Natural News Article: Curcumin vs. Cancer
Joseph Albrecht
The inflammation link to cancer is backed by numerous scientific
studies, including a 2011 review published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences which found that up to 25 percent of
all cancers are caused by chronic inflammation. According to scientists
from Ohio State University's (OSU) Comprehensive Cancer Center,
inflammation triggers an increase in a molecule known as microRNA-155 (miR-155)
that causes a reduction in levels of the protein responsible for repairing
damaged DNA.
And what about the
other 75 percent of cancers? Curcumin, the active compound in turmeric, appears
to have those covered as well. Research released that same year by scientists
from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center revealed
that curcumin actually seeks out malignant cancer cells and
alters the regulation of DNA in order to kill them. And unlike synthetic
anti-cancer drugs, curcumin leaves healthy cells and DNA alone so as not to
cause harmful side effects.
"Curcumin
(diferuloylmethane) ... is one of the most powerful and promising
chemopreventive and anticancer agents, and epidemiological evidence
demonstrates that people who incorporate high doses of this spice in their
diets have a lower incidence of cancer," explains board-certified clinical nutritionist
Byron J. Richards about the power of curcumin to fight cancer.
Curcumin's health
benefits do not stop here, though. The same study that identified curcumin's
gene-regulating abilities in fighting cancer also highlights the nutrient's
ability to regulate a whole host of bodily systems. Based on the available
evidence, in others words, there are few conditions that curcumin is unable to
effectively mitigate when taken in therapeutic doses, which means adding it to
your diet is one of the easiest and most effective ways to promote vibrant
health.
"Extensive
research over the past five decades has indicated that curcumin reduces blood
cholesterol levels, prevents low-density lipoprotein oxidation, inhibits
platelet aggregation, suppresses thrombosis and myocardial infarction,
suppresses symptoms associated with Type II diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis,
multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimer's disease; inhibits HIV replication,
suppresses tumor formation, enhances wound healing, protects against liver
injury, increases bile secretion, protects against cataract formation, and
protects against pulmonary toxicity and fibrosis," explain the researchers
about their incredible findings.
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