Curcumin and inflammation
Curcumin and inflammation Inflammation is a natural and healthy response to injury, stress and infection. However, prolonged low-grade inflammation is a problem. It’s the root cause of many chronic, serious health conditions like heart disease. Curcumin, the effective component of turmeric, is proven to reduce inflammation while assisting the body in healing. Research notes this spice’s powerful anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and antioxidant properties. Moreover, the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health note: “Laboratory and animal research has demonstrated anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-cancer properties of turmeric and its constituent curcumin.” Curcumin’s many benefits Recent studies show lab animals that were prone to multiple sclerosis develop very few, if any, symptoms after being given curcumin. The journal Science reports lab tests in its April 23, 2004, issue that show curcumin can counter the genetic da...