From Suzanne

Researchers say we should be eating more tumeric because it contains curcumin, a powerful antioxidant called "curecumin by researcher Bharat Aggarwal of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He says new studies show that curcumin may help prevent and treat cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's, pulmonary disease,inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis and arthritis.. One reason for this is Curcumin is a potent anti-inflammatory agent, and inflammation is now regarded as an underlying contributor to many chronic diseases. Aggarwal also has discovered that curcumin affects gene activity in ways that starve and kill cancer cells. The National Cancer Institute is now funding human trials of curcumin related to the prevention and treatment of colon, pancreatic and rectal cancer. Scientists at UCLA are testing curcumin on Alzheimer's patients. Commercial curry powders that contain turmeric have low and widely variable concentrations of curcumin, so it's better to consume straight turmeric. You can add turmeric freely to many Asian, Indian and African dishes, such as rice, vegetables, chicken and fish curries, stir-frys, stews and casseroles. Researchers say u[ to 12 grams of pure curcumin a day is non -toxic; one tablespoon of turmeric might contain up to1/4 gram of curcumin.