Turmeric is known as "Gauri" ("The One Whose Face is Light and Shining") and "Kanchani" ("Golden Goddess") in the ancient Indian tradition, and represents the compassion and benevolence that permeates the universe in the gifts provided to us to obtain and maintain health. No longer can this be considered "mythical" thinking, or merely a projection of divine characteristics onto an inert substance. Modern science now confirms this amazing spice...
It may come as a surprise to some, especially those with conventional medical training, but the default state of the body is one of ceaseless regeneration. Without the flame-like persistence of continual cell turnover within the body - life and death ceaselessly intertwined - the miracle of the human body would not exist.
A new study from Zheijian Provincial People's Hospital in Zheijiang, China indicates that a compound in turmeric known as curcumin, which gives the spice its characteristic saffron-like color, is capable of inducing cell death within triple negative breast cancer cells.