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Science Confirms Turmeric As Effective As 14 Drugs

  By ironman45 | May 16, 2013 - 6:44 pm | blood thinners, cancer cures, depression, diabetes
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Turmeric is one the most thoroughly researched plants in existence today. Its medicinal properties and components (primarily curcumin) have been the subject of over 5600 peer-reviewed and published biomedical studies. In fact, our five-year long research project on this sacred plant has revealed over 600 potential preventive and therapeutic applications, as well as 175 distinct beneficial physiological effects. This entire database of 1,585 ncbi-hyperlinked turmeric abstracts can be downloaded as a PDF at our Downloadable Turmeric Document page, and acquired either as a retail item or with 200 GMI-tokens, for those of you who are already are members and receive them automatically each month. (more…)

Turmeric equals exercise in its ability to prevent aging

  By ironman45 | April 10, 2013 - 11:19 pm | heart disease
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A chemical that naturally occurs in turmeric root appears to protect the heart from aging as much as moderate aerobic exercise, according to a trio of studies conducted by researchers from the University of Tsukuba in Japan.

Turmeric root has been an important component of traditional Asian medicinal systems for hundreds of years. In recent decades, scientific studies have confirmed the potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of the trio of turmeric chemicals known as “curcuminoids,” which give the root its distinctive yellow-orange color. Although only one of these chemicals is properly known as “curcumin,” the name is commonly used to refer to all of them collectively.

The three new studies all compared the effects of exercise and curcumin on heart health and postmenopausal women over an eight-week period. All the studies were randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled. Curcumin was delivered by means of colloidal nanoparticles. (more…)

Top ten natural remedies for chronic pain

  By ironman45 | April 10, 2013 - 1:38 pm | Pain relief
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Chronic pain is a modern day epidemic that affects more than 1.5 billion people worldwide. It costs nations billions of dollars in lost productivity and medical expenses – every year. Debilitating pain effects more individuals than heart disease, cancer and diabetes combined.

Unfortunately, doctors throw drug after drug at these pain syndromes with very little long-term success. Here are some of the best natural agents to reduce pain. (more…)

Curcumin vs. cancer: The scientific evidence continues to flow in

  By ironman45 | March 4, 2013 - 11:27 pm | cancer cures
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There is definitely no shortage of scientific evidence these days to show that curcumin, the believed-to-be primary active ingredient in the spice turmeric, holds incredible therapeutic value, and just might be the most advisable medicinal spice of our day. And a prominent medical oncologist from Johns Hopkins University seems to agree, having recently held a large seminar highlighting the incredible ability of curcumin to fight diabetes, inflammation, and even cancer without causing any harmful side effects. (more…)

The Cancer-Fighting Spice So Potent – It Even Beat Brain Tumors in Mice…

  By ironman45 | February 28, 2013 - 4:38 pm | cancer cures
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Curcumin – a derivative of turmeric, and the pigment that gives the curry spice turmeric its yellow-orange color – is a natural compound that has been extensively researched, and has been found to have numerous health applications. As a result, turmeric is becoming increasingly popular as a supplement. Each 100 grams of turmeric contains an estimated three to five grams of curcumin.

The ancient Chinese and Indian systems of medicine have recognized curcumin’s beneficial properties for thousands of years. Most notably, curcumin is known for its potent anti-inflammatory properties, and as you may know, chronic inflammation is an underlying factor in many, if not most, chronic diseases. The compound has been shown to influence more than 700 genes, which may in part explain its numerous health benefits.

To learn more about these, please review my special report on this healing spice.

Here, I will review one of curcumin’s most exciting properties, as researchers are increasingly recognizing its potential as an anti-cancer agent. At the end of this article, you’ll also find a list of my other common-sense cancer-prevention strategies. (more…)

Cancer, Curcumin and Ayurveda

  By ironman45 | January 6, 2013 - 8:28 pm | cancer cures
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Instead of concentrating on treating the symptoms of an illness, ayurvedic medicine concentrates on treating the disease using treatments to eliminate its root cause. According to Ayurveda, cancer is a disease that is caused by lack of purpose, and is an emotionally caused disease.

Ayurvedic science says that diet, lifestyles and medicine play an important role in both the treatment and prevention of cancer. Either too much, too little or wrong diets tend to affect the vata, pitta and kapha of the body metabolism, and this in turn leads to cancer. It is a group of chronic disorders that affect the different dhatus and doshas which cause cancer. (more…)

Curcumin Puts the Brakes on Diabetes

  By ironman45 | December 4, 2012 - 2:02 pm | diabetes
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Learn about the anti-diabetic properties associated with this potent compound

Curcumin is the potent compound that gives the curry spice its distinctive yellow color. There are more than 5,000 published studies on curcumin demonstrating or suggesting its broad and significant medical effects, including anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, and anti-diabetic properties. (more…)

Turmeric Repairs Damaged Liver Tissues, Promotes Overall Liver Health

  By ironman45 | November 8, 2012 - 2:06 pm | diabetes, Liver
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turmericonleaf 235x147 Turmeric Repairs Damaged Liver Tissues, Promotes Overall Liver HealthTurmeric, it gives curries their smoky, pungent taste and gorgeous yellow hue. But this root is far more than just tasty—it’s one of the most valuable plant-based medicines in existence. Research has connected turmeric to a variety of wonderful benefits, including and especially the promotion of liver health.

The Role of Turmeric in Restoring the Liver (more…)

Curcumin holds prostate cancer in check by preventing metastasis

  By ironman45 | November 5, 2012 - 3:04 pm | cancer cures, prostate cancer
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Cancer continues to be the second leading cause of death in America and Western Europe, and prostate cancer will affect one in six men during the course of their lives. Most people with cancer die not because of the primary tumor, but because the cancerous cells have traveled to distant points throughout the body in a process known as metastasis. Prostate cancer normally progresses very slowly, and as long as it does not metastasize, it can be controlled through diet and lifestyle modifications. (more…)

5 Food-Medicines That Could Quite Possibly Save Your Life

  By ironman45 | October 25, 2012 - 2:33 pm | food, vitamin D
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Food Medicines That Could Quite Possibly Save Your Life

Though Mother Nature’s formulas are proprietary, she does not grant patents

~ Sayer Ji

Some of the most powerful medicines on the planet are masquerading around as foods and spices. While they do not lend themselves to being patented, nor will multi-billion dollar human clinical trials ever be funded to prove them efficacious, they have been used since time immemorial to both nourish our bodies, and to prevent and treat disease.  So valued were these in ancient times that they were worth their weight in gold, and entire civilizations either rose to great power or collapsed as a result of their relationship to them.

What is even more amazing is that many of these “plant allies” are found growing in our backyards, and often sitting there in our refrigerators and spice racks, neglected and under appreciated.  In fact, many of us use these daily unaware that this is why we don’t get sick as often as those who do not incorporate them into their diet. Let’s look at a few examples…. (more…)