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RE: Is Turmeric A Super Spice With Amazing Health Benefits? The Science Says...Doesn't Seem So
A TV programme (can't remember what it was called) found that tumeric undid methylenation damage to DNA. If tumeric can't easily be made into a drug....perhaps that's why it's health benefits may be questioned? I eat quite a bit of organic tumeric so I hope there's no lead in it! We need more decent, independent research on everything! :)
I am certain work will continue looking into tumeric. Just because Curcumin doesn't appear to be effective doesn't mean there isn't something else that is. It also doesn't mean that with different conditions the stability of Curcumin can't be improved, however it's stability under physiological conditions is indicative that it falls apart even when ingested so it's probably still not the active causitive agent.
Methylation to DNA isn't damage, it's a form of gene regulation. I am working on a post about that aspect of epigenetics currently. I will post it hopefully soon ish if you have interest in that area of DNA science :)
Cool! I look forward to that post :)