The Many Benefits of Turmeric

Turmeric is a golden yellow root from which a fine power is minced and used in Indian cooking. It stains and is even used to color mustard. Its benefits range from anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, to oral health.

The derivatives of turmeric have the ability to not only halt COX2, but NF kappa B and TNF or tumor necrosis factor. This is a powerful three-pronged approach to halt cancer. It has also been shown to suppress STAT3 signal inducer (Kim et al). The STAT3 signal pathway is one way oncologists are interfering with cancer progression (Yue and Turkson). And if you …read more