Turmeric is very effective against breast cancer
HEALTH BENEFITS, NUTRITION FACTS AND RESEARCH
HEALTH BENEFITS of turmeric:
anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-microbial, anti-mutagenic, anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-septic, cardio-protective and keeps blood sugar levels steady
Turmeric is a source of:
Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Niacin, calcium, potassium, iron, manganese, dietary fibre
Cancer-fighting compounds of turmeric:
Curcumin:
- inhibits proliferation, migration and invasion of breast cancer cells
- enhances the efficiency of chemotherapy
- demonstrates the capacity to reverse chemotherapeutic resistance in doxorubicin-resistant breast cancer cells
- highly cytotoxic towards various cancer cell lines in vitro
- reduces the side effects of chemo and radiotherapy and therefore improves patients’ quality of life
- increases patient survival and decreases tumour marker concentration
- induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase
Notes:
Piperine in black pepper increases the bioavailability of curcumin therefore it is recommended to consume black pepper along with turmeric.