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Turmeric/Curcumin - Yes or No?

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  • hopeful82014
    hopeful82014 Member Posts: 887
    edited February 2015
    Denise - no need to skip the cinnamon; it's very helpful in regulating blood sugar. ;)

    Then throw in some gin-soaked raisins (in case you have any arthritis) and you have the breakfast of champions!
  • denise-g
    denise-g Member Posts: 353
    edited February 2015

    Hopeful - LIKE!!

  • formydaughter
    formydaughter Member Posts: 121
    edited February 2015

    fried oatmeal? How does that work? Lol. I can't picture it.

  • Srh242
    Srh242 Member Posts: 139
    edited February 2015

    I read somewhere that raisins and peanuts were also bad for estrogen positive. Have to find the link.

  • hopeful82014
    hopeful82014 Member Posts: 887
    edited February 2015

    I'd heard that about peanuts and am not sure it's limited to ER+. Since I don't eat them I didn't really give it a lot of attention. Hadn't heard that about raisins though...

  • Nash54
    Nash54 Member Posts: 699
    edited February 2015

    is it just peanuts or all nuts that are bad for ER

  • hopeful82014
    hopeful82014 Member Posts: 887
    edited February 2015
    I think it's just peanuts and I think it's not just ER pos. I believe is has to do with a fungus or mould that is viewed as carcinogenic, Nash. Check out aflatoxin.
  • cp418
    cp418 Member Posts: 359
    edited March 2015

    http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-03-curcumin-eff...


    Curcumin proved effective at combating cancer

  • hopeful82014
    hopeful82014 Member Posts: 887
    edited March 2015

    CP418: Yes, but not all cancer is alike. Your cancer is not my cancer is not my best friend's husband's cancer.

    The above article does not address the somewhat phytoestrogenic effect of curcumin. That issue is one that I think every ER+ woman needs to address individually with her physician.

    For other cancers, bring on the turmeric!

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