Curcumin Extract
The yellow pigment that gives curry its color, curcumin may protect against heart failure.
Curcumin extract also appears to prevent abnormal unraveling of chromosomes under stress, restore heart function, and reduce scarring in lab animals with enlarged hearts.
“Curcumin’s ability to shut off one of the major switches right at the chromosome source where the enlargement and scarring genes are being turned on is impressive,” says lead researcher Peter Liu, MD.
While clinical studies will be necessary to confirm its effectiveness for heart failure, preliminary trials suggest curcumin extract may have promising results for pancreatic and colorectal cancer patients. [source: Taste for Life]
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