Stiinta confirma ca turmericul este la fel de eficient ca 14 medicamente

Metformina (antidiabetic): un studiu 2009 publicat in jurnalul Biochemistry and Biophysical Research Community (Comunitatea de Cercetari in Biochimie si Biofizica) a explorat modul cum curcumina ar putea fi valoroasa in tratarea diabetului, gasind ca ea activeaza AMPK (care sporeste absorbtia de glucoza) si suprima exprimarea genei gluconeogenice (care suprima productia de glucoza in ficat) in celulele hepatomice (canceroase din ficat).

Interesant, ei au gasit curcumina a fi de 500 pana la 100 000 de ori (in forma cunoscuta ca si tetrahidrocurcuminoide –THC) mai puternica decta metformina in activarea AMPK si a tintei din aval acetil-CoA Carboxilaza (ACC) [ix].

O alta cale prin care turmericul si componentele acestuia isi dezvaluie remarcabilele lor proprietati terapeutice este prin cercetarea asupra cencerelor rezistente si multirezistente la medicatie.

Exista doua sectiuni pe site-ul http://www.greenmedinfo.com dedicate cercetarilor asupra terapiilor naturale si integrative pe aceste subiecte, si desi exista zeci de substante cu eficacitate demonstrabila impotriva acestor cancere rezistente la chimioterapie si la terapia cu radiatii, curcumina se afla in capul ambelor liste:

Cancere: rezistente la medicatieDrug Resistant [http://www.greenmedinfo.com/disease/cancers-drug-resistant]
Cancere: rezistente la multiple medicamente [http://www.greenmedinfo.com/disease/cancers-multi-drug-resistant]

S-au gasit nu mai putin de 54 de studii indicand ca, curcumina poate induce moarte celulara sau poate sensibiliza liniile de celule canceroase rezistente la medicatie in cazul tratementelor conventionale [x].

S-au identificat 27 studii despre capacitatea curcuminei fie de a induce moartea celulara sau de a sensibiliza liniile de celule canceroase rezistente la medicamente multiple in cazul tratamentelor conventionale [xi].

Luand in considerare cat de puternic este dosarul turmericului (curcuminei), fiind utilizat atat ca aliment, cat si ca medicament in multe culturi pentru mii de ani, poate fi inaintat un argument puternic pentru utilizarea curcuminei ca medicament alternativ sau adjuvant in tratamentul cancerului.

Sau si mai bine, utilizati turmericul certificat organic (neiradiat) in doze culinare mici zilnice, pentru ca sa nu fie mai tarziu nevoie de doze eroice, dupa imbolnavire. Hraniti-va voi insisi, mai degraba decat sa va autoadministrati “nutri-ceutice”, acesta ar trebui sa fie telul unei diete sanatoase.

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[x] GreenMedInfo.com, Curcumin Kills Drug Resistant Cancers, 54 Abstracts

[xi] GreenMedInfo.com, Curcumin Kills Multi-Drug Resistant Cancers: 27 Abstracts.

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