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Is tumeric good to take for prostate health

Is a good quality tumeric to take help with prostate health and general inflammation?

  1. Hi . This is good question. Turmeric or curcumin is generally known to be anti-inflammatory, but research on its impact on prostate health and prostate cancer is a little bit of a mixed bag. This article from our editorial team looked at home remedies in general and noted that turmeric has shown some anti-cancer properties, but that a correlation with decreasing prostate cancer risk isn't definitive: https://prostatecancer.net/treatment/home-remedies. Here is another paper that did a meta-analysis of multiple studies on the effect of curcumin/turmeric on prostate health and "demonstrated that turmeric or curcumin supplementation might have beneficial effects on some parameters related to prostate diseases, but it should be noted that some studies showed no effect. Therefore, further studies using curcumin-related compounds, particularly in highly bioavailable forms, are needed to assess the impact of curcumin on prostate conditions:" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34331700/. I also want to note that it states that "Curcumin/turmeric supplementation had no significant adverse effects among patients." So it seems there is the potential for benefit without negative issues, but, of course, it is essential to speak with a doctor before adding anything to a treatment regimen. Best, Richard (Team Member)

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