Turmeric as an anti-cancer food
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One in four dogs currently die from cancer. Apart from giving the dogs a natural diet and reducing or eliminating cancer-causing vaccines, what else can we do – especially as so many cancers have an inherited base?
It seems that the humble herb Turmeric might offer a preventative solution.
Neem Genie have been receiving some enthusiastic feedback to his new Neem and Turmeric capsules. Old dogs are looking young again, arthritic dogs are moving with meaning. Turmeric is known to help with inflammatory conditions, including arthritis, heart disease, cancer and Alzheimers. Check out the information available from an independent source:
Scientists continue to discover medically useful plant compounds that demonstrate powerful anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antibiotic, and anti-aging properties. Turmeric is a case in point.
New research shows that turmeric, and its main bioactive compound, Curcumin, has the power to block inflammation, stop cancer, kill infectious microbes, and improve heart health.
Turmeric is most familiar as the star ingredient in powdered curry mixes. Curcumin, a group of plant pigments, is responsible for turmeric's characteristic canary yellow colour.
Modern science has begun to investigate and catalogue turmeric's various health-promoting properties. In Ayurvedic holistic medicine, turmeric is revered for its ability to quell inflammation and to treat a variety of maladies. Ayurvedic medicine recommends mixing turmeric in a small amount of honey for the treatment of numerous ailments. It is taken orally at the first sign of the common cold, and the sticky paste is applied to the skin as a topical ointment for the treatment of skin infections and irritations.
Turmeric powder is also a popular remedy for stomach complaints. Perhaps one of its most important applications is as an anti-inflammatory for the treatment of arthritis.
Hundreds of experiments around the globe have demonstrated Curcumin's ability to halt or prevent certain types of cancer, stop inflammation, improve cardiovascular health,prevent cataracts, kill or inhibit the toxic effects of certain microbes including fungi and dangerous parasites, and protect against the damaging effects of potentially carcinogenic compounds found in some cooked foods.
This spice also shows promise as a potential treatment for multiple sclerosis, and may ameliorate the damaging effects of long-term diabetes.It is even being investigated as a topical treatment to speed diabetic wound healing. Some researchers also have noted an exciting link between turmeric consumption and a dramatically decreased incidence of Alzheimer's disease, an effect that may well be related to Curcumin's ability to block signalling pathways that lead to inflammation.
Numerous studies published in peer-reviewed medical journals detail Curcumin's ability to protect against cancer. In addition to its capacity to intervene in the initiation and growth of cancer cells and tumours - and to prevent their subsequent spread throughout the body by metastasis - Curcumin has also been shown to increase cancer cells' sensitivity to certain drugs commonly used to combat cancer, rendering chemotherapy more effective in some cases.
Still other studies have examined Curcumin's potential ability to counteract the effects of fungal toxins in the food supply.
As an anticancer agent, Curcumin is promising enough to warrant serious attention from the National Cancer Institute. Because Curcumin is a non-patentable product, such support is crucial, as other sources of funding are virtually nonexistent.
Studies have demonstrated that Curcumin exhibits significant anti-cancer activity. It inhibits the progression of chemically induced colon and skin cancers. In colon cancer, Curcumin seems to significantly inhibit both the promotional and progression stages of the disease. Various studies have reported that Curcumin reduces the number and size of existing tumours, and decreases the incidence of new tumour formation.
One research team commented: "Naturally occurring COX-2 inhibitors such as Curcumin and certain phytosterols have been proven to be effective as chemo preventive agents against colon carcinogenesis with minimal gastrointestinal toxicity."
Additionally, other studies using cancer cells grown in the laboratory in vitro have demonstrated Curcumin's ability to prompt programmed cell death, among leukaemia, B lymphoma, and other cancerous cells. Curcumin is under investigation as a preventive agent for increasingly common non-melanoma skin cancers, and as a potential preventive or treatment agent in breast, prostate, oral, pancreatic, and gastric cancers, among others.
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One in four dogs currently die from cancer. Apart from giving the dogs a natural diet and reducing or eliminating cancer-causing vaccines, what else can we do – especially as so many cancers have an inherited base?
It seems that the humble herb Turmeric might offer a preventative solution.
Neem Genie have been receiving some enthusiastic feedback to his new Neem and Turmeric capsules. Old dogs are looking young again, arthritic dogs are moving with meaning. Turmeric is known to help with inflammatory conditions, including arthritis, heart disease, cancer and Alzheimers. Check out the information available from an independent source:
Scientists continue to discover medically useful plant compounds that demonstrate powerful anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antibiotic, and anti-aging properties. Turmeric is a case in point.
New research shows that turmeric, and its main bioactive compound, Curcumin, has the power to block inflammation, stop cancer, kill infectious microbes, and improve heart health.
Turmeric is most familiar as the star ingredient in powdered curry mixes. Curcumin, a group of plant pigments, is responsible for turmeric's characteristic canary yellow colour.
Modern science has begun to investigate and catalogue turmeric's various health-promoting properties. In Ayurvedic holistic medicine, turmeric is revered for its ability to quell inflammation and to treat a variety of maladies. Ayurvedic medicine recommends mixing turmeric in a small amount of honey for the treatment of numerous ailments. It is taken orally at the first sign of the common cold, and the sticky paste is applied to the skin as a topical ointment for the treatment of skin infections and irritations.
Turmeric powder is also a popular remedy for stomach complaints. Perhaps one of its most important applications is as an anti-inflammatory for the treatment of arthritis.
Hundreds of experiments around the globe have demonstrated Curcumin's ability to halt or prevent certain types of cancer, stop inflammation, improve cardiovascular health,prevent cataracts, kill or inhibit the toxic effects of certain microbes including fungi and dangerous parasites, and protect against the damaging effects of potentially carcinogenic compounds found in some cooked foods.
This spice also shows promise as a potential treatment for multiple sclerosis, and may ameliorate the damaging effects of long-term diabetes.It is even being investigated as a topical treatment to speed diabetic wound healing. Some researchers also have noted an exciting link between turmeric consumption and a dramatically decreased incidence of Alzheimer's disease, an effect that may well be related to Curcumin's ability to block signalling pathways that lead to inflammation.
Numerous studies published in peer-reviewed medical journals detail Curcumin's ability to protect against cancer. In addition to its capacity to intervene in the initiation and growth of cancer cells and tumours - and to prevent their subsequent spread throughout the body by metastasis - Curcumin has also been shown to increase cancer cells' sensitivity to certain drugs commonly used to combat cancer, rendering chemotherapy more effective in some cases.
Still other studies have examined Curcumin's potential ability to counteract the effects of fungal toxins in the food supply.
As an anticancer agent, Curcumin is promising enough to warrant serious attention from the National Cancer Institute. Because Curcumin is a non-patentable product, such support is crucial, as other sources of funding are virtually nonexistent.
Studies have demonstrated that Curcumin exhibits significant anti-cancer activity. It inhibits the progression of chemically induced colon and skin cancers. In colon cancer, Curcumin seems to significantly inhibit both the promotional and progression stages of the disease. Various studies have reported that Curcumin reduces the number and size of existing tumours, and decreases the incidence of new tumour formation.
One research team commented: "Naturally occurring COX-2 inhibitors such as Curcumin and certain phytosterols have been proven to be effective as chemo preventive agents against colon carcinogenesis with minimal gastrointestinal toxicity."
Additionally, other studies using cancer cells grown in the laboratory in vitro have demonstrated Curcumin's ability to prompt programmed cell death, among leukaemia, B lymphoma, and other cancerous cells. Curcumin is under investigation as a preventive agent for increasingly common non-melanoma skin cancers, and as a potential preventive or treatment agent in breast, prostate, oral, pancreatic, and gastric cancers, among others.
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