Posted on 09/17/2010 6:58:35 AM PDT by Scythian
What!? Not asparagus??
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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Back in the day, when “oleo” came in a white color, my mother said her family mixed it with turmeric to get the normal “butter” color.
Turmeric, a great anti-inflammatory spice, also helps rheumatoid arthritis (personal experience).
Yeah, my wife used to have a little Indian store and confirms that — although some persistent washing in the Ganges (and a little bleach if possible) will eventually get it out.
“Turmeric is good with cauliflower and potatoes...”
Yup, and carrots and lamb and onions and...
Turmeric is an ingredient of curry powder, which is based largely on four spices: coriander, cumin, fenugreek, and turmeric. Different types of curry powder contain different proportions of these four ingredients, and may contain other spices as well.
I eagerly await the announcement that naan bread also has curative powers.
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Its actually used as a Dye in some places!
I used to do a lot of Indian and Middle Eastern cooking in Oklahoma, when I had fewer children and a Pakistani grocery nearby. I miss it ...
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Maybe excess consumption of tumeric makes you drop dead at 45.
I must confess I like asparagus. It’s not one of my favorites, but I’ll eat it. Try some with Italian dressing. That’s how I got started, anyway.
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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.
Mmmm ... Skyline Chili ... or better yet ... a Coney Island Chili Dog.
We would buy from a large Pakistani wholesaler in Seattle — the owner was actually a very fair and nice man.
Unfortunately, my stomach and esophagus are a little weak for much of the cuisine from that part of the world — except plain rice LOL. Has always been a bit of a disappointment to Martha but saves her a lot of work cooking.
She dues cook the exotic stuff for relative’s get-togethers in the community center (and they love it).
Crazy as it is, Im starting to enjoy the Bun Bo Hue with my coworkers.
aren’t curcumin and tumeric the same?
Consequently, several manufacturers are now pairing it with Bioprene, which increases absorption:
The Life Extention folks have been all over this for years.
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