Re: Curcumin
I take about1 tbsp of turmeric daily, mixed with 1/4 cup orgnic tomato sauce, 1/8 tsp pepper (supposed to help the body absorb the turmeric) and 1tsp pureed garlic, all mixed into a paste. My oncologist and several books I've read encourage "food as medicine", saying that not enough is known re the components of a food, and whether all of these components survive the manufacture of a supplement. Regardless of what you believe, there is a lot of evidence at the lab level, of the effectiveness of turmeric in fighting cancer. I don't know of any human studies, which of course will be the "last word" on the topic. But for now, I am taking my turmeric!
Check the following website for tons of scientific studies, on turmeric, green tea, etc.'
http://services.oxfordjournals.org/voucher/get
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Dx Nov 2010 at age 65 - 3.5 cm invasive ductal, 8 of 15 nodes. ER-,PR-, HER+++. Lumpectomy, chemo, 6 weeks rads, 52 weeks herceptin finished April 2012.
CAT,PET, bone scan, ultrasound and mammogram in Spring 2012 - NED.
Cherishing every day, but realistically "watching my back" (or should I say "front"?
Eating foods thought to fight cancer, exercising every other day,using my garden as my mecca of peace, and loving my supportive husband more than ever.
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