(4 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Dramatically lower cancer rates in India may in part be attributable to their more plant-based, spice-rich diet."

(4 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Less than a teaspoon a day of turmeric appears to significantly lower the DNA-mutating ability of cancer-causing substances."

(5 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "The spice turmeric appears to be able to switch back on the self-destruct mechanism within cancer cells."

(4 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Carcinogens in grilled and baked chicken may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, while curcumin, the yellow pigment in the spice turmeric, may sometimes help even in advanced stages of the disease."

(5 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Which plant and animal foods are associated with the development of multiple myeloma, and what effect might the spice turmeric have on the progression of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance?"

(5 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "What role might the spice turmeric play in both the prevention of precancerous polyps, and the treatment of colorectal cancer?"

(4 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "For accessible cancers such as skin, mouth, and vulva, the spice turmeric can be applied in an ointment. Note: there’s an image of ulcerating breast cancer from 3:03 to 3:09 that viewers may find disturbing."

(5 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "An elegant experiment is described in which the blood of those eating different types of spices — such as cloves, ginger, rosemary, and turmeric — is tested for anti-inflammatory capacity."

The top 4 spices as per the study in this video are: cloves, ginger, rosemary and turmeric!

(5 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "The yellow pigment curcumin in the spice turmeric may work as well as, or better than, anti-inflammatory drugs and painkillers for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis."

(4 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "The DNA of those cooking with spices such as ginger, rosemary, and turmeric appears less susceptible to breakage."

(5 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "What happened when turmeric curcumin was put to the test to see if it could reverse DNA damage caused by arsenic exposure?"

(3 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Curcumin-free turmeric, from which the so-called active ingredient has been removed, may be as effective or even more potent."

(5 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Diet and exercise synergize to improve endothelial function, the ability of our arteries to relax normally."

(4 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Those who sit most of the day and are unable to use a standing or treadmill desk, or take frequent breaks from sitting, should consider the regular ingestion of the spice turmeric to protect endothelial function."

(3 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "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."

(5 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial found a dramatic effect of the anti-inflammatory spice pigment curcumin against inflammatory bowel disease."

(3 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "A quarter teaspoon of the spice turmeric was put to the test for the treatment of uncontrollable lupus (SLE) nephritis in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial."

(4 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Randomized controlled trial comparing the safety and efficacy of drugs versus curcumin, the yellow pigment in the spice turmeric, for the treatment of autoimmune inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis."

(3 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial on the use of the turmeric pigment curcumin to prevent diabetes in prediabetics is published with extraordinary results."

(3 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Rural India has the lowest validated Alzheimer’s rates in the world. Is it due to the turmeric in their curry, or their largely plant-based diets?"

(3 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "What a teaspoon a day of the spice turmeric may be able to do for those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease."

(6 mins) Transcript. An excerpt: "A teaspoon a day of the spice turmeric may boost BNDF levels more than 50 percent within a month, consistent with the other randomized controlled trials that have so far been done."

(3 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "The anti-inflammatory effect of curcumin, the pigment in the spice turmeric, was put to the test to see if it could reduce postoperative pain and fatigue after surgery."