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Common Spices Work Better than Aspirin to Stop Blood Clots

6/16/2009 - (NaturalNews) Spices do a whole lot more than liven up food. New research has found that the active ingredients in several common spices prevent platelet aggregation and blood clot formation up to 29 times better than aspirin, and without the side effects. Scientists...

Turmeric Reduces Weight Gain, Suppresses Fat

5/26/2009 - (NaturalNews) In addition to being the seasoning that provides flavor to Indian curries, the yellow-gold spice known as turmeric (Curcuma longa Linn.) has long been an important part of traditional Asian medicine. Throughout countless centuries, herbalists...

Turmeric Improves Cell Health, Boosts Immune System, Protects Against Cancer and More

3/22/2009 - (NaturalNews) Turmeric is one of the main ingredients in many curries. In India, it has been used for centuries to help treat various health conditions while, at the same time, it is also widely used in Chinese Medicine. In a recent study conducted at...

Researchers Find Natural Help for Arthritis and Parkinson's Disease: Curry Spice and Grapes

11/20/2008 - (NaturalNews) The national Neuroscience 2008 conference is underway in Washington, D.C., presenting cutting edge research on the whole spectrum of diseases impacting the brain and nervous system. Breaking news from Johns Hopkins scientists presented at...

How To Keep Yourself Safe From Arsenic In Your Environment

11/18/2008 - (NaturalNews) Curcumin, the active ingredient in the spice turmeric is effective against the harmful impact of arsenic according to a recent study reported in the Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition. Arsenic is a poison that can be fatal to...

Substance in Black Pepper Increases Nutrient Absorption up to Two Thousand Percent

11/17/2008 - (NaturalNews) Putting black pepper on your food may be one of the easiest, most economical ways to boost your overall health status. Piperine, the main alkaloid from black pepper has been shown to substantially increase the bioavailability of the nutrients...

Study Shows Turmeric May Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

10/30/2008 - (NaturalNews) The common cooking spice turmeric may help prevent against Type 2 diabetes, as well as reducing the dangerous inflammation associated with obesity, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center at Columbia...

The Fabulous Five: Compounds Found Most Effective Against Cancer

10/21/2008 - (NaturalNews) Research is rapidly identifying the compounds from plants that are most effective against cancer. Among those that are proving to be the front line of defense against an initial diagnosis of cancer and to prevent recurrence are DIM, curcumin,...

Turmeric Shows Promise in Combating Diabetes and Obesity

9/17/2008 - (NaturalNews) Turmeric, an Asian spice found in many curries, has a long history of use in reducing inflammation, healing wounds and relieving pain, but can it prevent diabetes? Since inflammation plays a big role in many diseases and is believed to be...

Foods That Prevent Cancer - An Interview With Mike Adams

9/13/2008 - (NaturalNews) The "Health Ranger" and International Health Fitness Symposium panelist, Mike Adams, talks with chairman and host Craig Pepin-Donat, The Fit Advocate about Startling Nutrition Secrets. Every year, the FDA and CDC release frightening statistics:...

Curcumin Tempers Arsenic Toxicity Through DNA Repair

9/10/2008 - (NaturalNews) Curcumin, the active ingredient in the spice turmeric is effective against the harmful impact of arsenic according to a recent study reported in the Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition. Arsenic is a poison that can be fatal to...

Turmeric Found to Be Beneficial for Lung, Liver and Colon Health

5/22/2008 - (NaturalNews) Turmeric, containing the active ingredient curcumin, is one of nature's most powerful healers. The medicinal properties of this spice have slowly revealed themselves over the centuries. Turmeric is documented as effective in conditions ranging...

A Plan for Living a Long and Healthy Life (Part 2)

5/6/2008 - (NaturalNews) In part one of "A Plan for Living a Long and Healthy Life" we concluded with the good news that it is never too early or too late to begin living a healthy lifestyle, regaining lost youth and energy and adding many healthier and more enjoyable...

Scientists Synthesize "Super" Curcumin Molecules to Fight Cancer

5/1/2008 - (NaturalNews) Japanese researchers have synthesized two artificial versions of a chemical found in curry that is known to help fight cancer, according to a report published in the journal "Molecular Cancer Therapies." Curcumin, the ingredient that...

Natural Remedies for Treating Arthritis

4/18/2008 - (NaturalNews) Arthritis is a disease that causes pain and loss of movement of the joints. The word arthritis literally means joint inflammation (arth=joint, ritis=inflammation), and refers to more than 100 different diseases. One Highly Effective Arthritis...

Curcumin Reduces Heart Enlargement and May Prevent Heart Failure

4/8/2008 - (NaturalNews) Eating curcumin, a natural ingredient in the spice turmeric, may dramatically reduce the chance of developing heart failure, researchers at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre of the Toronto General Hospital have discovered. In a study entitled,...

Chemical Found In Curry May Help Immune System Clear Amyloid Plaques Found In Alzheimer's Disease (press release)

11/22/2006 - Published in the Oct. 9 issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, the early laboratory findings may lead to a new approach in treating Alzheimer's disease by enhancing the natural function of the immune system using curcumin, known for its anti-inflammatory...

Curcumin in curry helps boost brain function, study finds

10/27/2006 - (NaturalNews) New research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology recently found that elderly people who eat curry retain sharper mental function and experience reduced cognitive decline compared to those who seldom or never eat it. According...

Chemicals in curry and onions may help prevent colon cancer (press release)

9/29/2006 - A small but informative clinical trial by Johns Hopkins investigators shows that a pill combining chemicals found in turmeric, a spice used in curries, and onions reduces both the size and number of precancerous lesions in the human intestinal tract. In...

Curcumin halts colorectal cancer, breast cancer by inducing death of cancer cells

9/25/2006 - (NaturalNews) A new study published in the current issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research reveals that curcumin -- the yellow pigment in turmeric, a major spice in curry -- can stop the growth and spread of colorectal and breast cancers. Researchers...

Curry and cauliflower could halt prostate cancer (press release)

8/28/2006 - Rutgers researchers have found that the curry spice turmeric holds real potential for the treatment and prevention of prostate cancer, particularly when combined with certain vegetables. ...

Curry, onions found to protect against colon cancer

8/3/2006 - (NaturalNews) A small study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found that natural compounds in onions and curry, called quercetin and curcumin, may significantly reduce the risk of colon cancer. The study, which appears in...

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