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Turmeric use in natural healing began thousands of years ago in countries to which the plant is native. People in India and other parts of the world have used every part of the plant for food and as a spice. The root or rhizome is used as a spice and for its medicinal value. The leaves are used in a variety of Indian dishes. Modern scientists have evaluated the medicinal value of the plant and found that the rhizomes contain antioxidants called curcuminoids. Curcuminoids are found in a variety of related plants. Curcumin is the primary curcuminoid found in turmeric and is responsible for its medicinal value. Laboratory studies have shown that curcumin has anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-parasite, anti-amyloid, anti-cancer and chelating activity. That may seem like a lot of things for one compound in a spice plant to do, but it is not that unusual. The leaves of the olive tree, which are native to areas around the Mediterranean Sea, have similar activities. Native healers of that area would have chosen olive leaf, while turmeric use in natural healing would have been preferred in other areas of the world. It is the anti-amyloid and anti-cancer activities that are of most interest to scientists today. Our treatments for cancer are limited and cause numerous unwanted side effects. Things that kill cancer cells kill healthy ones, as well. Doctors can only remove the portion of a cancerous growth that they see. Molecular damage in the surrounding tissue is always a possibility. Curcumin has been shown to kill cancer cells without causing damage to healthy cells. There are currently several ongoing trials investigating its potential as a therapeutic agent in treating a variety of different cancers. All of this came about because of the turmeric use in natural healing. An anti-amyloid is a compound that prevents the formation of amyloid-beta protein and breaks up the hard proteins in vitro. Amyloid-beta is believed to be the cause of Alzheimer’s. There are other theories. One is exposure to low levels of environmental toxins like lead and mercury causes the death of the brain cells. As a chelating agent, curcumin would be effective for breaking up and removing toxic heavy metals, too. Health care professionals from all specialties are advising that the individual goal should be prevention. With proper diet, exercise and some good dietary supplements, we can live long cancer-free lives, while retaining our childhood memories. Olive leaf and turmeric use in natural healing have given us some of the clues about how to do that. Traditional healers’ uses for green tea, milk thistle, bilberry, marigold and black cumin have given us others. Some of the best anti-aging supplements on the market contain all of those. Originally, turmeric was used mostly for digestive disorders and infections. Now, we know that natural plant extracts that are effective against infection in large doses promote healthy immune system function in small daily doses. So, the turmeric use in natural healing continues today, in many ways. Visit my website today to learn about a multi-nutritional supplement I've discovered that I'd like to share with you. Gordon Hall is fervent about enabling you and everyone to live a healthy lifestyle, and is an ardent reviewer of herbal, vitamin and mineral extracts. To discover which supplements Gordon recommends after far ranging and extensive research. Visit his website now at : http://www.your-supplement-resource-site.info
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