Turmeric to prevent various diseases

As we know, Turmeric is a spice used in cooking but do you know this spies also good for health? There’s  a research shows turmeric has curcuminoid , the active component that can be used to prevent many diseases like Colorectal cancer, Alzheimer , arthritis and skin disorders.

Turmeric to prevent various diseases

This curcuminoid have antioxidant properties, anti-inflammatory and lower cholesterol level. The scientists also recorded curcuminoid support healthy blood sugar metabolism and give hope to fight diabetes.There also study suggests people who consume diets rich in turmeric will have lower rates of breast cancer, prostate, lung and colon cancer.

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Cancer Center researchers found that the curcuminoid also prevent the flow of biological material required for the development of melanoma and other cancers. The study in the journal Cancer issues found the yellow strain of multiple melanoma in the laboratory and instructed to kill the cancer cells themselves.

Turmeric helps in neutralizing free radicals to prevent the effects of the destruction at the earliest of Alzheimer. Turmeric has been shown to significantly reduce the formation of beta amiloid through NF-kB inhibition.

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Turmeric also been used for decades to treat inflammatory conditions such as osteoarthritis. Anti-inflammatory action is caused by NF-kB inhibition. In 2006  popular drugs, Celecoxib, a COX-2 inhibitors have shown synergistic actions to reduce inflammation. These findings are important because COX-2 inhibitors have side effects. If you combine this treatment with curcuminoid you can reduce the dose of the drug and reduce side effects.

Turmeric is a substance that is insoluble in water and it is difficult to be absorbed into the blood circulation. If it successfully absorbed, it is quickly degraded. This may be the reason most people can not get all the benefits curcuminoid when taken as a nutritional supplement containing only yellow.


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