7 AMAZING EFFECTS
OF TURMERIC ON YOUR BODY
1. NATURAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
EFFECTS
Inflammation is a defense
mechanism that is critically important when you have an injury or infection. It
helps the body isolate affected areas and fight foreign invaders. Without
inflammation, dangerous pathogens would have a clear path to take over your body
entirely. However, inflammation is a somewhat blunt tool and
can sometimes become chronic for no good reason. When that happens, you are put
at risk for all sorts of diseases, including cancer, diabetes, heart disease,
and Alzheimer’s.
Curcumin
has such powerful
anti-inflammatory properties that it rivals some medicines designed specifically
to relieve inflammation, but without dangerous side effects. Curcumin is known
to block the NF-kB molecule that travels into the nuclei of cells and activates
inflammation. So when you eat turmeric or take a curcumin supplement, you are
reducing inflammation at the cellular level.
2. IMPROVED ANTIOXIDANT
CAPACITY
Antioxidants
are able to block oxidative damage, which is one of the mechanisms behind aging
and disease. Free radicals are highly reactive molecules with unpaired
electrons – these can bounce around your body and react with fatty acids,
protein, or DNA. The effects of this process show externally on your skin in
the form of premature aging, or internally in the form of disease, especially
cancer.
Antioxidants like curcumin bind with free radicals and neutralize them before
they do damage. But that’s not all that curcumin can do. It also seems to
stimulate a body’s own antioxidant enzymes to work harder. In this way you get
double protection from eating turmeric.
3. BETTER BRAIN FUNCTION
The neurons in our brains are
never as active as they are in childhood, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t
continue to multiply and make new connections throughout our lives. This
process is driven by a growth hormone called brain-derived neurotrophic factor, or BDNF. Decreased levels of
this hormone are suspected to be behind conditions like depression and
Alzheimer’s.
Would you be surprised to learn that curcumin increases levels of BDNF in the
brain? That ability could very well delay or reverse age-related brain
disorders, improve memory, and maybe even make you smarter. It can certainly
improve your mood on a daily basis. So be sure to get your curcumin in the days
and weeks leading up to an exam or big presentation!
4. LOWER RISK OF HEART DISEASE
Heart disease kills more people
worldwide than anything else. It is a complicated disease with many
contributing factors, but curcumin may be able to protect against it. As we’ve
already discussed, curcumin is a powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compound.
Both of those functions can improve heart health.
More than that, curcumin seems to benefit the
endothelium, or the lining of the blood vessels. Problems with the endothelium
lead to issues with blood pressure regulation, blood clotting, and other heart regulation factors.
One study determined that curcumin is as effective as exercise in improving
heart health, while another contends that it works as well as the heart
medication Atorvastatin.
5. CANCER PREVENTION
Cancer is one of the deadliest
diseases faced by human and animal-kind. It occurs when the growth of certain
cells becomes rapid and uncontrolled. Unchecked cancer cells then grow tumors
and spread to other parts of the body. There are many different forms of cancer,
but some of them may be vulnerable to curcumin. Studies have shown that it can slow the growth and
spread of cancerous cells, as well as even cause their death in some
circumstances.
More
studies are needed to determine exactly what role curcumin may play in cancer
treatment, but there is already convincing evidence that it can help prevent
the development of cancer in the first place. This is true especially when it
comes to digestive cancers like stomach or colorectal cancer.
6. PAIN RELIEF
Many of the
so-called “pain relievers” that you can buy over the counter aren’t really
targeting pain but rather inflammation. Ibuprofen is a prime example. As it
turns out, curcumin is at least as effective as these chemical
anti-inflammatory medicines.
Studies have shown it to be particularly effective in reducing painexperienced by arthritis sufferers. In fact,
curcumin was found to be even more effective than an anti-inflammatory drug for
people with the rheumatoid type of arthritis. Curcumin can also be helpful for
people with injuries or post-exercise soreness.
CONCLUSION
Curcumin is
a highly potent compound that improves your body’s function, slows aging, and
boosts brain power and mood. Turmeric is the best way to add curcumin to your
meals, but the amount of curcumin in turmeric is relatively low. A curcumin
supplement may be beneficial for people who hope to treat an existing disorder.
However, taking a curcumin supplement alone still
does not mean that much of it will get into your bloodstream. For that, make
sure the supplement you choose also
contains a substance called piperine. Piperine is an
active compound in black pepper that has all sorts of health benefits on its
own, in addition to increasing the capacity of your body to absorb curcumin by
2,000%!
When you eat turmeric, be sure to include some black
pepper. That’s no problem because the two spices taste great together. And
here’s some more news that we hope is welcome – curcumin is fat soluble, so it
works best when taken with a fatty meal. Though we don’t recommend indulging in
too many unhealthy trans fats, feel free to load up on avocado, nuts, and even
eggs with meals that include curcumin.
RAMAI yang tidak sedar di sebalik
simbolik warna kuning emas, kunyit yang merupakan tumbuhan yang mempunyai
1,001 khasiat yang mampu
mencegah dan mengurangkan penderitaan akibat penyakit-penyakit BERPROFIL TINGGI SEPERTI
KANSER, ALZHEIMER DAN DIABETES.
Jika diteliti, kanser
prostat merupakan kanser kedua terbesar yang mengancam nyawa lelaki di Amerika
Syarikat dengan jumlah kes kira-kira 500,000 setiap tahun.
Sebaliknya kanser
tersebut jarang berlaku dalam kalangan lelaki India yang banyak mengamalkan
pemakanan berasaskan kari, rempah ratus dan sayur-sayuran dalam masakan mereka.
Kunyit atau nama saintifiknya, CURCUMA LONGA banyak digunakan dalam perubatan tradisional
Melayu seperti menghilangkan gatal-gatal, kesihatan dalaman wanita dan pelbagai lagi.
Curcuma longa bukan sekadar
merawat simptom-simptom kecil alahan atau herba untuk wanita selepas bersalin
sebaliknya fungsi universal merangkumi semua
golongan.
Menurut PENGKAJI HERBA DARI
UNIVERSITI OXFORD, Profesor Gerard Bodeker, kunyit
antara herba yang tinggi khasiat dan telah banyak kajian
dilakukan mengenainya.
Menurut Bodeker, kunyit mempunyai
bahan aktif yang dikenali sebagai kurkumin yang berperanan untuk mencegah dan
mengurangkan penderitaan pesakit seperti kanser prostat, payudara dan
merendahkan kadar kolesterol.
Bahan aktif ini juga mampu menguatkan sistem imun atau pertahanan badan
untuk menangkis serangan penyakit serta bersifat
antioksidan yang boleh menjadikan
kulit seseorang menjadi awet muda dengan pengambilan yang
konsisten.
Radikal bebas yang menjadi penyebab kanser juga boleh dineutralkan
melalui antioksidan yang terkandung dalam herba pelbagai guna ini, ujar beliau.
Bodeker yang turut mengamalkan
minum jus kunyit menjelaskan, kunyit perlu dilihat sebagai herba yang bukan
semata-mata untuk perubatan tradisional tetapi mempunyai potensi untuk
dimajukan sebagai PENAWAR PELBAGAI PENYAKIT.
Curcuma longa mengandungi
komponen bioaktif polyphenol membantu untuk
mencegah tanda awal kanser dan merosakkan sel kanser yang bermutasi. Kurkumin yang
bertindak mengganggu proses mutasi sel kanser ini menyebabkan sel-sel tersebut
tidak dapat mengembang atau menjadi lembap dan kurang aktif terutamanya kanser
payudara dan prostat.
Tambahnya, KUNYIT MEMPUNYAI PAKEJ
YANG CUKUP LENGKAP DALAM PENJAGAAN BADAN MANUSIA, iaitu untuk menjaga
kesihatan dan kecantikan yang menjadi idaman setiap orang.
Generasi muda perlu sedar tentang
kepentingan herba ini dan kembali mengamalkan tradisi perubatan yang pernah diamalkan
oleh generasi terdahulu serta mempelbagaikan penggunaannya dalam diet harian.
Mereka perlu sedar bahawa herba
dan ulam-ulaman merupakan penawar semula jadi yang tidak boleh dipertikaikan
khasiatnya terhadap kesihatan manusia.
Bodeker telah melakukan kajian
tentang herba dan perubatan tradisional lebih 20 tahun dan mengkaji tentang
herba kunyit kira-kira 10 tahun.
Penulis buku bertajuk HEALTH
AND BEAUTY FROM THE RAINFOREST itu juga banyak mengulas tentang
khasiat-khasiat herba yang terdapat di Malaysia.
Beliau turut menyarankan supaya
usaha membukukan khasiat herba dan ulam-ulaman yang menjadi amalan masyarakat
terdahulu dibukukan supaya ia tidak lenyap ditelan zaman.
Jelasnya, masyarakat kini dan
akan datang perlu tahu tentang khasiat dan peranannya. Ilmu perubatan tradisional
adalah khazanah berharga untuk generasi kita.
Kunyit merupakan
bahan yang sangat penting dalam masakan dan minuman. Selain warna + bentuknya,
khasiat dan kelebihan kunyit sangat-sangat menakjubkan. Tahukah kita bahawa
kunyit dapat merawat pelbagai jenis penyakit termasuk penyakit
KANSER?
Nutrien
yang paling menarik dalam kunyit ialah Curcumin
kerana ia dapat memerangi KANSER + penyakit Alzheimer. Nutrien curcumin di dalam kunyit ditugaskan
sebagai agen anti-radang yang sangat baik. Selain daripada curcumin, kunyit
mengandungi paras yang tinggi zat besi + sederhana tahap vitamin B6 + kalium. Semua vitamin dan mineral adalah sebahagian
daripada diet yang sihat + seimbang.
Kelebihan dan kebaikan KUNYIT
§ Agen
antiseptik + antibakteria semula jadi,
berguna dalam pembasmian luka + terbakar
§ Apabila
digabungkan dengan kembang kol, ia telah terbukti dapat mencegah kanser prostat dan
menghentikan pertumbuhan kanser prostat yang sedia ada
§ Menghalang
kanser payudara daripada
merebak ke paru2
§ Mengurangkan
risiko leukemia terhadap
kanak2.
§ Boleh
menghalang dan memperlahankan perkembangan penyakit Alzheimer dengan menghapuskan
penumpukan plak amyloyd di dalam otak
§ Boleh mencegah
daripada berlaku dalam pelbagai bentuk kanser yang berbeza
§ Anti-radang yang bekerja
tanpa kesan sampingan
§ Boleh membantu
dalam metabolisme lemak dan membantu dalam pengurusan
berat badan
§ Telah lama
digunakan dalam perubatan Cina sebagai rawatan untuk kemurungan kerana ciri2 anti-radang, ia adalah
satu rawatan semula jadi untuk artritis dan artritis reumatoid
§ Meningkatkan
kesan chemotherapy drug Paclitaxel + mengurangkan kesan sampingan
§
Harapan kajian sedang dijalankan ke atas kesan kunyit
pada barah pankreas
§
Menghentikan pertumbuhan saluran darah baru di dalam
tumor barah
§ Sangat pantas
dalam penyembuhan luka2 + membantu dalam pembentukan semula kulit yang rosak
§ Boleh membantu
dalam rawatan psoriasis dan lain2 keadaan kulit
radang.