Curcumin in Tumeric

Tumeric root and powder

Nutrient Family:     

• Phytonutrient/Phytochemical

Curcumin's Workings

Fat or Water Soluble Antioxidant: 

• Fat Soluble 
  

As it is also an Indirect Antioxidant, it can induce the production of other antioxidants.

Where Is Curcumin Found Naturally?

Tumeric root

Ginger root

Curcumin is found mainly in tumeric, and to a smaller degree in ginger.

Health Benefits of Curcumin

Examples of the health benefits of Curcumin:

• Anti-cancer

                >  mainly, lung, prostate, breast, ovarian, and colon cancer

• Anti-inflammatory
  

               > especially in fat tissues area such as the brain, and the colon and intestines

• Lower risks of cholesterol damages
  

                >  Helps prevents plague build up that can lead to atherosclerosis and high blood pressure caused by plague build ups

• Anti-aging
• Protection against neuro-degenerative diseases - such as Alzheimer

                >  2-pronged protection against Alzhiemer's - being fat-soluble, it can brain area preventing plague build-up that causes the disease, and induces the production of antioxidant bilirubin that helps protect the brain.

• Boost immune system

Some precautions

• Excessive curcumin intake may cause over stimulation of the bile production, and where there are gall stones, it may cause the expulsion of the stones, which may in turn cause great pain, or blockages of bile ducts that may be fatal, if the stones are too large.