Support Your Breast Health With Certain Foods

January 15, 2010 by jcamille  
Filed under Health & Fitness

A new study suggests that compounds found in black pepper and curry powder help halt the growth of stem cells that give rise to breast cancer.

Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center applied piperine, found in black pepper, and curcumin, the main ingredient in the curry spice turmeric, to breast cancer cells in a laboratory dish. The spices, when used in combination, reduced the number of stem cells but did not harm normal breast cells.

Read more about this study here.

And try these Curry Recipes:

or these Pepper Recipes: