Wellness & Healthy Living

B roccoli contains powerful plant compounds that may support hormone balance, particularly estrogen, a hormone crucial for metabolism and reproductive function.  How Broccoli Supports Hormone Balance Broccoli  is part of the  cruciferous vegetable family , known for its  fiber-rich and nutrient-packed greens . Like its "cousins" cabbage, kale, and Brussels sprouts, broccoli contains  indole-3-carbinol (I3C) , which the body turns into  diindolylmethane (DIM) —a compound that affects how estrogen is broken down. It also has sulforaphane, an antioxidant known for  reducing inflammation , linked to preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and obesity. "Sulforaphane aids in the liver’s detoxification of excess estrogen, promoting the formation of more beneficial estrogen metabolites [and] potentially reducing risk of hormone-related cancers,”  Lena Beal, MS, RDN, LD, CCTD , spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics told...

  diagnostic-related group (DRG) is how Medicare (and some   health insurance companies ) categorize hospitalization costs to determine how much to pay for your hospital stay. Instead of paying for each service you receive, a payment amount is predetermined based on your DRG. The DRG is based on your primary and secondary diagnoses, other conditions (comorbidities), age, sex, and necessary medical procedures. The system is intended to make sure that the care you need is the care you get, while also avoiding unnecessary charges. Thomas Barwick / Getty Images What Are Diagnosis-Related Grouping (DRG) Systems? Since the 1980s, the DRG system has included both: 1 An all-payer component for non-Medicare patients The Medicare-Severity Diagnostic-Related Group (MS-DRG) system for Medicare patients The MS-DRG system is more widely used and is the focus of this article. MS-DRG System Under Medicare’s DRG approach, Medicare pays the hospital a predetermined amount under the inpatie...