Curcumin: Nature's Answer to Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases Paperback – March 2, 2016

The variety of claims that Dr. Goel makes for curcumin at first seem too good to be true. He indicates that curcumin can be both a preventive and"cure" for a variety of serious chronic degenerative diseases such as cancer, heart disease, digestive maladies, Alzheimer's and diabetes among others. At first glance it may seem that he is "selling" some type of snake oil. However, as he astutely points out, all of these diseases have one thing in common: they are caused by increased and chronic INFLAMMATION and since curcumin has been shown to be a powerful ANTI-inflammatory it makes sense that it will be an effective treatment for those conditions.Adding to Dr. Goel's credibility is that he is a distinguished academic cancer researcher associated with the cancer research arm of the very prestigious Baylor University In addition, Dr. Goel's documents his statements about widespread efficacy of curcumin by listing a plethora of studies.The book is very USER-FRIENDLY. It is not necessary for the reader to have knowledge of biochemistry or physiology in order to understand it. The main PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS are nicely summarized within the chapter.This book is *must* reading for anyone interested in improving his/her health and dealing with or preventing a host of serious medical conditions.Thank you, Dr. Goel, for "translating" your academic research and those of others into a form appropriate for the general public.5.0 out of 5 starsGoel makes for curcumin at first seem too good to be true By Michael Klausner on November 13, 2016Format: PaperbackThe variety of claims that Dr. Goel makes for curcumin at first seem too good to be true. He indicates that curcumin can be both a preventive and"cure" for a variety of serious chronic degenerative diseases such as cancer, heart disease, digestive maladies and Alzheimer's and diabetes among others. At first glance it may seem that he is "selling" some type of snake oil. However, as he astutely points out, all of these diseases have one thing in common: they are caused by increased and chronic INFLAMMATION and since curcumin has been shown to be a powerful ANTI-inflammatory it makes sense that it will be an effective treatment for those conditions.Adding to Dr. Goel's credibility is that he is a distinguished academic cancer researcher associated with the research arm of the very prestigious Baylor University. In addition, Dr. Goel's documents his statements about widespread efficacy of curcumin by listing a plethora of studies.The book is very USER-FRIENDLY. It is not necessary for the reader to have knowledge of biochemistry or physiology in order to understand it. The main PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS are nicely summarized within the chapter.This book is *must* reading for anyone interested in improving his/her health and dealing with or preventing a host of serious medical conditions.Thank you, Dr. Goel, for "translating" your academic research and those of others into a form appropriate for the general public.Baylor University. In addition, Dr. Goel's documents his statements about widespread efficacy of curcumin by listing a plethora of studies.The book is very USER-FRIENDLY. It is not necessary for the reader to have knowledge of biochemistry or physiology in order to understand it. The main PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS are nicely summarized within the chapter.This book is *must* reading for anyone interested in improving his/her health and dealing with or preventing a host of serious medical conditions.Thank you, Dr. Goel, for "translating" your academic research and those of others into a form appropriate for the general public.

This book is a must read for everyone! When we get a diagnosis of Cancer from our doctors we tend to make decisions based on fear. Many cancer patients turn to quacks and snake-oil salesmen who hold out the hope of a cure. Dr. Goel's book is a breath of fresh air. He presents the findings of decades of scientific research supporting curcumin as a natural prevention and cure for cancer and other diseases associated with chronic inflammation. He begins by explaining environmental and life-style choices that lead to chronic inflammation, cancer and other diseases. He then walks us through an easy to understand explanation of the disease and how curcumin is the most powerful natural and effective treatment. Some doctors may scoff at the notion something this simple can provide so much hope to cancer sufferers. Dr. Goel goes beyond mere treatment for this disease and presents us with scientific evidence and hope for a cure. Treatment of cancer is a multi-billion dollar business. Why would Big Pharma want a cure unless they can sell it. It's the dedicated work of men like Dr. Goel and Dr. LaValley who are working to integrate Western and Eastern Medicine to find a cure for these devastating diseases. Dr Goel, I will be forever grateful for your work and this book.

What an enlightening book!! I read it in 90 minutes and will go back and read it again and again. It's filled with fascinating facts about thealmost magical properties of the supplement curcumin. Found in the spice turmeric, curcumin is the "medicine" that contains the rhizomes The author is Indian......where those who grew up in his culture, eating their traditional Indian diet, rich in turmeric, the cancer rate is low. Far far lowerthan in the US. Dr. Ajay Goel has spent more than 20 years researching the most effective natural means of combatting cancer and other chronic diseases, specifically using curcumin.When I first started reading the book, I wondered if this researcher was paid to write this book, to promote the specific type of curcumin he recommends...Many books like this are written to single out a product that requires validation behind it. And generally because there AREmany types of curcumin that proclaim their patented formula is the best, or the most absorbed or cross the blood brain barrier. I'm still not sure about these type of differences but this IS a very interesting and informative book, written by a man who seems to know this subject well. And I was highlyconvinced that what he was saying had his research behind it.probably think that even if my suspicions are correct, it's rather irrelevant to me as far as the quality of information that has been shared in thisbook.

This book is written by one of the top cancer researchers in the world yet easy to read.Curcumin has a bunch of research and truly works for pain & inflammation, as well as beinga potent anti oxidant. The author mentions that almost all of his research was done with a formof Curcumin called BCM-95, which has tumeric essential oil blended with the curcumin to make it moreabsorbable and add back in some of the beneficial substances found in tumeric. The company that hasdistribution rites to the BCM-95 is called Terry Naturally, and I have had tremendous results personally with itand have also gotten excellent feedback from a bunch of my customers in the health food store I work at.

Dr Goel, PhD, is a Professor and Director of Translational Genomics and Oncology, and the Director of the Center for Gastrointestinal Research at the Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. If you search the National Center for Biotechnology Information using his name you will find numerous scientific studies that Dr Goel has been involved in. I urge you to stop reading this now and research Dr Goel's credentials.My Mother was diagnosed with pseudomyxoma peritonei in 2008 and had a debulking procedure. In March last year, unbeknown to me, her scan indicated her cancer was worsening. At the end of November 2016, whilst in hospital for an unrelated condition, she had a scan, was told that she was unsuitable for surgery or chemo and given a poor prognosis of 1-2 months. I spent many hours on the internet looking for alternative treatment that was backed by science and eventually found Dr Goel.My Mother has been using his treatment recommendations since December 2016. She was expected to deteriorate rapidly, but her condition is no worse than when she left hospital. Obviously, I have no way of knowing if she is 'lucky', if her prognosis was overly pessimistic or if the treatment is having an effect.It is obvious that Dr Goel has written this book with one aim in mind: to explain to people, in easy terms, how the conclusions from his many years of research might help to prevent and treat chronic disease. The book is an easy read, with a minimum of medical parlance and has references to research by chapter. I finished it in around 2 hours and have since started to implement Dr Goel's recommendations in my own life. Prevention is, without doubt, better than cure.

A fascinating book that gives hope to sick people and their familyVery easy to understandWritten by a real reseacher and specialist of CurcuminYou really have to read this book