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Next time you are in a restaurant, consider ordering
a curry. Why? Because one of the ingredients of the humble curry
is Turmeric. The golden coloured spice which belongs to the Ginger
family, Turmeric comes from a plant called the 'Curcuma Longa' and
contains a substance called Curcumin. Curcumin has been studied
for the treatment of a number of diseases and disorders including
Cancer, Hypertrophy,
Skin Problems, Liver Disorders, Alzheimer's Disease, Stroke, Cystic
Fibrosis, Aches, Pains, Pulmonary problems and many more. Curcumin has
powerful anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties and has been used
in traditional Indian (Ayruvedic) and Chinese medicine for over three
thousands of years.
Enlarged Heart (Hypertrophy): A study at the 'Peter Munk Cardiac
Centre' at Toronto General Hospital has found that Curcumin could stop
the development of hypertrophy and even reverse it in mice. Curcumin was
also found to produce a reduction in scar formation and improve heart
function.
Stroke: Other studies using
mouse models include the research conducted at the Medical College of
Georgia in the United States. In the study Jay McCracken and
colleagues were able to reduced the size of blood clots in mice which as
a result would lessen the chances of hemorrhagic stroke. An hemorrhagic
stroke is a type of stroke caused by the rupturing of blood vessels
which then leak into the brain.
Ischemic stroke is caused by narrowing of the arteries in the head or
the neck and is often as a result of cholesterol deposits in the
arteries (see
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for natural cholesterol reduction). A blood clot can then block
the narrowed artery. if the blockage is not cleared quickly (within a
few minutes) it can cause cause the death of surrounding cells.
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