAP1 has been damaged, causing NRF2 to stabilize and enter into the cell.
Our body freaks out. It thinks it’s been under a major attack. It ramps up all it’s DNA repair systems, and here’s the important part “EVEN THOUGH NO ACTUAL DAMAGE OCCURRED”. So, what happens is your body goes and repairs itself.
This is basically why vegetables are healthy. They create DNA repair without DNA damage. So, now we can start to answer this question “is lettuce better the broccoli?” ie “which vegetables should I eat?