I had a long chat with an Ayurvedic doctor in India about the health benefits of certain spice and herbs. He told me in no uncertain terms that the spices must be organically grown or harvested in the wild. Chemically grown, in his opinion, significantly reduced or reversed the health benefits.  Excerpt published on the My Science Academy website is below including a link to the full article.

Long considered impossible to accomplish, new research reveals how a simple spice might contribute to the regeneration of the damaged brain.

Turmeric is hands down one of the, if not the, most versatile healing spice in the world with over 600 experimentally confirmed health benefits, and an ancient history filled with deep reverence for its seemingly compassionate power to alleviate human suffering. Read More..