All posts tagged "curcumin"

  • Curcumin as Food Coloring

    Curcumin is a chemical compound which finds refuge in the Indian spice known as turmeric, and is what gives the spice its aesthetically pleasing yellow tint. Tumeric has been used in India for thousands of years and...

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  • Curcumin as an Alternative Cancer Treatment

    Current cancer treatments in the form of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, while effective in some cases, bring with them an onslaught of complications and unintended consequences. Curcumin as an alternative cancer treatment comes without any of the...

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  • Curcumin and Turmeric

    Curcumin and turmeric have a unique relationship as Curcumin can only be found within turmeric, probably the most beloved spice of India. Turmeric is used in the preparation of a variety of dishes with the goal of...

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  • Curcumin and Myeloma

    Myeloma is an aggregation of dysfunctional plasma cells, otherwise known as cancer. The vast majority of plasma cells exist in the bone marrow, with myeloma usually affecting the hips, spine, and skull. Multiple myeloma refers to the...

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  • Curcumin and Curcuminoids

    Curcumin and curcuminoids are very closely related as Curcumin is the primary curcuminoid, or chemical compound found in the cherished Indian spice known as turmeric. Turmeric contains two other curcuminoids: desmethoxycurcumin and bis-desmethoxycurcumin. There has been an...

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  • Turmeric Supplements

    Turmeric supplements are a product of turmeric, also affectionately known as Indian saffron or yellow ginger. Turmeric is an Indian spice from India which originates from the Curcuma longa plant. The rhizome, or rootstock of turmeric is...

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  • Definition of Curcumin

    Curcumin is the principal curcuminoid of the popular Indian spice turmeric, which is a member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). Turmeric’s other two curcuminoids are desmethoxycurcumin and bis-desmethoxycurcumin. The curcuminoids are natural phenols, and are responsible for...

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  • Curcumin and Curcuma Longa

    Curcumin and Curcuma longa are both part of a healthy lifestyle. Most of us are probably unfamiliar with Curcumin as it is the unseen component hiding within turmeric, one of the favorite spices used in Indian and...

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  • Curcumin and Cancer Fighting Foods

    Turmeric may be sitting in your cupboard right now along with some of the other cancer fighting foods known as herbs and spices: cayenne pepper, ginger, cinnamon, and garlic.  While these foods offer their own brand of...

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  • Curcumin and Cancer

    Curcumin can tell the difference between a cancer cell and a healthy cell; Curcumin can create immune cells where they’re needed; and Curcumin can cut off cancer’s very life force. With over 200 kinds of cancer lurking...

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