Scientists tested five natural compounds on cancer cells and healthy muscle cells. Curcumin, the compound in turmeric, stood out. It disrupted the cancer cells’ energy and stopped many of them from dividing, while looking safer on the healthy cells than some of the others.
It’s one more reason researchers keep studying plant compounds that appear to stress cancer cells more than normal ones.
>> Read more about the research: Scientists tested 5 natural compounds on cancer cells. One stood out.
I’ve been talking about curcumin for decades. Check out my article, “Turmeric’s Powerful Ability to Both Prevent and Treat Cancer.”

