Curcumin Articles

Curcumin Articles:

Curcumin Reduces the Size of Blood Clots

Curcumin is a potent anti-inflammatory nutrient with many health benefits. New research indicates that curcumin can reduce the size of blood clots.

Read More: anti-inflammatory, blood clots, Curcumin

Curcumin May Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer in Women Who Have Used HRT

It is known that horse urine estrogen and synthetic progesterone (medroxyprogesterone acetate) increase the risk of later breast cancer. A new animal study shows that curcumin can prevent changes in breast tissue from exposure to these drugs that otherwise increases cancer risk.

Read More: breast cancer, Curcumin, Female Plus, hormone replacement therapy

Curcumin Protects Against Liver and Gallbladder Damage

A new animal study shows that curcumin is highly protective to the liver and gallbladder. This is good news, considering the extensive pollution and other factors that cause trouble to these important organs.

Read More: Black Currant Oil, Curcumin, gallbladder, Preventor Plus, Repair Plus

Curcumin: Linking Leptin, Obesity, Joint Problems, and Inflammation

Curcumin is the yellow pigment derived from the spice tumeric. Fine quality dietary supplements standardize curcumin for the amount of curcuminoids, the primary biologically active ingredient. It is widely researched as an anti-inflammatory nutrient with cancer-risk reduction properties. A number of new studies demonstrate how curcumin can reduce the inflammation associated with obesity and in so doing simultaneously improve joint health.

Read More: Curcumin, fatty liver, joints, leptin resistance, Repair Plus, white adipose tissue

Curcumin Protects the Brain from Inflammatory Stress

Stress happens, that is a fact of life. Your ability to manage any type of stress and withstand the pressure is essential for survival and good health. A new study shows that curcumin can protect your brain in a way that enables less inflammation from stress.

Read More: BDNF, Curcumin, iNOS

Curcumin in the War on Cancer

Curcumin is now one of the most widely researched anti-cancer compounds in the world. Hardly a day goes by without a new study explaining some aspect of curcumin metabolism and how it helps prevent cancer or can be used in combination with standard cancer treatments to improve the effectiveness of these treatments.

Read More: cancer prevention, colon cancer, Curcumin

The Autophagy Theory of Life Extension

It’s a fairly simple idea – take out the trash or die a cluttered death. Researchers are now heavily pursuing the link between compromised trash removal and shorter life. Or said another way, between improved processes of autophagy and extended life.

Read More: anti-aging, autophagy, Blackberries, Blueberries, Curcumin, Resveratrol, strawberries

Curcumin Helps Change Gene Function to Combat Cancer

Somewhat quietly, in state-of-the-art molecular facilities at the world-renowned University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, is almost secret research on the power of nutrition to kill cancer and help traditional cancer therapies work better. After all, the MD Anderson Cancer Center is at the forefront of new-fangled biological cancer medicines and has been a bastion of support for the rather toxic cancer treatments that have dominated Western medicine for decades. On April 21, 2011 they published a groundbreaking scientific review of their research on their favorite anti-cancer nutrient – curcumin. Times are a changing.

Read More: cancer, Curcumin, epigentics, MD Anderson Cancer Center