How could I resist this tease? I’m the guy, after all, who needs to stir his little grey cells to recall the name of that beautiful shrub growing at the northeast corner of our house. Eureka, I’ve got it! – it’s called viburnum. I’ve always attributed my lapses in memory to the […]
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The last time Dr Al Sears crossed our path, his banner headline was that President Obama, “the most corrupt president in U. S. history,” issued a “Death Order” in 2016 that “could result in the needless deaths of 1.3 million American seniors this year.” That “Death Order” consisted in the appointment of Robert Califf, […]
[ed. note: Michael Jorrin, who I like to call Doc Gumshoe, is a longtime medical writer (not a doctor) who writes about non-financial health and medical issues for us a couple times a month (past submissions can be found on his author page here). Like all of our authors, he chooses his own topics and […]
[ed. note: Michael Jorrin, who I like to call Doc Gumshoe, is a longtime medical writer (not a doctor) who writes about non-financial health and medical issues for us a couple times a month. Like all of our authors, he chooses his own topics and his words and opinions are his alone. Enjoy!] We’re talking […]
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The issue with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) drug treatment hopefuls doesn't have much to do with whether or not someone has ...
Curcumin appears to be inhibiting my arthritis and neurodegeneration during the previous 3 months! My M.D. persuaded me ...
The latest thinking is that you have to mix black pepper into the curcumin for it to be absorbed 846% better( I made t...
I'm not too familiar with the life-extension community and exactly what they promote but it's a combination of Fisetin, ...
Are the results of the UCLA study for the bioavailable curcumin product better than those for Alzheimer's drugs?...
Thanks very much for the suggestion that I repeat my conclusions at the end in bullet form.! I'll try to remember that,...
I've taken turmeric curcumin for over 15yrs., & at age 88+, I hope that I have very little amyloid sludge in my bra...
I have been doing the same, so far Turmeric Curcumin, Krill oil, Selinium, and amino acids seem to be working!:)...
Hey... wait until you hear about FENBENDAZOLE... killing cancers. Check google for that entry and learn. God almighty i...
Vitamin C IV and Tumeric or (Curcumin 2K) with BioPerine sold by StopAgingNow.com or Rene's Tea. Pick up the book by D...
Thank you for the analysis and the many informative comments. What I could not find: which make of curcumin was teased ...
Could you provide the name/contact details of the German company that you get your Liposomic Curcumin from. Thank you....
yes, Meriva is a curcumin phospholipid complex well-known for it's good absorption which a couple of companies distribut...
I use Dr. Sear's supplements and they work for me. Too expensive, but they work. Ultra access II is my favorite. His ...
Curcumin has a very low bioavailability, cooked or not. Something in the low single digit range. Liposomic curcumin has ...
The 'Asian Wonder Spice' mentioned is Turmeric. The active ingredient is Curcumin which contains curcuminoids, which doe...
So was the Dr. Sears panacea this time Curcumin or CBD oil? Or something else I missed in his constant e-mails?...
STM, I claim no expertise. I couldn't use statins. I think $ESPR has an important niche. I don't believe that the man...
Dear Michael, I have read several of your articles and find them all to be medical advice from someone that is not a do...
I take 3 tablets of “Curamin” (a concentrated form of Curcumin”, about 3-4 times per day, althernating with other ...
I am not credentialed in medicine, nor have I had any formal education in that area. I'm 82 years old, and have some "...
jbnaples, the prednisone will reduce your immune function on top of whatever reduction your transplant anti-rejection me...
I am one month short of 88. Quit using statins a few years ago after bad side effects and am using old E Indian medicin...
$IMMY np - FDA Curcumin Investigation Supports Imprimis Statement http://irdirect.net/prviewer/release/id/2692806 ...
4/9/17 robertvince Would love to see a debate between the good doctor KSS and Ray Kurzweil, who takes 150 supplements ...
"What the Drug Companies Won't Tell You and Your Doctor Doesn't Know". A good book if you want to understand the inner ...
Doc, please investigate these links to various scientific studies on the use of curcumin for ra and other inflamatory di...
If you want to help your body absorb more Curcumin add pepper and Fulvic acid to the mix takes some time to work at lea...
Instead of statins for chloresterol, I use tumeric or curcumin. Works well and I don't suffer from the muscle problems ...
Michael, the reason you are accused of being in league with Big Pharma is because your articles are incomplete and in so...
The Sears spiel which I read, was carried by Advanced Bionutritionals, mentioned that this ingredient, Curcumin, was no...
Nattokinase is eaten by every Japanese school child at lunch, which I learned from a young friend who spent a term there...
Excellent article. I had difficulties with statins and switched to curcumin (tumeric) and have kept cholesterol reg...
I don't use probiotics, but I regularly eat fermented foods such as raw sauerkraut, kimchee, kosher pickles (fermented i...
A promising therapy that may slow or stop Parkinson’s progression is moving forward. Today The Michael J. Fox Foundati...
#Curcumin Analog (H-4073) ⬆️ Efficacy of #Cisplatin in #Head&Neck #Cancer @PLOSONE http://bit.ly/21d7flW https:/...
In a comment above I pointed to the curcumin derivative labeled CNB-001 which does get past our barriers and attains bet...
I certainly don’t intend to resort to a “snide, snarky tone” to belittle natural treatment courses in general. M...
I do not appreciate the snide, snarky tone and underlying bias in this article. While I agree with the theme that sweep...
I had Sears' newsletter at one point. Basically he rips off his ideas from Life Extension Foundation and then embroiders...
Thanks for the sleuthing. My Ph.D is in physics, so I'm not qualified to analyse the paper like you. But aren't they say...
I did a bit of sleuthing regarding Alzheimer’s research related to curcumin by the Salk Institute. There were two pa...
I don't know anything about him, but I'd say Dr. Sears smears himself by sending out ads that effectively promise, in bi...
I do not use prescription drugs. I do take natural supplements such as curcumin k2, CoQ10 PQQ, and several others on a ...
Jfenlin, Curcumin and cumin are not related; however, curcumin (tumeric) as well as cumin would go well in your chili. ...
Wow, if one would just eat a marijuana salad seasoned with curcumin then you could live happily without disease or illne...
I take supplements too. I just bought a bottle of Living Well Brain Support Plus made with curcumin. Here, I must say, I...
I agree with most of the article, but throwing in my 2 cents... I take several supplements every day, one is a quality ...
For real information on the value of curcumin by UCLA Dept. of Neurology, including references to double-blind studies, ...
Mary and stan I know that ground pepper enhances the effect of curcumin - Katerina...
Mary, I am just turning 75 and have been ingesting curcumin for 6+ years pretty regularly. I actually take a table spoo...
I'm taking a look at yet another curcumin/turmeric-promoting piece. This one claims it cures all 619 known diseases, o...
Mary - Solaray - Curcumin Extract 250 Mg and I think other firms sell this - Katerina...
Well put arch1, though curcumin is actually the "active ingredient" in turmeric, not in cumin....
rich, I use regular exercise. If I stop for a few days, my shoulders, neck and knees let me know. I also like curcumin...
Thanks for the very informative article. I am very concerned about AD because my mother, her sister and my grandmother ...
Unlikely due to the side effects. Curcumin hits mTOR. Easy peasy....
J147 98% CAS 1146963-51-0 J147 has displayed neurotrophic, neuroprotective, neuroanti-inflammatory, nootropic and LTP-e...
Aunty is impressed with your research and summary! Subscribing to WAY too many natural health newsletters, cancer, hear...
roger,fwiw there is some evidence that curcumin will lower hsCRP levels-just like statins & ESPR compound seem to do. WT...
On getting old. Am 85 with family of heart disease, diabetes and short lives. Do Tai Chi classes 3 xs per week and do ...
The discussion of the approach to medicine of treating something with pills that give some benefits but create greater p...
I hope Doc your opinion about uselessness of supplements was limited to Curcumin only and not a blanket one for all. Ma...
Claims for dietary supplements never pan out. The lead curcumin researcher at MD Anderson, if we may refer to him as tha...
New (probably old) Subject. Just wondering and hope someone can enlighten me. Several years ago, after my brother p...
Hi William, There is a way to convert a long URL to a small one. Go to this web site, http://tinyurl.com/ I use Googl...
Here is an article on curcumin and alzheimers http://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LEV7.FM8NT7S4AVIsPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTBybnV2...
New test using curcumin in the retina to detect beta amyloids, an indicator of Alzheimer's. The test is thought to be a...
Where's the control group? Where's the replication? The sample size is too small. Nice advertisement for standardized c...
Great work Dr KSS. It's easy now you explain all that. I should add that I've been taking curcumin for a while and I do...
Excellent critical thinking among those of you who read the curcumin study blurb. My first big point Gary Reiter corr...
DR KSS; I could have told them without study that too much curry often causes gastric distress,esp.in occasional users. ...
I meant compare curcumin by itself to Prozac by itself and Prozac plus curcumin....
HOMEWORK!!?? I knew this was too good to be true. All this great info on this thread had to come with a price. And he...
A proposition for everyone reading this thread: as you know, I am an opponent of junk science, and I feel that a great m...
from www.lef.org: "Writing in an article published online on October 5, 2012 in the journal Carcinogenesis, German and...
I should have mentioned that curcumin is also a methoxyphenol and has been suggested as a means to delay the onset of Al...
Not to rain on the parade, but sooner than later the truth emerges and even if this stuff is effective it won;t be a goo...