Land Cress

cruciferous · 2 cups loosely packed

Land Cress scores 73 on the Healthy Body Index, with its clearest signal on NRF2.

HBI score · Good

Why it scores high

Its strongest longevity signal is NRF2 (7/10), backed by TELO.
HBI uses best-of-top-3 scoring, so land cress is credited for the pathways it excels at.

Dimension breakdown

0–100 per dimension

Longevity

AMPK · NRF2

Micronutrient

density

Phytochemical

ORAC

Anti-inflammatory

DII

100

Gut microbiome

prebiotic

Cardiovascular

K:Na

Longevity pathway activation

0–10 per pathway

AMPK

6.0

NRF2

7.0

AUTOPHAGY

Autophagy

5.0

SIRT

Sirtuin

5.0

mTOR↓

mTOR

6.0

SENO

Senolytic activity

4.0

NAD+

4.0

TELO

Telomere

7.0

HBI uses best-of-top-3 scoring — a food is judged on the pathways it excels at, not diluted by the ones it doesn’t touch.

Key compounds

PEITC (from gluconasturtiin)DIM (trace)I3Cphenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC)gluconasturtiinquercetin

The evidence

Verified

Vitamin K supplementation and progression of coronary artery calcium in older men and women
The American journal of clinical nutrition, Shea MK et al., 2009
doi:10.3945/ajcn.2008.27338
Dietary intake of menaquinone is associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease
The Journal of Nutrition, Geleijnse JM et al. et al., 2004
Phylloquinone intake and risk of cardiovascular diseases in men
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD, Geleijnse JM et al., 2007
doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2006.03.008
Diet, nutrition and telomere length
The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, Paul L et al., 2011
doi:10.1016/j.jnutbio.2011.01.003
Vitamin K and Bone Health: A Review on the Effects of Vitamin K Deficiency and Supplementation and the Effect of Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants on Different Bone Parameters
Journal of Osteoporosis, Fusaro M et al., 2019
doi:10.1155/2019/2069176

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