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In recent years, Curcumin has received increased scientific interest and has been found to have many desirable attributes. The properties of Curcumin can best be summarized as being both a fabulous antioxidant and anti-inflammatory all rolled up into one.

Recent studies have found conclusively that the healing properties of Curcumin include:
• Anti-oxidant properties - neutralizes free radicals
• Lowers cholesterol - blood thinning
• Strengthens the liver
• Anti-inflammatory - stronger than Hydrocortisone
• Anti-bacterial
• Anti-carcinogenic

Curcumin is eight times as potent an antioxidant as Vitamin E. As a powerful antioxidant, Curcumin has the ability to remove toxic heavy metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium and aluminum from the blood stream. Many pay significant amounts of money to clear these heavy metals from their body, while the use of Curcumin could be an equal and more convenient method with far less expense. Environmental toxins and pollutants are literally neutralized in the presence of Curcumin.

Modern research has shown that Curcumin can help reduce the inflammation caused by chronic degenerative diseases. In modern day herbology, Curcumin has been tested against steroid drugs to relieve the discomfort and pain of arthritis and found to be equal or even better and certainly tolerated much better.

Cancer experts have suggested that inflammation plays a role in cancer and that anti-inflammatory drugs may reduce the risk of cancer. Since Curcumin reduces inflammation significantly, it makes sense that its use could both prevent and slow down the growth of cancer.

As an anti-carcinogenic, Curcumin targets many biological pathways simultaneously. This property makes it difficult for malignant cells to develop resistance to it. The cancer cells would have to go through several mutations before developing resistance to Curcumin. (Curcumin specifically blocks the NF Kappa B pathway, inhibiting replication and spread of various types of cancer cells.)

In addition, Curcumin effectively prevents precancerous changes with DNA and interferes with enzymes needed for cancer growth. Curcumin's anticancer effects are due, also, to its ability to induce apoptosis (cell death) in cancer cells without cytotoxic effects on healthy cells.

Curcumin has been used at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center as an adjunctive therapy for pancreatic cancer, colon cancer and multiple myeloma. Some researchers suggest cancer patients work themselves up to a daily dose of 8 grams of Curcumin a day.

When rats with mammary cancer were given 200mg/kg of Curcumin each day for just five days, the tumors were significantly inhibited. This would mean that a 165 pound person would have to ingest 15,000 mg of Curcumin on a daily basis - unless you were using Liposomal Curcumin, then you would only need about 1,200 mg. Quite a difference! Just four teaspoons of our Liposomal Curcumin would give you that amount!

Curcumin has also been shown to be effective against an array of inflammatory diseases, including: pancreatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, colitis, gastritis, arthritis and allergies. The healing effects of curcumin have been seen in patients with diabetes, autoimmune disorders and cardiovascular diseases.