Benefits of Turmeric Curcumin for Inflammatory Orbital Pseudotumor

From conjunctivitis, to uveitis, to a low-grade form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, there is something in the spice turmeric with dramatic anti-inflammatory effects.

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Is that mind-blowing or what? For more on what turmeric can do, see videos such as:
• Which Spices Fight Inflammation? (
• Speeding Recovery from Surgery with Turmeric (
• Heart of Gold: Turmeric vs. Exercise (
• Treating Alzheimer’s with Turmeric (
• Back to Our Roots: Curry and Cancer (
• Turmeric Curcumin and Osteoarthritis (
• Striking with the Root: Turmeric Curcumin and Ulcerative Colitis (
• Fighting Lupus with Turmeric: Good as Gold (

Who Shouldn’t Consume Curcumin or Turmeric? ( Good question. Watch the video!

Which is better the whole spice or the curcumin extract? ( See my video Turmeric Curcumin: Plants vs. Pills (

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