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Turmeric: Better than aspirin for heart disease prevention?

2 days ago -

A compelling new study published in the Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism has found that a daily dose of a novel form of turmeric extract (curcumin) significantly improved the functional state of the blood vessels of healthy adults within two months.

The randomized, controlled, double-blind parallel prospective study involved fifty-nine healthy adults who were assigned to either a placebo, 50?mg (50?mg), or 200?mg (200?mg) curcumin, for 8 weeks.

The study ...

Mike Adams Sermon 34: TURMERIC as a powerful anti-inflammatory medicine

9 days ago - turmeric can be found under the name kurkum in Arab nations – where it is used both as a condiment and medicinal drug.

The flowers of the kurkum plant were collected both for coloring and healing purposes, which connects it to turmeric. The rhizome is crushed into a powder called curcumin used to color and flavor curries and to dye cloth with bright yellow color. Curcumin, whose name stems from kurkum, also pertains to the most prominent chemical constituent ...

Turmeric: How the golden spice stood the test of time

a month ago - turmeric for blood purification and skincare, with turmeric paste applied to brides and grooms before marriage to enhance skin glow and ward off bacteria. Today, turmeric continues to play a role in modern skincare, with multinational companies incorporating it into face creams and sunscreens.

In Ayurvedic medicine, turmeric is prescribed for respiratory issues, like allergies and asthma, as well as liver problems, rheumatism and sinusitis....

Turmeric: One of the world’s most powerful superfoods

December 05, 2022 -

Turmeric's bright yellow color makes it a key ingredient in popular Asian, Indian and African dishes. This rhizome is also used in Ayurveda and other traditional Indian medical systems. Traditional Chinese medicine, meanwhile, uses turmeric to address a variety of conditions, including depression and disorders of the skin, joints, liver, upper respiratory tract, joints, the digestive system and many others.

Outside of its golden color, here are some ...

Turmeric from Bangladesh sometimes contains lead-laced chemical compounds, study finds

March 01, 2021 -

Turmeric producers add lead for color

Previous studies implicated turmeric as a potential source of lead exposure. Manufacturers are said to add lead chromate, a yellow pigment commonly used to color toys and furniture, during the polishing of turmeric. The researchers examined the practice of adding yellow pigments and assessed the factors affecting this practice across Bangladesh's supply chain.

To that end, they identified and visited the nine ...

Turmeric may be the key to preventing diseases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria

February 02, 2021 -

"[This] novel formulation, consisting of small capsules made of natural ingredients, could offer a new means to deter a [globally spread] 'superbug' pathogen," said Francisco Goycoolea, a professor of food science and nutrition at the University of Leeds and one of the study authors.Antibiotic resistance one of the greatest health threats today

Antibiotic resistance poses one of the greatest threats to human health today. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates ...

Turmeric, despite its MANY health benefits, still isn’t considered medicine by the FDA … thanks, Big Pharma

September 04, 2020 -

But despite the tremendous amount of data in support of turmeric's health-promoting effects, turmeric is just “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) as a food ingredient by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This means that although the FDA has greenlighted turmeric for general consumption, healthcare professionals still cannot prescribe it in place of mainstream medicines. Experts think this might be due to a number of reasons, ...

Turmeric: 6 Medicinal benefits and home remedies

April 21, 2020 -

This aromatic spice owes most of its wonderful medicinal effects to curcumin, the anti-inflammatory compound that gives turmeric its distinct yellow-orange hue.

Here are six incredible health benefits of this beloved golden spice.

Enhances immunity

One of the most popular health benefits linked to turmeric and curcumin is enhanced immunity. Since curcumin has strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, it helps fortify the immune system ...

Turmeric: This ancient super spice can offer unmatched healing properties

September 28, 2019 -

Disclaimer: This article contains links to lab-verified, heavy metals tested turmeric products that help support this publisher. While most turmeric in the marketplace is contaminated with lead, we use ICP-MS elemental testing to find the cleanest turmeric production lots in the world. We reject 80% of the turmeric we source and only use the cleanest 20% that passes our strict standards for heavy metals, microbiology and glyphosate testing....

Turmeric: The go-to natural remedy for chronic scalp psoriasis

July 31, 2019 - turmeric in treating psoriasis. They recruited 40 participants with mild to moderate scalp psoriasis and gave them either a turmeric scalp tonic or a placebo. Both groups were instructed to use what they were given two times a day for nine weeks.

The participants were evaluated prior to the study and at the end of the third, sixth, and ninth week. These evaluations involved answering a questionnaire called the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), and undergoing ...

Turmeric is a better and safer way to treat spinal cord injury than conventional drugs

May 09, 2019 -

Researchers from the medical centers of the University of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO) and Nassau University (NU) started their groundbreaking study by performing a thorough review of all existing scientific literature on the effects of curcumin on SCI. Then, they compared the therapeutic effects of the turmeric-derived compound to standard therapies that used corticosteroids.

"Because all studies that compare the two show superior results for curcumin over corticosteroids, ...

Turmeric shows promise as a natural treatment for cancer

February 15, 2019 -

From these results, the researchers concluded that turmeric has potential use as a natural remedy against cancer. This is because of its potent anticancer effects on the doxorubicin-resistant breast cancer cells.

The full text of the study is available at this link.

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Turmeric studied for its ability to seek out and destroy cancer stem cells, the source of all tumors

December 13, 2018 -

The team of American researchers evaluated the ability of curcumin, which is a polyphenol in turmeric, to target cancer stem cells that are assumed to be the primary cause of cancer tumor formation and malignancy. Unlike conventional cancer models used in previous studies, the cancer stem cell model suggests that only a small population of cancer cells drive the initiation, maintenance, and growth of tumors. These stem cells regularly undergo renewal and differentiation ...

Turmeric extract combats the joint-damaging effects of arthritis

November 14, 2018 -

It’s widely known that curcumin boasts powerful anti-inflammatory effects, but its poor bioavailability in the body can make it challenging for people to get enough of it in their system to make a difference. That’s why many of the studies illustrating curcumin’s benefits for arthritis have involved injecting large amounts of it.

Now, there is good news for people suffering from arthritis who don’t want to resort to pharmaceuticals as researchers have developed a specialized ...

Turmeric tea can improve your health in at least six ways

November 10, 2018 -

The secret to turmeric’s amazing health benefits is a phenolic compound known as curcumin. This compound – which is also responsible for turmeric’s bright yellow color – has amazing anti-inflammatory, anticancer and antioxidant properties. Studies have found that it relieves pain, reduces blood clots and detoxifies the body. Its ability to regulate enzymes and cytokines that cause inflammation – which in turn cause illness – make it a powerful way to prevent ...

Turmeric OUTPERFORMS conventional chemotherapy drugs in treating all forms of cancer

October 11, 2018 -

There are multiple accounts of terminal cancer, undeterred by Big Pharma's strongest cocktails, that has been cured with nothing more than a turmeric supplement -- and there's a growing body of scientific evidence to support the stories of turmeric's cancer-fighting power.Turmeric beats cancer where chemo fails

Earlier this year, Daily Mail revealed that a 67-year-old woman named Dieneke Ferguson had cured her terminal blood cancer with nothing ...

Turmeric is nutritional “gold” for your brain

October 04, 2018 - turmeric is consumed regularly, such as India, have lower rates of Alzheimer’s.

Mental health benefits

Curcumin can also serve as a natural antidepressant thanks to its ability to increase dopamine and serotonin, two neurotransmitters that are linked to depression. One study that saw three groups of patients with depression being given either Prozac, curcumin, or both found the curcumin supplements to be just as effective as Prozac in treating depression....

Turmeric is an ideal drug alternative for treating Type 2 diabetes – research journal

May 16, 2018 -

This root, which comes from the same plant family as ginger, is actually one of the most thoroughly researched anti-diabetic plants, and a new review in the International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism adds to the growing body of evidence that its active polyphenol curcumin can make a huge difference in managing and even preventing the illness.

The review looked at a variety of studies in cells, animals, and humans, and they all reached the same conclusion in favor ...

Turmeric and omega 3s can cure diabetes – but you’ll never hear that from your doctor

March 28, 2018 - turmeric has strong anti-diabetic properties. In a recent report, the University of Newcastle’s Professor Manohar Garg explained how the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric make it particularly suited to fighting type 2 diabetes. After all, the disease’s root cause is systemic inflammation that affects insulin function and secretion.

Professor Garg is currently running a randomized and controlled trial to test how turmeric and omega-3 fatty ...

Dynamic duo: Why TURMERIC and BLACK PEPPER are a powerful combination

April 25, 2024 - turmeric can mitigate the poor absorption of curcumin into the bloodstream. According to research, supplementing C. longa with P. nigrum significantly improves the body's curcumin uptake by a huge degree.

A study published in the Planta Medica journal expounded on this. Researchers from India examined how curcumin alone and piperine-curcumin in tandem was absorbed in both animal and human models. According to the study, adding 20 milligrams of piperine to two grams ...