Powerful Spices Block Cancer Development

July 30, 2005

Curcumin is turmeric (bright yellow) and can be purchased inexpensively at

Indian grocery stores by the bag or natural food stores in bulk. Cumin is a

member of the parsley family and in seed form is a part of the mix they call

curry powder.

Linda

July 30, 2005

Is this the same stuff that sells as cumin or cumino??

, " califpacific "

<califpacific@g...> wrote:

> http://www.mercola.com/2005/jul/30/cancer_spices.htm

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> Powerful Spices Block Cancer Development

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> The antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic properties of

> curcumin, the powerful yellow spice found in both turmeric and curry

> powders, have been undergoing intense research in various parts of the

> world.

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June 4, 2006

http://www.mercola.com/2005/jul/30/cancer_spices.htm

Powerful Spices Block Cancer Development

The antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic properties ofcurcumin, the powerful yellow spice found in both turmeric and currypowders, have been undergoing intense research in various parts of theworld.

According to researchers from the University of Texas M.D. AndersonCancer Center, curcumin blocks a key biological pathway needed fordevelopment of melanoma and other cancers.

The spice stops laboratory strains of melanoma from proliferating andpushes the cancer cells to commit suicide by shutting down nuclearfactor-kappa B (NF-kB), a powerful protein known to induce an abnormalinflammatory response that leads to an assortment of disorders such asarthritis and cancer.

Flavorable Findings

Researchers treated three different melanoma cell lines with curcuminand evaluated the activity of NF-kB, as well as IKK, a protein thattriggers NF-kB. Results showed that despite how much curcumin wasused, the spice still:

* Prohibited both proteins from being activated * Worked to stop the growth of melanoma * Induced cell suicide

More on Curcumin

Curcumin has long been utilized in India and other Asian nations formultiple uses, including a food preservative, a coloring agent, a folkmedicine to cleanse the body and as a spice to flavor food.

What's telling, however, is that in India (where the spice is widelyused) the prevalence of the top four U.S. cancers -- colon, breast,prostate and lung -- is 10 times lower.

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Dr. Mercola's Comment:

Wouldn't life be boring without spice?

Spices are absolutely wonderful and make quite a dramatic differencein the flavor of food. I also find it amazing that not only do we geta flavor boost, but many of the spices will actually improve our health.

Some of my favorite spices are the hot spices, and I love Thai food. Iam not as attracted as much to the curries, though.

That brings up a point, as you really do want to honor what your bodytells you. If any food or spice does not taste good or "feel right,"stay away from it -- no matter who is telling you how good it is foryou. Your body is a far better judge of that than anything you willever read. In other words:

Listen to your body.

Your body is designed to give you all the feedback you need to makethe right food and lifestyle choices. Unfortunately, most of you donot tune in to this important feedback system and do not fully utilizethe benefits it can bring you.

It can even cure cancer.

Cancer is a big deal. It's estimated that nearly 1.5 million newcancer cases and nearly 600,000 cancer deaths will occur in the UnitedStates this year. Cancer has recently unseated heart disease asAmerica's number one killer of people under the age of 85.

So if you like curry, then by all means use it regularly in your diet,as the evidence is very compelling that it will prevent cancer. But ifyou don't like it, then don't worry, as there are no "magic bullets"for cancer. Just incorporate the other approaches to avoiding cancerinto your life:

* A healthy diet * Exercise * Sleep * Stress reduction * Limit toxin exposure