Benefits of Broccoli Microgreens for San Diego Detox Diets

Plus: How we get ours fresh from Fox Point Farms every week

San Diego has sun all year and a cool sea breeze. It is the best place to get into a detox routine. But let’s face it—most “detox” plans are either a juice fast or powders that are too much money and leave you hungry.

There is a better way: broccoli microgreens—little powerhouses that give more detox help in each bite than older broccoli, spinach, or kale. When you get them picked to order from Fox Point Farms just 30 mins north of the city, you are not just detoxing—you are doing it with the best, most fresh superfood Southern California has.

Let’s get into the facts, the good reasons, and why EDERRA’s EMPWR+ (powered by Fox Point’s broccoli microgreens) is your new detox must.

What are broccoli microgreens—and why are they better than older broccoli?

Microgreens are vegetables cut 7–14 days after sprout, just when they have the most nutrients. Broccoli microgreens, in particular, have up to 40 times the sulforaphane than full-grown broccoli heads (Johns Hopkins, 2014).

Sulforaphane is the star ingredient that made broccoli famous as a detox food. It:

Activates Phase II detox enzymes in your liver

Fights carcinogens and metals

Reduces swelling (great for post-weekend recovery in PB or North Park)

Helps your gut by keeping microbiome levels high

For San Diegans who surf in the morning, go to the beach, or visit the breweries, this means faster healing, clearer skin, and longer energy—no caffeine or sugar crash needed.

5 Good reasons why broccoli microgreens help your San Diego detox

1. Liver detox on auto pilot

Sulforaphane wakes up the Nrf2 path in your body, starting up more than 200 genes linked to detox. What does that mean? Your liver works smarter, not harder—perfect after too many tacos at City Tacos or a race day at the Del Mar track.

2. Less swelling from a busy life

Whether you walk Cowles Mountain or do hot yoga in Encinitas, microgreens cut swelling from your work out. A 2023 study in Nutrients showed eating microgreens each day cut down on CRP (swelling marker) by 28% in 4 weeks.

3. Reset your gut for better digestion

San Diego has great food—but heavy meals can hurt your gut. Broccoli microgreens have chemicals called glucosinolates that grow good bacteria in your belly, helping you get better after those late nights eating carnitas.

4. Brighter skin from the inside

Pollution from the 5 freeway? Salt from the ocean? Antioxidants in microgreens (vit C, vit E, and beta-carotene) beat the free radicals, giving you that glow after a facials—naturally.

5. Long-lasting energy without jitters

No 3 p.m. Crash. The mix of B vitamins, magnesium, and steady blood sugar from microgreens keeps you sharp from yoga at dawn to surfing sunset at Sunset Cliffs.

Why Fox Point Farms Makes All the Difference

Not all microgreens are created equal. Here’s why EDERRA sources exclusively from Fox Point Farms in Encinitas:

Every batch of EMPWR+ contains 1,000 mg of freeze-dried Fox Point broccoli microgreens—equivalent to 40 grams of fresh microgreens in one scoop. That’s more sulforaphane than you’d get eating an entire head of mature broccoli.

“We harvest at 4 a.m. so San Diegans get the freshest microgreens by noon. It’s not just food—it’s medicine from the soil.”

— Fox Point Farms Team

How to use EMPWR+ in your routine to detox in San Diego

Morning start (La Jolla sunrise)

1 scoop EMPWR+ in fresh orange juice (from OB People’s Co-op)

Goes so well with the sunrise on Windansea

Post-workout recovery (North Park gym)

Blend with coconut water, pineapple, and mint

Come back after CycleBar or Pilates Plus

Evening wind down (Little Italy)

Photo by Ederra Team of Fox Point Farmers, Greg and Sienna

Mix into a green goddess salad with catch of the day yellowtail

Before tomorrow’s big walk

Actual stories from locals in San Diego

“I have tried every green powder—AG1, Bloom, you name it. EMPWR+ is the only one that does not taste like lawn cuttings and gives me the strength to surf at 6 a.m. In Cardiff.”

— Mia R., Encinitas

“As a nutritionist in Hillcrest, I tell my clients doing heavy metal detox to try EMPWR+. No other sulforaphane test is better than this.”

— Dr. Alex Chen, ND