Turmeric: Bali’s Anti-Cancer Tonic

I’m always happy to find things in my travels to bring back to you. Today I want to tell you about a miracle of nature called turmeric. Turmeric has been used to treat a wide variety of conditions. You can read about it in-depth in my latest book, Healing Herbs of Paradise. The roots of this exotic leafy plant contain curcumin, a very powerful antioxidant that also has remarkable anti-inflammatory properties.1,2,3 What Does Curcumin Do? Curcumin neutralizes free radicals… those nasty little chemicals that travel through your body and cause damage to healthy cells and cell membranes. Which means curcumin effectively treats everything from rheumatoid arthritis to heart disease and even erectile dysfunction. Now, a new clinical study published in Cancer Letters shows curcumin extract also targets cancer stem cells (CSCs), which are at the root cause of tumor formation and malignancy.4 Curcumin Benefits It turns out that curcumin can seek out and kill cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone. It also works with conventional chemotherapy drugs to make them more effective and — in some cases — less harmful. If you are a frequent reader of mine, you probably already know that curcumin helps improve blood flow to your whole body.   That’s important because poor blood flow can lead to high blood pressure, poor sexual performance, even Alzheimer’s disease. Decreased blood flow can also contribute to stroke, hardening of the arteries, and kidney disea...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Tags: Cancer Source Type: news