| A remarkable scientific confirmation was made last | | | | and studies of animals which strongly suggests that |
| year when researchers looked to see if turmeric for | | | | the curcumin in turmeric -- the vital, healing |
| cancer prevention made any difference. | | | | component of this traditional Indian plant -- has the |
| It did! | | | | potential to treat breast cancer, cancer of the skin |
| The research, at the University of Alabama, showed | | | | and also cancer of the colon. |
| that when mice were fed turmeric for cancer | | | | More study and work on humans is needed. But at |
| prevention, the production of the MDM2 cancer | | | | this point it does seem that using turmeric for cancer |
| protein dropped. The remarkable effect of this is | | | | prevention will become increasingly mainstream. |
| that this triggered an 'attack' on prostate cancer cells. | | | | But just before you rush off to buy a supplement |
| Those cells died. | | | | that has turmeric in it, let me tell you how to find the |
| The researchers kept working on this and found a | | | | best turmeric-enriched supplements. |
| remarkable number of similar effects on cancer cells | | | | You need to look for the concentration of curcumin |
| at the three main stages of cancer growth: induction, | | | | in turmeric. It is curcumin that does the healing work |
| growth and metastasis (eCAM 2007;4:181). In other | | | | and researchers have found how to concentrate it in |
| words, giving these mice turmeric for cancer | | | | a sample of turmeric powder. The best supplements |
| prevention did indeed seem to do exactly that. It | | | | will tell you exactly how concentrated curcumin is in |
| prevented the formation of cancer, slowed down the | | | | their products, and you should look for the maximum |
| growth of cancer cells, and smothered the spread of | | | | -- which is 90 to 95 percent concentration. |
| cancer cells. | | | | So, as you search for a way to take turmeric, for |
| So impressive was this research, and other findings | | | | cancer prevention, consider looking for a supplement |
| by scientists working on similar projects, that there | | | | that has a good concentration of curcumin plus a |
| are currently six or seven trials on humans to study | | | | range of other natural ingredients which will bolster |
| the effect of turmeric on cancer prevention, cystic | | | | your immune system and support your health. My |
| fibrosis, chronic psoriasis, colon cancer and pancreatic | | | | own web site has some idea and suggestions about |
| cancer. | | | | this, so you might like to begin to look from there. |
| This is an impressive body of study and the findings | | | | But as you search for turmeric, for cancer |
| are very encouraging. But there is even more, | | | | prevention, remember to aim for that curcumin |
| because evidence is coming out of other laboratories | | | | concentrated variety. |