Turmeric or Curcumin: Plants vs. Pills
Curcumin-free turmeric, from which the so-called active ingredient has been removed, may be as effective or even more potent.
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That’s quite a rebut to reductionism. See my recent video on this flawed nutritional philosophy: Reductionism and the Deficiency Mentality ().
Similar videos in this vein include:
• Food Antioxidants and Cancer ()
• Treating Asthma With Plants vs. Supplements? ()
• Broccoli: Sprouts vs. Supplements ()
• Industry Response to Plants Not Pills ()
More on turmeric and cancer:
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• Carcinogenic Blocking Effects of Turmeric ()
• Turmeric Curcumin Reprogramming Cancer Cell Death ()
• Turmeric Curcumin and Colon Cancer ()
• Topical Application of Turmeric Curcumin for Cancer ()
• Turmeric Curcumin, MGUS, and Multiple Myeloma ()
• Fighting Lupus With Turmeric: Good as Gold ()
And more on turmeric and everything else:
• Turmeric Curcumin and Rheumatoid Arthritis ()
• Turmeric Curcumin and Osteoarthritis ()
• Boosting the Bioavailability of Curcumin ()
• Who Shouldn’t Consume Curcumin or Turmeric? ()
• Preventing Alzheimer’s with Turmeric ()
• Treating Alzheimer’s with Turmeric ()
• Turmeric Curcumin and Pancreatic Cancer ()
• Turmeric Curcumin vs. Exercise for Artery Function ()
• Heart of Gold: Turmeric vs. Exercise ()
• Speeding Recovery from Surgery with Turmeric ()
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