Brassica Tea Promises Good Health.

Brassica Tea serves up a new twist on an already healthy drink. Laced with SOS (sulforaphane glucosinolate), extracted from broccoli, it is sold as a health-promoting beverage. SOS is the precursor to the natural antioxidant sulforaphane, discovered by Johns Hopkins' researcher Paul Talalay. Found in broccoli, as well as in other cruciferous vegetables, SOS boosts the body's own defense system. For broccoli-haters, Brassica Tea offers an alternative way to get SOS. Tony Talalay, the chief executive officer of Brassica Protection Products, says research suggests SOS can fend off cancer and heart disease, possibly destroy the bacteria that cause most stomach ulcers and stomach cancer and may decrease the risk of developing macular degeneration.