The number of nutrients we've discovered over the last 20 years never ceases to amaze me. I'm regularly hearing about nutrients I've never heard about before. Many of these don't have a lot of science behind them yet, so we don't know everything they do. But researchers are constantly studying these nutrients to find out how they can help you. One of these nutrients that I haven't heard a lot about is one I mentioned last week.

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One of the most prestigious research universities in the world is Johns Hopkins University. The research that comes out of this university is some of the most credible you'll find anywhere. In fact, one report says the school spends nearly twice as much money on research as any school in the U.S. So when a doctor from Johns Hopkins takes notice of a nutrient, herb, or spice, we should take notice of what they're saying. Dr. Saraswati Sukumar, from Johns Hopkins, has been studying curcumin for many years. The primary active ingredient in the spice turmeric, says Dr. Sukumar, is arguably the most potent anti-cancer nutrient in existence.

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How to significantly reduce your risk of developing Lou Gehrig’s disease My brother and his wife had a devastating week back in 1992. One Saturday her mother died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. One week later, our mother died from ovarian cancer. Our family learned a lot about death, disease, and grief that week. Both of these diseases are terrible. We hear a lot about cancer, but little about ALS. That's because there's not much conventional medicine can do for it. So prevention is absolutely vital. And a new study says there may be a way to help prevent it.

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It's rare in the medical world for researchers to draw a strong conclusion on anything. Any study you read almost always says something like "more research is needed." So I was stunned when I saw a study where the researchers said their study of a popular nutrient provides "unequivocal evidence" that it reduces your cancer risk. What on earth could push a research team to make such a strong conclusion?

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Are hearing loss and Alzheimer’s connected? It's fairly normal for our hearing to decline as we age. But people are losing their hearing at much earlier ages than before, perhaps because of our noisy culture. Researchers think there's more to it, though, as they're finding that hearing loss could be a signal for other health problems. These include insomnia, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, and perhaps even Alzheimer's.

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