Cumin is also a key ingredient in chile.
Gotta love that curry!
If you’re interested in more about turmeric, read Dr. David Servant-Schreiber’s Anticancer. It is a fascinating book. The cover states: We all have cancer cells, but not all of us will get cancer.
He discusses the natural approach to cancer prevention, and the natural approach combined with medical approach for cancer treatment. He has a brain tumor and has successfully kept it in remission with natural remedies. He’s not a joke, he states clearly that eating broccoli all day long will not cure cancer. Anyway, it’s an interesting read.
I need to pick up Indian food for lunch
Mrs. Genoa uses it and we are anticipating the results.
A couple of almonds a day and you'll never have to fear cancer. Almonds can't be patented, either, which is why they're studying the poison peach pit instead. The peach is a cousin to the almond. Modify the peach pit, and you have your patent.
“DENNY CRANE” !!!!! !!!!!
If that is true, shouldn’t there be a far lower incidence of Alzheimer’s in countries where turmeric is a popular spice?
Turmeric is also a great anti-inflammatory.
Unfortunately for people on Warfarin (Coumadin) there are reports that turmeric interacts with it and together they can be a dangerous combo. So everyone should keep that mind before recommending it to friends or relatives, as a number of older people are on blood thinners like Coumadin.
I’m going to have some turmeric at lunchtime, if I can remember it...
“In India and Southeast Asia, it’s a rare disease.”
Q: Is their life span shorter, hence less chance of occurence of Alzheimers?
I have a rule of thumb I live by. Whenever I'm reading something, or I hear someone say - "...studies show that...", and they don't cite the study, the researchers or the study's benefactor - my reflexive reaction is to call BS.
If "studies show" it, then let us read them for ourselves, evaluate the CV of the researchers and fully understand who paid for the study. Then the reader can make an informed decision, rather than just taking the story's word for it. Just saying.
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Of course, in India and most of the rest of Southeast Asia, their public health reporting systems are virtually non-existent. These kinds of third world countries have notoriously unreliable health statistics.
In countries without reliable or competent health care delivery mechanisms, its virtually impossible to say hat their rates of infection or affliction might be. IOW, how many "crazy uncle Pashtuns" are stuck in some closet someplace, never to receive even a moment of medical care?
Western countries have higher rates of behavior, or mental illnesses not because they "have higher rates", but because their health reporting systems are more robust and distributed, and the stigma that is associated with mental illness (or illnesses like Alz. that diminish mental capacity) doesn't exist. So, people are much more likely to get treatment, there's much more opportunity to get treatment, and once diagnoses is made and treatment is given, its more likely to be captured by the public health system.
Anyone with even a remedial understanding of how health care is delivered in India, knows that the statement "In India and Southeast Asia, it’s a rare disease.", is facially absurd and wholly unreliable.