There are thousands of studies on turmeric and its health benefits including its preventative action for a wide range of fatal and chronic modern diseases, including: cancer, arthritis, diabetes,
cardiovascular diseases, osteporosis, Alzheimer. Research shows that turmeric helps the body release cancer causing toxins, blocks estrogen receptors and enzymes that promote cancer and prevent the growth of new blood vessels.
Turmeric is now recognized as one of the most powerful chemopreventive and anticancer agents. Anticancer drugs weaken the immune system, but curcumin actually enhances it! even acting as an immune restorer. Research at UCLA has concluded that turmeric is effective for the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers have found that turmeric helps maintain healthy brain cellular metabolism, helps the the cells repair themselves and maintains the cell connection to each other. A wealth of data shows the anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, chemopreventive and anti-neoplastic (fighting cancer), antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral properties and capabilities of turmeric. The countless benefits of turmeric are so diverse that they affect virtually every organ.
Some pertinent research references:
- Churchill M. Chadburn A, Bilinski RT, Bertagnolli MM. Inhibition of intestinal tumors by curcumin is associated with changes in the intestinal immune cell profile. J Surg Res. 2000 Apr;89(2):169-75.
- Pal S, Bhattacharyya S, Choudhuri T, et al. Amelioration of immune cell number depletion and potentiation of depressed detoxification system of tumor-bearing mice by curcumin. Cancer Detect Prev. 2005;29(5):470-8.
- Perkins S, Verschoyle RD, Hill K, et al. Chemopreventive efficacy and pharmacokinetics of curcumin in the min/+ mouse, a model of familial adenomatous polyposis. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2002 Jun;11(6): 535-40.
- South EH, Exon JH, Hendrix K. Dietary curcumin enhances antibody responses in rats. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol. 1997 Feb;19(1):105-19
- Kim GY, Kim KH, Lee SH, et al. Curcumin inhibits immunostimulatory function of dendritic cells, MAPKs and translocation of NF-kappa B as potential targets. J Immunol. 2005 Jun 15;174(12):8116-24
- Bhattacharyya S, Mandal D, Saha B, et al. Curcumin prevents tumor-induced T cell apoptosis through Stat-5a-mediated Bcl-2 induction. J Biol Chem. 2007 Jun1;282(22):159-64.
- Thangapazham RL, Sharma A, Maheshwari RK. Multiple molecular targets in cancer chemoprevention by curcumin. AAPS J.
- Jagetia GC, Aggarwal BB. “Spicing up” of the immune system by curcumin. J Clin Immunol. 2007 Jan;27(1):19-35.
- Yang F, Lim GP, Begum AN, et al. Curcumin inhibits formation of amyloidbeta oligomers and fibrils, binds plaques, and reduces amyloid in vivo. J Biol Chem.2005;280:5892-901.
- Lim GP, Chu T, Yang F, Beech W, Frautschy SA, Cole GM. The curry spicecurcumin reduces oxidative damage andamyloid pathology in an Alzheimertransgenic mouse. J Neurosci. 2001;21:8370-7.
- Cole GM, Morihara T, Lim GP, Yang F, Begum A, Frautschy SA. NSAID and Antioxidant Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease: Lessons from In Vitro and Animal Models. Ann N Y Acad Sci.2004;1035:68-84
