# Curcumin.co.uk

> Everything you need to know about Curcumin and Turmeric


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- [Antioxidant Benefits](https://curcumin.co.uk/antioxidant-benefits/):   Rusty Bicycle If you leave your bicycle out in the rain, it will rust. This is oxidation and it is a process that just doesn’t effect your trusty bicycle but it is also something that takes place in the human body. There are literally billions of cells in the human body which are made up of molecules which are made up of atoms and the atoms themselves are made up of sub atomic particles known as protons, neutrons and electrons. The basic makeup of an atom is a nucleus which includes the protons and neutrons in the centre. On […]
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- [Stroke](https://curcumin.co.uk/stroke/): Scientists at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles, United States are asking this amazing question: Can Curcumin repair some of the brain damage caused by stroke if treated immediately? The reason for this somewhat surprising question is the results gleaned from recent experiments involving rabbits. Curcumin has difficulty passing the blood brain barrier and the drug used in the study was a derivative of Curcumin designed to overcome this problem. The animal studies showed that the medication could reach the brain cells of the rabbits and reduced muscle and movement problems for up to three hours after administration. The […]
- [Skin Care](https://curcumin.co.uk/skin-care/): Turmeric for a More Youthful Look The ant-inflammatory effects of Turmeric and its active ingredient Curcumin have now become so well known that they have started finding their way into skin care products such as face creams, ointments and face masks. One such face cream is the Clarins Double Serum which includes 21 active plant extracts including a Turmeric extract. The serum is advertised as a ‘Complete Age Control Concentrate’ which helps to work on the 5 vital functions of the skin. Clarins studied over 100 plant extracts before narrowing it down to the 21 in order to create the […]
- [Inflammation](https://curcumin.co.uk/inflammation/): Curcumin’s Anti Inflammatory Properties Inflammation is the name of the process whereby the body sends white blood cells to combat viruses and infection. Inflammation is a good thing because if a person injures themselves, white blood cells will rush to the site of injury attacking any foreign invaders such as viruses and bacteria. This immune response has been honed over millions of years of evolution and works efficiently. However the human body sometime produces inflammation in the absence of any infection or virus and this is known as an autoimmune disorder which includes diseases such as Asthma. Unfortunately, this means […]
- [Hair Loss](https://curcumin.co.uk/hair-loss/): Curcumin is a particularly strong anti inflammatory and the elimination of inflammation in the body is now thought to be a golden bullet in terms of treatments for many disorders. In terms of hair loss and in particularly genetic hair loss in men, there have been many different theories around the causes of hair loss and its treatment. One particular theory of hair loss is that the human hair sufferers from miniaturisation due to its exposure to dihydrotestosterone which is a derivative of testosterone. Over time the hair follicle miniaturises until there is no hair left. This has led many […]
- [Fertility](https://curcumin.co.uk/fertility/): Human fertility is a particularly complex subject especially when it comes to female fertility. Curcumin has been found to be a weak phytoestrogen. A phytoestrogen is a molecule that is similar to estrogen in that it mimics its structure and action. Human fertility is a particularly complex subject especially when it comes to female fertility. Curcumin has been found to be a weak phytoestrogen. A phytoestrogen is a molecule that is similar to estrogen in that it mimics its structure and action.
- [Diabetes](https://curcumin.co.uk/diabetes/): Can Curcumin Treat Diabetes? In a 2012 study entitled ‘Curcumin Extract for Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes’, scientists investigated whether it was possible to delay the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus in prediabetic individuals. The study used 240 volunteers whose only criteria was that they were prediabetic. The study was randomised, double blind and placebo controlled. This means that the participants in the study didn’t know if they were taking a placebo or the Curcumin extract and the researchers in the study also didn’t know who was receiving the extract. The participants were randomly allocated to either the Curcumin […]
- [Depression](https://curcumin.co.uk/depression/): Clinical Depression is Associated with a 30% Increase in Inflammation in the Brain In order to understand how Curcumin helps with depression, we first need to understand depression. Depression can be described as having components which are interlinked. Firstly depression can be measured in terms of an affective component which relates to emotions. Emotions such as sadness and low mood are emotions that can effect us all from time to time. However, when these emotions become every day or most days , then these emotions can be a sign of depression. These negative emotions in regard to depression can include […]
- [Celebrities who use Curcumin and Turmeric](https://curcumin.co.uk/celebrities-who-use-curcumin-and-turmeric/): The benefits of Turmeric and Curcumin are widely known amongst the rich and famous. Notably Hollywood and British actor Michael Caine who whose most famous line was “You’re only supposed to blow the bloody doors off” uses Curcumin daily. He said that he uses a Curcumin supplement to ward off ageing and help his memory. He is married to an Indian lady and Caine noticed that there’s not a lot Alzheimer’s disease in India. “I looked into what they (Indian People) got and didn’t get. And one of the things they don’t get is Alzheimer’s” Michael Caine 2013 New York […]
- [Cancer](https://curcumin.co.uk/cancer/): Apoptosis Curcumin has been shown to inhibit cancer in all ts different stages and is believed to work in two different ways. Firstly Curcumin has been shown to cause Apoptosis. Apoptosis, a Greek word meaning ‘Falling Off’, is programmed cell death which only occurs in multi-cellular organisms. Apoptosis is a normal process in the human body and is vital for the survival of an organism. This programmed cell death is necessary for the removal of certain cells that may have been over produced or cells that have been produced and unneeded. Another good reason for Apoptosis is that it is […]
- [Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor](https://curcumin.co.uk/brain-derived-neurotrophic-factor/): Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor is a protein found in the brain. Brain Derived indicates that it is created in the brain and Neurotrophic Factor implies that the molecule helps create new nerve cell growth. Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor is more easily referred to as BDNF and increases neurogenesis. Studies indicate that levels of BDNF vary among individuals and lower levels of BDNF are associated with increased levels of Stroke, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Depression and Anxiety to name a few. There are a number of ways in which it is possible to raise the body’s levels of BDNF. Exercise is a good […]
- [Autism](https://curcumin.co.uk/autism/): Kanner The first use of the word Autism in the scientific literature was by the Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in 1908. Bleuler was not only the first person to use the word Autism but also Schizophrenia. In fact it was during his study of patients with Schizophrenia that he identified Autism as being a condition whereby the patients withdrew into themselves. Bleuler formulated the word Autism from the Greek ‘Autós’ which relates to the self and he believed that the word could help explain how the Autistic person has difficulties with social interactions, experiencing change including daily routines and sensory […]
- [Arthritis](https://curcumin.co.uk/arthritis/): It’s All Greek To Me One of the most popular uses for supplementing with Curcumin is the debilitating disease of Arthritis which is a chronic disease that causes inflammation of the joints. The word arthritis comes from the ancient Greek word arthro meaning joint and itis which means inflammation. Athro + Itis together become arthritis. The first known use of the word dates back to the 1500s. Arthritis differs greatly from other disorders such as rheumatism which is general aches and pains. Doctors will often refer to rheumatism and musculoskeletal conditions and these are thought to be disorders that impact […]
- [Dieneke Ferguson](https://curcumin.co.uk/dieneke-ferguson/): “There’s no alternative explanation other than we’re seeing a response to curcumin” Back in July of 2017, many British newspapers including the Daily Mail, Metro and The Sun carried the story of 67 year old North London woman Dieneke Ferguson who was suffering from the blood cancer Myeloma. There are three types of blood cancer which include Myeloma, Leukemia, and Lymphoma. Myeloma is the rarest form and starts inside the bone marrow. Symptoms include pain in the bones, weight loss, fatigue, infections, lack of appetite, nausea, thirst, brain fog, high blood pressure and sometime numbness or weakness in the legs. […]
- [Heart Disease](https://curcumin.co.uk/heart-disease/): Types of heart disease and cardiovascular disease are as numerous as are the causes and symptoms. Curcumin’s role in treating the different types of heart disease and cardiovascular disease have been well studied and documented. A search of the PubMed database shows that many studies indicate that Curcumin has a protective role for the heart and the cardiovascular system. A 2013 study looked at the ‘Role of Curcumin in Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A New Therapeutic Possibility’. In order to understand the study aims we first need to understand the terminology. Idiopathic means that the disorder appears spontaneously and that […]
- [Curcumin and Alzheimers](https://curcumin.co.uk/curcumin-and-alzheimers/): Curcumin and the Turmeric have been investigated numerous times in relation to a myriad of diseases and disorders. In 2012, a small study by the chief physician Nozomi Hishikawa et al at the Kariya Toyota Hospital Department of Neurology looked at the effects of Turmeric on Alzheimer’s disease. Although a small investigation, with only three case studies, the findings were remarkable. In one case study an 83 year old woman had progressive dementia, she became incontinent with a loss of short term memory. She also started to become disorientated and would often get lost. She also had difficulty with self […]
- [AIDS and HIV](https://curcumin.co.uk/curcumin-aids-and-hiv/): Figures suggest that between the discovery of the virus that causes AIDS in 1983 and 2014, some 39 million people have died from the disease. It is important to make the distinction between HIV which stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS which stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. HIV is the virus that attacks the human immune system and AIDS is the the syndrome, the set of symptoms and illnesses that the infected person suffers in the latter stages of HIV. June 5th 1981, a report was issued citing five healthy gay young men with unusual infections pointing to […]
- [The History of Curcumin](https://curcumin.co.uk/the-history-of-curcumin/): Turmeric comes from a green leafy flowering plant called Curcuma Longa, which due to its need for an environment with regular rainfall and temperatures between 20 and 30 °C, grows mostly in tropical wet climates and is native to the Indian subcontinent and Indonesia. Turmeric is not stored inside the leaves of Curcuma Longa but inside the rhizomes. Rhizomes look like roots but differ to roots in that rhizomes are storage vehicles for the plant and grow like underground modified stems. Curcuma Longa comes from the same family as Ginger (Zingiberaceae) and the rhizomes of both look similar except that […]


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