A Culinary Combo That Fights Prostate Cancer

By Kelley Herring

New research shows that curried cauliflower - a traditional Indian dish seasoned with turmeric and other spices - provides powerful protection against the development of prostate cancer. What's more, this Madras medley was shown to be effective in treating established prostate cancers.

Scientists at Rutgers tested curcumin, a phytonutrient found in turmeric, along with phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC). PEITC is a naturally occurring substance particularly abundant in cauliflower and other vegetables of the broccoli family (including arugula, watercress, cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, kohlrabi, and turnips).

The researchers injected the mice with curcumin and/or PEITC, alone or in combination, three times a week for a total of four weeks. Both curcumin and PEITC significantly reduced the growth of cancerous tumors. But PEITC and curcumin together had even stronger effects.

Pick up a bottle of this powerful prostate protector. Look for high-quality, organic turmeric at your local health food store, and make sure to keep it in a cool dark place. (Light reduces its potency.)

[Ed. Note: Kelley Herring is the founder and CEO of Healing Gourmet (www.healinggourmet.com), and is editor-in-chief of the Healing Gourmet book series, including Eat to Fight Cancer.]

It's Good to Know: The Bamboo Microscope

Adequate funding for education is a worldwide problem. But in rural India, even basic teaching materials can be hard to come by. A New Delhi-based nonprofit organization is working to combat this problem. For one thing, it has created a compact microscope made of bamboo and simple magnifying lenses to help instructors teach hands-on science. The microscopes cost about $4 each.

So far, educational aid organizations, such as the U.N. Children's Fund, have distributed 2,500 of the microscopes to cash-strapped schools.

(Source: Nature)

Word to the Wise: Remonstrate

To "remonstrate" (rih-MAHN-strate) is to reason or plead in opposition, protest, or disapproval. The word is from the Latin for "to point back to a fault."

Example (as used by Colin Thubron in The New York Times): "When things went beyond the control of her forceful personality, inventiveness, or charm, if the problem was something she could not alter or manipulate, she didn't pine or remonstrate, she merely buried what was threatening or damaging to her sense of worth."

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