In other words, turmeric might help a little, but it won't help a latte.

When we put our vegetables up for the winter, we use jars, but we call it canning. I find that jarring. And uncanny.

All I heard was Turmeric was great as an anti-inflammatory food. I thought that was the main thing it had going for it, not "curing cancer." I wish you had laid out the science of its proposed anti-inflammatory status!

I watched a program on BBC in which they explained how turmeric can play a role in gene methylation. Specifically it targeted genes that are associated with asthma, depression and eczema. However, they also found that the way turmeric is prepared prior to ingestion also matters. They came to the conclusion that you probably should mix it with oil and add it to your food, just like the Indians do in their cooking. This apparently is because the compounds in turmeric responsible for the health benefits are liposoluble. This can also explain why turmeric capsules probably don't do much to your health.

The concept of a superfood in the first place is just so flawed, of course if on the whole you eat healthily you will be healthier but no single food item is going to be that golden ticket to perfect life on its own

Turmeric is a very important part of my culture’s cuisine. That being said, Westerners seem to be the only ones calling it a “super food.” 🙄🙄😑

I've only heard that it's an anti-inflammatory, none of that other stuff, and what I've heard isn't even mentioned. Something isn't right here. *backs away slowly*

The only health benefit I heard that turmeric has is that it's an anti-inflammatory. I wish you had mentioned that and not just the absurd claims (cancer cure, alzeheimer's cure) that get circulated about every supplement trend in the health food industry.

Thank you for your video but I would stick on drinking with this golden milk (turmeric, coconut/almond milk, black pepper, ginger, honey) before I sleep and it always gives me a lot of good sleep and also relieves my anxiety/depressions :)

To be honest, though, my Dad start taking tumeric like, 2 years ago, and before he couldn't walk for long periods of time and now he lifts box is for UPS

I think your sweater is on backwards

Personal experience- Per doctor's order I can no longer take nsaids (aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, etc) after my heart attack. Without them I was in constant substantial pain. I hurt so much I was about to disregard my cardiologists restrictions. After researching natural pain relievers; I began taking turmeric (720 mg) and ginger capsules (540 mg) at least once a day, sometimes twice a day. I no longer (literally) roll out of bed, struggle to my feet, and hobble about aching all day. Marvelous.

Gee, it's almost like the very concept of a "superfood" was invented by marketing departments to sell you things.

It's not an anti oxidant, it's main effect is anti inflammatory

..drinking golden milk every night can help your sleep and improve digestion...long term this will bring overall health and vitality up...not to mention consistent sleep schedules.

I use turmeric in everything I cook. It helps my pain levels. My Indian doctor told me to also use it daily.

In my experience with tumeric (called simply "curcuma" in latin america), it is a great anti-inflamatory agent and it also helps with upset stomach when consumed as tea (6-10 gr/Litre), however, it's not medicine so don't expect it to heal a sore joint right away, it can take from 2 to 5 days (a cup a day) and while time-wise worse than pharmaceutical meds, it actually solves the problem rather than just masking the symptoms. Other then that, I've found no benefits outside of the "home remedy" spectrum.

Someone should make a compilation of every time they've explained Double-Blind studies in a video. I know it's important every time, what if someone who doesn't know about that watches just this one video, but really, that'd make a fun, very long compilation!

Turmeric? You mean that yellow spice that I've been eating in Indonesian food all my life? Haha it's probably not a superfood, but it is delicious. Definitely recommend everyone try it!

I was diagnosed with gastritis last week. Covid left me with nasty gastric complications involving inflammation of the small intestine, stomach lining and colon. I take tumeric, with lemon and black pepper water each day. Before I started the tumeric, I was just on prilosec and zinc. It was slowly working but the information was still there. After I started a few days on tumeric water, it was instantly less inflammatory response from my body and way better gut bio

PAINS is a quite clever acronym

It's a great supplement for people with IBS. It's proven on rats that it helps with abnormal intestinal contractions. And as recent studies show connection between depression/anxiety and microbiome in the guts, there is also recent one showing that turmeric made rats do better on behavioral tests. As a person with IBS, arthritis, anxiety and other weird autoinflammatory symptoms I'm SURE its all connected and it sounds totally possible that curcumin helps with digestion and mood if there are different studies proving that separately! In my opinion IBS is just a part of some weird and extremely complex disease (like my mum was diagnosed with SAPHO in her late 50, struggling with arthritis and poor digestion her whole life and suddenly developing symptoms of such a rare incurable, unknown autoinflammatory disease.) so incorporating turmeric and other supplements and "cures" for IBS in your diet is totally worth it since we don't know exactly whyyyyyy our guts are like that! Sorry, had to mention all this, cause you made this video in response to new trend, for ppl looking for a cure for everything in one thing. While there are ppl who are not looking for miracles but still could get discouraged by this video.

From my personal experience, milk boiled with turmeric relieves me of cold and cough. If it is winter, and I feel cold, I have hot water with turmeric... and I don't feel cold. Vaporize with turmeric, makes me feel relaxed (although water vapor alone also does it). Any cuts or wounds, turmeric acts as antiseptic agent.

The problem with some of these lab tests is that they use some super concentrated molecular form of the compound instead of it as a raw ingredient.... sometimes the raw spice/fruit/whatever has extra stuff in it to help the body absorb it better or balance its effects and stuff.

I get it! You want all the tumeric for yourself! Neat trick!

I just use turmeric because it relaxes my muscles and helps me focus as well as clears up brain fog. Kind of like green tea. At least for me.

Those things are DELICIOUS! I love Golden Lattes and Golden Milk! The health claims are eye-rolling, but I don't care, I love the taste! Just don't overcharge for them darn it!

* Slowly still drinks golden latte in the corner *

I think you guys owe turmeric itself a video now. Focusing on lattes and antioxidant effects is very misleading. Turmeric supplements have been found to be VERY effective anti-inflammatories...

This is one of the most biased and un-objective videos on the subject I have ever seen. They really went out of their way to smear this.

I use Turmeric and black pepper as an anti inflammatory. I can't take traditional anti inflammatories due to NAFLD. I was in pretty bad shape before I found out Turmeric with a small amount of black pepper worked. My skin lesions started drying up and when I become short of breath due to exertion causing inflammation, I take one capsule and start feeling relief within a few minutes. I get the generic drug store brand. Its not very expensive and it relieves the pain without damaging my already damaged liver.

Why does her voice do that at the end of every sentence! 😂

delicious in fried cauliflower

It might not be magic, but it is super delicious!

I can say that tumeric has worked as a great antiseptic and boosted my immunity. I used to take half a spoonful every morning, straight up. Besides having it a most of the food i eat. it's helped, but I wouldn't say that it cures cancer. Going by what people say, I should be a golden goddess. lol.

I consume quite large quantity of turmeric (est. 10 - 25g per large meal - est. 1kg total + side dish) and I've never noticed any yellow tinted excrements. I consume it mostly because I like the taste, but I've noticed that it also helps me manage allergy attacks, asthma and calm my digestion - probably because the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric compounds. I always use turmeric powder by heating it in oil until it starts bubbling. Curcumin is not water soluble so it needs to be dissolved in oil to be absorbed by your body. So I am very skeptical about the studies which use turmeric or curcumin without dissolving it in oil. Also I would be very skeptical about any effects when you just sprinkle turmeric on something. I think that people from particular asian cultures have to be screaming: "Why the hell would you use it that way?", since it's know to have adverse affects (bowel irritation instead of anti-inflammatory effects) when used without cooking in oil.

*I'm watching this but I'm really thinking about curry* aaaand now I'm hungry

Don't be surprised you start seeing these things at your local Starbucks.

“People and even scientists...”

Please guys. Know the proper way to take Turmeric before using it, it needs to be exactly the right amounts. You can see exactly how to take it on *HealthMedline*

I've seen double blind clinical studies which show that curcumin has some effects... so how do you come to your conclusion? You didn't link any studies or other type of information, so is it just your personal take on that topic?? 🤷‍♂️

I've never heard of turmeric being called a super food. I just know it's an anti inflammatory and can boost your immune system.

Turmeric half teaspoon mixed with olive oil has fixed my parrot's broken leg. His bone was broken and all I did was heat this mixture and massaged it 3 times a day on his leg. It worked wonders.

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"Anti-Antioxidant"..... Somewhere an English teacher is screaming uncontrollably.

Then why does it work for multitudes of people and why has it been used for centuries?

I really like tumeric and I truly believe that it is a good ingredient but not a superfood like some people seem to say. Almost all plants we eat have their own nutritional characteristics and all of them are good for us that is #nature. But what I don't understand is why choose some of them and call it superfood ? I smell some #marketing stuff in there ..

someone should make a compilation of all the last words in Olivia's sentences.

At least we can provide excellent healthcare for rats from all our studies on effects of medicines on rats 😅

I did some research on the effect of curcumin on breast cancer It does all sort of things and influences a lot of biological processes that could be beneficial for your health. But the concentrations you get are way too low, has quite poor bio availability and effects vary from tissue to tissue. It certainly can be beneficial, but it probably act is concert with millions of other compounds in your food

If i make some golden paste.. how can i eat it.. what can i put it on .. cheers

New question: I see online that one of the ways to "treat" lead in soil is to add lime to make the soil more alkaline. Why? Where does the lead go? Or does it just become less dangerous? Or does it react with something else in the soil when the pH goes above a certain level, so that it's no longer lead? Is there any way to actually get rid of lead contamination in soil or water? Or, barring that, to concentrate it and put it to practical use? Everything I'm seeing online says that once lead is in the soil or water, it's there to stay, and so the object is to prevent it from getting in the soil to begin with, which is... depressing...

Yeah, it can make your skin glow... yellow if it goes on your skin

It's just a spice, the "super food" label is for marketing purposes only

Oh good, it’s harmless. You had me worried for a moment.

I see a Hunk Hank. Where is Muscle Hank? There can only be one... *THEY MUST FIGHT TO THE DEATH!!!*

Yo, Indian spices REPRESENT. Love turmeric

Why are they giving people one of the ingredients found in turmeric? Like, I'm an engineer and I like to think of myself as a bit of a scientist, but I don't like how any medicine has to be a refined, pure, single chemical. Like, some natural remedies (which modern medicines are derived from) have been around for thousands of years, tried and tested through probably a lot of people dying. just because you have one active ingredient in something doesn't mean the other ingredients don't help. We have things known as catalysts and enzymes which speed up reactions. Maybe I'm being cynical but I feel that if it cant be 'monetized' and patented the research is always half arsed and inconclusive.

"At least you'll get a pretty yellow Instagram out of it" I hope she's talking about the latte.

Olivia: Congratulations on your successes and thank you for continuing to host. I like your presentation style and your endless curiosity. (Although I do wish the techs would turn down your gain. They make it sound like we're inside the mic about to have you chomp down on our skulls. It's kinda creepy. Gain is not the same as volume, dudes!) On topic: I don't know what people are claiming lately, but turmeric has been known to be anti-carcinogenic for decades, the metabolic pathways are known, and it works in two main ways. The problem is that it works more prophylactically than as a reaction treatment, and it's not a single component -- in other words, it's unlikely to replace chemotherapy etc after a tumor has developed enough to be diagnosed. That's why it's got such a strong reputation for dealing with potential breast cancers, because they are often easy to detect before they get fully established. These kinds of problems are often the case when trying to adapt raw herb medicines to refined drugs, especially given the variable component concentrations in natural plants. The herb may do what it says, but it takes historical comparisons and/or residual effects rather than isolated short studies to get into the 3-sigma confidence level. Basically, in order to test turmeric statistically in the short term, you would have to deliberately expose subjects to obvious carcinogens and see how many people actually die of resulting cancers. That's just not nice. In cases of industrial accidents, this has sometimes happened and researchers/responders in somewhere like Indonesia looked at the outcome and went, "What?! Nobody got cancer?! WTF?!" It was a something like a benzene spill that brought the issue to light in the first place. Anyway, some herb meds are things that you'd have to know you were going to need before you needed them, and that kind of detailed patient care/tracking is not available in most modern settings: "Gee... I feel fine... I should go see the doctor..." is not something most people would think to say on an average day.

“This episode brought to you by big Pharma”

Thank you girl from the Big Bang theory

Curcuma golden milk has helped me so much. The most important i s to use turmeric and pepper. It is great for inflamatory problems.

"To actually do anything"? Curcurmun concentrated supplement with pepper for me wipes out inflammation completly for around 3 hours. That said, here is my fact testimonial that it does something.

you know what makes my skin glow? cherenkov radiation... that and lysergic acid diethylamide!

So.. what's the sad truth again!?

"You already said cancer" "I like cancer"

I make it because it looks beautiful and the warmth helps me feel calm after a long day. I can't stand most hot drinks but sweet and spice hits the spot. 👌

Personally I just like the taste of tumeric... and all this "Miracle cure" nonsense has caused the price of tumeric to significantly increase, which is really annoying for those of us that arent trying to cure cancer with flavor

Trending. Nice.

Thanks for doing videos like these on the occasional viral health trends. Hope you guys can consistently do it as the trends come up. A lot of baseless claims come around when it comes to the topic of lifestyle and health.

I just want to ask is consuming the actual root be helpful to the body?

Can you give sources for all your claims?

Not even Tonio can fix this ingredient with his stand

Finally, Olivia is back! Great to see you hosting again :)

After watching one of these with her talking and someone commented saying her voice drops lower at the end of every sentence, i can't unhear it.

turmeric = happy taste-buds = better everything :)

Honestly, Golden Milk has been a thing for ages before it became popular with Western foodies.

Um side bar here, Its funny I just caught this video. I like to use henna to dye my hair and wanted to find an additive for fun. I remembered I use to use turmeric as a pigment back when I was a kid. So I added that to my henna and am right now waiting to see if it made a difference. Well I know when it comes to outlandish claims 9.9 out of 10 they are not true, but I am curious about the pain relieving claims. Even if the claims are not true. A benign placebo has little down side, accept yellow poop..

“Pan” “assay” “pains”, all my brain thought was “pain in the ass molecules”. 😂😂

I had heard curmunin was a mild anti-inflammatory and i drink turmeric tea when my knees are bothering me a bit but not enough to turn to actual anti inflammatory medication. Can anyone with knowledge attest to or debunk the idea that curcumin is a natural anti inflammatory?

Sorry even I wouldnt take that golden experience *muda*

Any references? Please, link them in the text under the clip. Thank you on forehand.

what the majority of people did not know about turmeric is that turmeric needs to be paired with black pepper in order for it to work. i've seen a lot of these turmeric products without black pepper in the ingredient list. black pepper greatly helps turmeric be digested and only then will the benefits be reaped.

Could only watch her and hear her voice for 42 seconds, then I couldn’t take anymore.

Kind of disingenuous to go after the most outlandish claims instead of doing a more nuanced reporting. There has also been several advances in the delivery of this and similar substances that increases bio-availability by quite a bit, which you either choose not to report on or your research was sloppy.

After consuming a diet of nothing but turmeric for the past year, I can confirm that I am not only immortal, but I am also impervious to all physical harm.

any updates on curcumin? i'm considering megadosing it to lower inflammation to get rid of my depression

Neck sweaters in July?! Where's the video explaining that logic?...

Cure cancer?..no Control blood sugar..yes

I'm sorry I know this is extremely immature, but I busted up laughing at the mention of "nut milk"

You may be interested in knowing that the ad that ran in front of this video for me was an ad about superfoods that "detox" you, whatever that means.

Lol, its stupid to test one element, the whole is different then just the sum of its parts.

Did they ever say what the sad truth was?

How good is spinach for you? I know that sounds extremely basic but is it just an exaggeration that spinach is great for you or is it true.

Could someone link the studies showing negative effects of turmeric? Especially the ones showing it is a pro oxidant??? I am pretty skeptical of the info in this video, but I want to see the studies it references.

Aw, my dad is super sure tumeric helps with circulation. At least it has a pleasant placebo effect for him.

Turmeric is still bomb af, tho. Too bad it's not as healthy as we thought :(.

It's pretty cool that saying it's a real PAIN can sometimes be an accurate scientific description.

Have they done ginger? It's pretty regularly touted for a wide array of ills, from stomach aches to cancer and inflammation. I can say that it definitely doesn't help heart burn (that was an extremely unfortunate experiment).