This video discusses the health benefits of curcumin, an extract from the spice turmeric, which has been used for over 5,000 years. The speaker highlights curcumin's powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, explaining how it can help manage conditions like cancer, heart disease, arthritis, dementia, and depression. She also shares tips on how to incorporate turmeric into your daily diet for better absorption and consistent benefits.
Key Takeaways
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Turmeric and its extract, curcumin, have been used for over 5,000 years to help manage pain, swelling, digestive issues, cholesterol, and blood sugar, contributing to healthy longevity.
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Plants produce phytonutrients, like those found in turmeric, which protect them from the environment and offer significant health benefits when consumed by humans, including reducing the risk of chronic diseases.
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Curcuminoids, a class of polyphenols found in turmeric, possess superpower antioxidant effects and incredible anti-inflammatory powers, making them beneficial for overall health.
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Curcumin shows promise in fighting cancer by combating inflammation and oxidative stress, directly affecting cancer cells by promoting programmed cell death (apoptosis), and inhibiting tumor blood supply (angiogenesis).
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For heart health and metabolic syndrome, curcumin reduces inflammation, improves insulin sensitivity, helps manage cholesterol levels by lowering LDL and increasing HDL, and supports weight management by boosting metabolism and reducing fat cell growth.
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Curcumin is highly effective for arthritis and muscle soreness due to its strong anti-inflammatory and pain-reducing characteristics, even being compared favorably to certain arthritis medications.
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Curcumin holds promise in the fight against Alzheimer's disease by protecting the brain from inflammation and oxidative stress, directly interfering with amyloid plaque formation, and enhancing overall cognitive function like memory and attention.
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Curcumin can battle depression by influencing mood-regulating neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine, reducing chronic inflammation in the brain, combating oxidative stress, and increasing brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF), often called "Miracle Grow fertilizer for the brain."
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To improve curcumin absorption, which is naturally poor, it should be consumed with black pepper or oil, or through specialized supplements like Terry Naturally form BCM-95.
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Consistent, daily consumption of turmeric, whether through cooking, smoothies, or supplements, is key to reaping its profound health benefits.
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good morning and welcome to another
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edition of today's nutrition where we
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look at what is new in research what's
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hot in the news or any topic that can
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help us lose weight feel great or live
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longer better and today I am talking
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about my number one favorite herb spice
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extract the spice Turmeric and the
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extract curcumin has been used for over
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5,000 years help manage pain swelling
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digestive issues
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cholesterol blood sugar and so much more
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so if you're interested in increasing
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your chances for healthful longevity
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tune in today because you are going to
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be amazed and I am sure you will join me
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in adding it to my nutritional Arsenal
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every day this spice Turmeric has a long
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history of use Indian aurvedic medicine
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traditional Chinese medicine all used it
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to manage various conditions and
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ailments but I look at it for prevention
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for one of the many reasons I always
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recommend eating as many plants
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vegetables fruit seeds nuts herbs and
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spices every day as much as possible one
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of my clients actually reached 75
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different ones every week that's a lot
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in part part due to the use of spice
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Blends they are so important because
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plants make compounds called
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phytonutrients to protect themselves
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from the environment and when we eat
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those plants we get those nutrients and
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that can influence our health you've
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heard of a lot of them quatin lutein
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isof floes a lot of them are carotenoids
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from like carrots carotenoids and most
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are associated with color that's why we
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say eat the rainbow of foods you'll get
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a good chance of getting a lot of them
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in if you do that and when I say a lot I
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mean a lot there are like
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25,000 of these phytonutrients I don't
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know who counted them but I think it's
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quite impressive research shows they can
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reduce the risk of cancer heart disease
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stroke Alzheimer's Parkinson's and
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experts believe that eating plenty of
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phytonutrient rich foods promotes
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healthy aging hey I'm all in other
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benefits associated with these
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phytonutrients include positive effects
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on the immune system and hormones as
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well as being
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antibacterial or
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antiviral and that was thoroughly
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studied during the pandemic so when I
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look at turmeric EXT ract called
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curcuminoids they're in the class of
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polyphenols same as wine and grapes and
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they have super power antioxidant
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effects and incredible anti-inflammatory
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Powers among other positive effects that
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you'll see but the most of all it's food
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and notate no nasty side effects just
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tasty side benefits so today I'm going
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to talk about all the top diseases and
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circumin cancer heart disease dementia
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arthritis and depression starting with
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cancer one of the most thoroughly
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researched topics with the best effects
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on breast cancer bowel cancer stomach
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cancer even skin cancer cells but also
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others in a July 27 or I'm sorry 2017
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animal study researchers at Baylor Scott
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White research in Institute found that
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curcumin may even be able to break
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through chemo resistance of pan
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pancreatic ductal
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adenocarcinoma and it's a really
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aggressive form of pancreatic
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cancer inflammation and oxidative stress
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are the big players in the development
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of cancer and curcumin fights these two
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in a big Way by combating both of these
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processes
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curcumin can help create an environment
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that's just not conducive to cancer
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growth so for its super
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anti-inflammatory properties you know
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inflammation is a natural body response
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to injury to infection but chronic
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lowgrade silent or even noisy
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inflammation can lead to numerous health
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issues including cancer so curcumin has
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been shown to inhibit inflammatory
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Pathways in the body it downregulates
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those pro-inflammatory cyto kindes that
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yeah Co made famous and certain enzymes
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that effectively reduce inflammation
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this is really crucial because
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inflammation can promote the growth and
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spread of cancer cells so we got to keep
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that down but like I said it also has
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incredible antioxidant benefits
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oxidative stress which is why you need
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the
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antioxidants that occurs when there's
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just an imbalance between nasty free
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radicals from toxins and you know
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metabolic waste and other things they
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don't balance with antioxidants in your
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body from your diet and ones that are
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manufactured in the body so this
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imbalance can damage cells and DNA and
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that can lead to cancer so curcumin's
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antiox accident properly properties will
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neutralize those free radicals so it
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protects our cells from damage so this
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protection is vital for maintaining
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healthy cell functions and preventing
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mutations that could lead to cancer but
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I think one of the most exciting aspects
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of circumin is its ability to directly
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affect cancer cells research has shown
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that curcumin can make cancer cells
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virtually implode it's called apoptosis
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or programmed cell death that means
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circumin can encourage cancer cells to
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Simply die off naturally without
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affecting the healthy cells so
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additionally circumin inhibits
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angiogenesis the process by which tumors
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get their own blood supply and you don't
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want that you want to starve the cancer
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cells from nutrients and oxygen so not
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getting their own blood supply really
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helps that so there's some really
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fascinating research shows that also
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that curcumin can enhance conventional
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treatments like chemo and radiation
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studies indicate that curcumin can make
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cancer cells more sensitive to those
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treatments potentially allowing for
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lower Doses and reducing the side effect
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wow so that's really really important so
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clearly in my book one of the top
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turmeric benefits its ability to work as
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a cancer fighting food now we're going
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to go to curcumin and heart disease or
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metabolic syndrome we know lowgrade
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inflammation is associated with
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metabolic
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syndrome and that chronic inflammation
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leads to the insulin resistance the high
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blood pressure the metabolic issues so
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curcumin with its potent
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anti-inflammatory benefits will reduce
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that inflammation throughout the whole
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body high blood sugar levels that's a
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Hallmark of metabolic syndrome curcumin
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can improve insulin sensitivity helping
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the body use glucose more effectively
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and that's like really crucial for
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preventing and managing diabetes one of
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the major problems with metabolic
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syndrome also kumin plays a great role
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in managing cholesterol levels it can
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lower LDL the bad cholesterol increase
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HDL and promote a healthier lipid or
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cholesterol profile so heart health also
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can help prevent the buildup in the
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arteries and just reduce heart disease
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the final thing with metabolic syndrome
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it helps support weight management so
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excess body fat we know that around the
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waistline is the worst for metabolic
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syndrome curcumin can Aid weight
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management by first boosting metabolism
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of smidge but reducing the growth of fat
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cells so of course I'm going to say a
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proper diet really could help but now
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we're going to move on to to circumin
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and
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arthritis forever circumin has been
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known for its strong anti-inflammatory
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and pain reducing characteristics a
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study was conducted five rheumatoid
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arthritis patients where they compared
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the health benefits of circumin in
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turmeric to the arthritis drug bolarin
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which is an insid kirkum group group
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showed the highest percentage of
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improvement overall more importantly it
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was found to be safe and did not relate
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with any Adverse Events most of them
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used about a th000 milligrams of
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curcumin so it also helps in the
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management of exercise induced
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inflammation or muscle soreness so that
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helps recovery and performance in active
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people so I've been training for a
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triathlon and you bet I never miss a day
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of circumin it's what it's part of my
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what I call my mature athlete formula I
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love it I won't go a day without it so
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there was another publication finishing
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up on the arthritis and inflammation um
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in the journal oncogene published U that
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evaluated several anti-inflammatory
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compounds and found that circumin was
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among the most effective
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anti-inflammatory compounds in the world
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so you can see why it's my number one
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every day okay now we're going to talk
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about circumin and dementia and I want
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to share some fascinating insights about
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circumin and how it holds promise in the
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fight against Alzheimer's we know that's
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a progressive disorder that affects
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millions of people worldwide robbing
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them of memories cognitive ability and
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Independence
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it's a condition that can PR profoundly
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affect not only those who suffer from it
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but also their families and caregivers
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there is so much hope on the horizon I
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got to tell you with the work of Dr Dale
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bris and Dean ornish cat tupes and
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dozens of researchers that I know we can
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benefit also from this humble spice
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several studies have been completed
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investigating the relationship of of
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circumin and Alzheimer's and it seems
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that circumin can actually reverse some
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of the amalo pathology and Associated
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neurotoxicity and the focus is really on
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the chronic inflammation and getting to
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the core of it one of the key
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contributors to alzheimer's is that
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inflammation of the brain amalo plaque
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tal Tangles those are feature Hallmarks
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but just getting rid of them is not the
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answer because they're just kind of the
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um kind of the Band-Aid for the
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underlying inflammation so circumin is
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potent at the
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anti-inflammatory um protecting the
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brain so it's also an anti-oxidant
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Powerhouse since oxidative stress is a
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major factor in the development we want
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to get that down so circumin powerful
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antioxidants that neutralize free
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radicals protecting the brain so
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research shows that it can directly
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interfere with the formation or even
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need or necessity of the amalo plaque so
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moreover it's it's just doing a lot of
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thing now for the rest of us it enhances
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cognitive function Beyond its ability to
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Target the mechanisms of Alzheimer's
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circumin also can enhance overall
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cognitive function make you think better
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so it can improve memory attension so
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that's really good for brains as we age
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and I don't know about you but I want my
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senior years to be filled with wonderful
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vibrant memories of everything I've done
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and I want to keep a sharp mind so I can
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keep up with new things so I want to
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tell you about a side note in India the
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home of Curry and real chai tea both
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rich in turmeric has the lowest level of
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Dementia in the world maybe a
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coincidence I think
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not but it stands the reason that by
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reducing inflammation fighting oxidative
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stress and targeting the root cause of
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Alzheimer's circumin stands out number
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five
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depression we're going to look at how
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circumin can battle depression that can
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cast a shadow over our life draining the
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joy and vitality of our days so a
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natural
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anti-depressant definitely research
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indicate that it can influence the
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neurotransmitters in the brain serotonin
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and dopamine and play a critical role in
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regulating mood and emotion boosting
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those feel-good chemicals it can
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actually naturally lift the fog of
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depression chronic inflammation has been
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linked to depression so that contributes
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to the brain stress response so of
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course we need to look at the
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inflammatory diet that may be we may may
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be eating but just as curcumin's potent
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anti-inflammatory properties can reduce
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inflammation in the body it also can
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benefit the brain creating a healthier
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environment for mental
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well-being now back to the oxidative
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stress that can damage brain cells that
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also is associated to depression so
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there again curcumin with its
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antioxidant Powerhouse that can
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neutralize them so so many things
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another one it does one of my favorite
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proteins brain derived neurotropic
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Factor we call it bdnf Miracle Grow
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fertilizer for the brain it promotes the
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survival growth and maintenance of
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neurons so low levels of bdnf are often
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seen in depression curcumin increases
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bdnf so does exercise so you combine
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exercise with circumin and Bam
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Powerhouse so Journal of phyto theapy
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research uh study in 2014 involved 60
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volunteers and they either run Prozac or
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circumin and circumin was found to be
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equally as effective at the six we mark
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But absorption of curcumin is poor so we
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need to either add black pepper like
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when you're cooking or oil or somehow
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enhance the absorption I love Terry
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naturally form BCM 95 so much research
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has been done on this extract because of
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its Superior absorption I take one of
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those supplements every day but you can
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also get in food not as well absorbed
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but helpful and delicious so you can add
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turmeric to your diet in your cooking in
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stews in soups and smoothies or even
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sprinkle it on your salads I like to add
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it with cinnamon and it's like pumpkin
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pie spice yum you can make golden milk
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uh using any kind of nut milk uh any
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kind of milk dairy or otherwise mix it
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with turmeric and ginger and just a tiny
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bit of Honey or Stevia or monk fruit and
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it makes a delicious anti-inflammatory
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drink that you can enjoy every day but
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the thing is every day consistently like
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any health supplement consistency is key
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regularly consuming it is how you get
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the benefits so circumin is a shining
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example of how natural compounds can
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support our health in profound Ways by
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reducing inflammation fighting oxidative
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stress and directly impacting cancer
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cells it is a Powerhouse so today just a
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nudge to help keep you moving forward
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enhancing ancient wisdom combined with
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modern science and making healthy
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changes for a brighter healthier future
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thanks for for listening today and I
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will tell you it's easier than you think
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Curcumin- The Ultimate for Longevity
Deb Ford DCN RDN
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Jul 30, 2024
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My number 1 favorite herb, spice and extract. The spice- turmeric and the extract - curcumin- that’s been used for over 5,000 years to help manage pain, swelling, digestion, cholesterol, blood sugar and more. So, if you are interested in increasing your chances of healthful longevity, tune in today because you will be amazed and I am sure you will join me in including it in my nutritional arsenal every day.