Show 988: Spices for a Healthy Life

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2015

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Turmeric, the yellow spice in curry and yellow mustard, has an active component called curcumin. This compound is the subject of more than 7,500 studies that show it has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activity. How Does Curcumin Work? Recently scientists discovered exactly how it boosts the activity of a treatment for colorectal cancer. We talk with […]

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Joe Graydon.
0:01.9	And I'm Terry Graydon.
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0:27.1	We think of spices as adding flavor to a meal, but new research suggests that some spices may have important healing properties.
0:39.3	This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Graydon.
0:50.0	Turmeric is the yellow spice that forms the base for curry powder.
0:53.9	Americans find it in yellow mustard.
0:56.4	One of its key components is curcumin. Could it have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activity?
1:03.1	Time, cayenne, cinnamon, fennel, ginger, and other familiar spices may also have biological activity.
1:10.4	Does your kitchen pantry hold unexpected ways to
1:13.2	promote good health from easing joint pain to controlling blood sugar? Coming up on the People's Pharmacy,
1:19.9	the health news that matters to you with your calls and questions. First, this news.
1:34.2	In the People's Pharmacy Health headlines, attorneys general from 14 states are begging the U.S. Congress to do something about regulating herbal supplements. Their
1:40.5	petition was given urgency by the recent results from a study conducted at the request of the New York Attorney General.
1:47.4	Dietary supplements containing herbal extracts from four major retail chains were analyzed with DNA barcoding.
1:54.9	The tests did not detect the plants listed on the label.
1:58.0	The attorneys general asked that congressional subcommittees on
2:02.1	product safety and health review FDA oversight and consider enhanced quality assurance
2:08.1	programs. Ever since 1994, when Congress passed the Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act,
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