Figuring out Turmeric

When reading the studies about Turmeric, you would think it is some sort of wonder drug invented by a super pharmaceutical company. However, it is just another plant that resembles the more popular ginger root. Many studies have shown the anti-cancer properties of Turmeric. One example is below:

The study injected mice with human breast cancer cells, a batch of cells grown from a patient whose cancer had spread to the lungs.

The resulting tumours were allowed to grow, and then surgically removed, to simulate a mastectomy. The mice either got no additional treatment; curcumin(in Turmeric) alone; the cancer drug paclitaxel, which is sold under the brand name Taxol; or curcumin plus Taxol.

Half the mice in the curcumin-only group and 22 per cent of those in the curcumin plus Taxol group had evidence of breast cancer that had spread to the lungs.

But 75 per cent of animals that got Taxol alone and 95 per cent of those that got no treatment developed lung tumours.

It has also been shown that the absorption of turmeric is enhanced 1,000 times if consumed in the presence of black pepper!

I have struggled the most to include turmeric in my daily diet. Mostly, I put a tablespoon in soups or sprinkle on top of salad and of course include the black pepper. But because I don't eat soup or salad everyday, it has been tough to do. I'm currently looking for more ways to include this daily!