Household Spice Protects Against Radiation Treatment's Horrible Effects
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Saturday, November 2nd 2013 at 4:15 pm
The
humble spice turmeric, in doses available for pennies a day, has been
found to reduce one of the most devastating side effects of radiation
treatment for head and neck cancer.
Each
year, 60,000 patients are diagnosed with 'head and neck cancer,' which
includes cancer of the mouth, tongue, pharynx, larynx, oral cavity, and
thyroid.
[i] Sadly, within the conventional medical model,
radiation therapy
is the 'standard of care' for this type of cancer, which involves the
use of up to 50-70 Grays of radiation over a 5-7 week period. To put
this dose into perspective, a whole-body exposure to 8 Grays of
high-energy radiation in a single dose has a 100% mortality rate within
two weeks.
[ii]
This is a major (if not the primary) reason why radiation oncologists
use 'fractionation,' breaking the total dose up into smaller fractions
over time (1.8-2 Grays per day), in order to prevent the rapid death of
the patient from acute radiation poisoning.
The primary adverse
symptoms experienced by post-radiation treatment survivors is known as
'oral mucositis,' involving tissue destruction and functional problems
in the oral cavity, which is painful, affects nutrition, contributes to
local and systemic infections and greatly reduces the quality of life.
[iii]
There are other lesser known and potentially more lethal problems
associated with radiotherapy, not the least of which is its ability to
transform non-tumorigenic cancer cells into tumor-initiating ones (exhibiting
cancer stem cell-like properties),
but the medical establishment rarely if ever touches upon these
downstream effects, many of which can not easily be linked to the
treatment, or are conveniently written off as being caused by the
recurrence of "treatment-resistant" cancer and not the inherent
carcinogenicity of radiotherapy itself.
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the Vaidya
Anemia Home Remedy
One teaspoon of turmeric juice taken daily with honey is very effective remedy anemia.
Steps to make turmeric juice :-
1. Peel turmeric. Your fingers will turn yellow. Don’t worry! All-natural
dish soap gets it right out. If your
cutting board
or countertop get stained, slather on dish soap and rub it in. Let it
soak in for 5 min or longer, then scrub with water and sponge. The
turmeric stain will vanish!
2. Crack and open
tamarind. Make sure you get all the inner roots off, too. We’re only going to use the inner fruit.
3. Fill a big pot with water, put peeled
tumeric in and let it boil for at least 20 minutes until the water becomes a rich and vibrant marigold color.
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AYURVEDA – TURMERIC Health Benefits !!!
The active ingredient in turmeric is curcumin. Tumeric has been used
for over 2500 years in India, where it was most likely first used as a
dye.
The medicinal properties of this spice have been slowly revealing
themselves over the centuries. Long known for its anti-inflammatory
properties, recent research has revealed that turmeric is a natural
wonder, proving beneficial in the treatment of many different health
conditions from cancer to Alzheimer’s disease.
Here are 20 health benefits of turmeric:
1. It is a natural antiseptic and antibacterial agent, useful in disinfecting cuts and burns.
2. When combined with cauliflower, it has shown to prevent prostate cancer and stop the growth of existing prostate cancer.
3. Prevented breast cancer from spreading to the lungs in mice.
4. May prevent melanoma and cause existing melanoma cells to commit suicide.
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Huffington Post
Turmeric Health Benefits: Have a Happy New Year With Turmeric
Dr. Andrew Weil
Founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
Turmeric (
Curcuma longa) is a culinary spice, a major
ingredient in Indian curries, and the source of American mustard's
bright yellow color. Used as both medicine and food for centuries,
accumulating evidence suggests that this relative of ginger is a
promising preventive agent for a wide range of diseases, probably due
largely to its anti-inflammatory properties.
The National Institutes of Health lists 24 current studies on the
effects of turmeric and its chief active component, curcumin. Such
studies raise the question of which is better to take: whole turmeric,
generally used as a powdered spice with food; or curcumin, which is
usually taken as a supplement? Each has been shown to have health
benefits, but unless you have a specific condition such as inflammatory
bowel disease, I favor using turmeric (especially in cooking) rather
than taking curcumin pills. This reflects my general belief that, until
proven otherwise in head to head studies,
whole plants are usually a better choice than isolates.
On the other hand, curcumin appears to have a more rapid and dramatic
effect, and may be the better choice as a therapeutic (rather than a
preventative) preparation.
Here's a quick roundup of recent research on both turmeric and curcumin.
- Curcumin seems to delay liver damage that can
eventually lead to cirrhosis, according to preliminary experimental
research at the Medical University Graz in Austria.
- Kansas State University research found that adding certain
spices, including turmeric, can reduce the levels of heterocyclic amines
-- carcinogenic compounds that are formed when meats are barbecued,
boiled or fried -- by up to 40 percent.
- Rodent studies at the University of Texas indicate that
curcumin inhibits the growth of a skin cancer, melanoma and also slows
the spread of breast cancer into the lungs.
- Researchers from the University of South Dakota have found
that pretreatment with curcumin makes cancer cells more vulnerable to
chemo and radiotherapy.
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Is Turmeric As Effective As Fourteen Other Drugs? Sacred Plant’s Ingredient, Curcumin, Holds Key To Health Benefits
(FootosVanRobin, CC BY 2.0) Turmeric roots and their yellow powder are used in curry, foods, dyes, and religious ceremonies.
It’s
been called the “Spice for Life,” and has been an important staple of
Indian cuisine, ancient medicine, and spiritual rituals for thousands of
years. In recent years, turmeric and its active ingredient -- curcumin
-- have gained attention in both the medical and media worlds, due to
research that points to the herb's preventative and therapeutic
qualities for diseases like arthritis, Alzheimer's and even cancer.
Turmeric,
or curcuma longa, is a plant from the ginger family, also referred to
as Zingiberaceae. It grows 5-6 feet high and is native to India and
Southern Asia, growing best in tropical climates. It has been used
mostly in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for its anti-inflammatory
properties.
Turmeric has been used for thousands of years not only
for medicinal or therapeutic purposes, but also in food, spices, dyeing
and coloring. Turmeric is often boiled, dried and crushed into Indian
curry. It has also been used to flavor other foods like butters,
cheeses, or mustards – and is responsible for mustard’s yellow color.
Its
yellow color also contributed to its status as a religious or holy herb
in Indian culture, as it was associated with the sun, or Vishnu, in
Hindu mythology. Tumeric also held a special place in Buddhism, where it
was used in the yellow dye to color the robes of Buddhist monks.
Potential Health Benefits
Curcumin
has been singled out as the active ingredient in turmeric that provides
most of the anti-inflammatory qualities of the plant. A
2007 study
described curcumin as having “antioxidant, anti-inflammatory,
antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, and anticancer activities,”
listing diabetes, arthritis, and Alzheimer’s disease as some of the
disorders curcumin can potentially prevent, or provide treatment, for.
The same study referred to curcumin as a “Spice for Life.”
Curcumin has been the subject of
thousands of studies, some of which have found turmeric comparable to fourteen various drugs and medications.
FitLife.tv
pulled these studies together and highlighted several that found
turmeric to be as effective as a particular type of cholesterol
medication, corticosteroids (steroid medications), blood thinner, and
even antidepressants such as Prozac.
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