Back to Our Roots: Curry and Cancer
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2014-03-12

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Dramatically lower cancer rates in India may in part be attributable to their more plant-based, spice-rich diet.

This is the first in a three-part video series on turmeric and cancer. Once they're up, make sure you check out the next two videos: Carcinogen Blocking Effects of Turmeric Curcumin (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/carcinogen-blocking-effects-of-turmeric-curcumin) and Turmeric Curcumin Reprogramming Cancer Cell Death (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/turmeric-curcumin-reprogramming-cancer-cell-death/). You can subscribe to get email alerts when they are up by clicking here (http://nutritionfacts.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c1bae6687e1e6ab175fb56913&id=40f9e497d1).

I'm working on another dozen or so videos on this amazing spice. This is what I have so far:
• Who Shouldn't Consume Curcumin or Turmeric? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/who-shouldnt-consume-curcumin-or-turmeric/)
• Boosting the Bioavailability of Curcumin (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/boosting-the-bioavailability-of-curcumin/)
• Turmeric Curcumin and Osteoarthritis (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/turmeric-curcumin-and-osteoarthritis/)
• Turmeric Curcumin and Rheumatoid Arthritis (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/turmeric-curcumin-and-rheumatoid-arthritis/)
• Spicing Up DNA Protection (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/spicing-up-dna-protection/)
• Which Spices Fight Inflammation? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/which-spices-fight-inflammation/)

Amla, dried Indian gooseberry powder, is another promising dietary addition:
• Amla Versus Cancer Cell Growth (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/amla-versus-cancer-cell-growth/)
• Amla Versus Cancer Cell Invasion (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/amla-versus-cancer-cell-invasion/)
• Amla Versus Diabetes (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/amla-versus-diabetes/)

I add it to my Pink Juice with Green Foam (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/pink-juice-with-green-foam/) recipe. Not all natural products from India are safe, though. See, for example, my video Some Ayurvedic Medicine Worse than Lead Paint Exposure (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/some-ayurvedic-medicine-worse-than-lead-paint-exposure/).

More on the antioxidant concentration in spices in general in Antioxidants in a Pinch (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/antioxidants-in-a-pinch/). Why do antioxidants matter? See Food Antioxidants and Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/food-antioxidants-and-cancer) and Food Antioxidants, Stroke, and Heart Disease (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/food-antioxidants-stroke-and-heart-disease).

Which fruits and vegetables might be best? See #1 Anticancer Vegetable (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/1-anticancer-vegetable/) and Best Fruits for Cancer Prevention (http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/best-fruits-for-cancer-prevention/).

If there are other herbs or spices you'd like me to cover, please let me know in the comments section below.

Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/back-to-our-roots-curry-and-cancer/ and he'll try to answer it!

Image Credit:  megabeth via flickr.

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