Researchers from the University College Cork and Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland found in their comprehensive study that curcumin, found in abundance in turmeric (an orange root), causes apoptosis (death) of abnormal cells. Chemical antioxidants, curcumoids, kill the growth of these abnormal cells by interupting mitosis so the cells cannot split. A cell that cannot split cannot perpetuate itself. Therefore, when a the abnormal cell’s mitosis is interupted, it dies. Curcumin does this.
I juice turmeric regularly. It’s potent stuff and I love it. It burns the mouth and the flavor is intense. I don’t love the taste or the burning, but I know what incredible health properties turmeric has. There are three roots I know of that have powerful health properties: Turmeric, Ginseng (found around the 40-43rd parallel) and Maca Root (found above 14,000 ft). Each has incredible health properties that the other doesn’t have. Many other roots also have incredible health properties.
You can look at any raw food and find powerful health properties that target certain areas of the health picture. In the case of turmeric, it kills abnormal cells. We can consume curcumin with a whole food such as turmeric or as a curcumin concentrate, up to 95% pure.
Conclusion: Curcumin can induce cell death by a mechanism that is not reliant on apoptosis induction, and thus represents a promising anticancer agent for prevention and treatment of abnormal oesophageal cell growth.
The Study demonstrates that certain foods have incredible anti-cancer properties that we are just beginning to learn about. As we continue to study more foods and their chemical components we will find how nature has provided everything to us that we need to cure the body of disease and be as healthy as we want to be.
Curcumin induces apoptosis-independent death in oesophageal cancer cells
G O’Sullivan-Coyne1, G C O’Sullivan1, T R O’Donovan1, K Piwocka2 and S L McKenna1
1Leslie C. Quick Laboratory, Cork Cancer Research Centre, BioSciences Institute, University College Cork and Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
2Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
Correspondence: Dr SL McKenna Sharon, E-mail: [email protected]
Received 1 June 2009; Revised 10 August 2009; Accepted 17 August 2009; Published online 6 October 2009.
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About Bob McCauley
Bob McCauley, ND (Robert F., Jr.) was raised in Lansing, Michigan and attended Michigan State University (BA, 1980 in Journalism). He is a naturopathic doctor, Master Herbalist and a Certified Nutritional Consultant. He has traveled extensively, both domestically and abroad, visiting over 32 countries. He published Confessions of a Body Builder: Rejuvenating the Body with Spirulina, Chlorella, Raw Foods and Ionized Water (2000), Achieving Great Health (2005), The Miraculous Properties of Ionized Water, (2006) which is the only book on the market that exclusively addresses Ionized Water, Twelve (Fiction, 2007) and Honoring the Temple of God (2008). He considers himself a Naturalist, meaning he pursues health in the most natural way possible. He studies and promotes nature as the only way to true health.
From 2002-2004 he hosted the radio program Achieving Great Health, which was heard by thousands of people each day. His guests included some of the most well-known and respected names in the natural health world.
With the help of his father, Dr. Robert F. McCauley, Sr. (Doctorate in Environmental Engineering, MIT, 1953) they started Spartan Water Company in 1992, which sold vended water machines in supermarkets. Robert Jr. founded Spartan Enterprises, Inc. in 1993. He is a Certified Water Technician with the State of Michigan. He is also a Type II Public Water Supply Specialist and has the certifications of S-5 and D-5. The McCauley family has a long history in the water industry. Bob's father pioneered environmental issues regarding ground water and drinking water quality. He received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1953 for his thesis on removing radioactive strontium from water. He earned his doctorate in Environmental Engineering in less than 2 years, one of the shortest doctoral studies in the history of MIT. He taught civil, sanitary and environmental engineering at Michigan State University for 18 years before retiring to run Wolverine Engineers & Surveyors of Mason, Michigan, for 17 years. His reputation throughout Michigan as a water quality expert was legendary. Bob worked for his father's company for 12 years learning the water business, which dealt primarily with municipalities, including water quality and sanitary sewer issues.
After apprenticing with his father, Bob moved on to the bottled water business. He established greater Michigan's biggest selling bottled water: Michigan Mineral – Premium Natural Water. He was introduced to Ionized Water in 1995 and has done more to promote Ionized Water than anyone else in the industry. Bob often lectures and offers seminars on his Seven Component Natural Health Protocol .
Bob is a Certified Nutritional Consultant and a Certified Master Herbalist. He is also a 3rd Degree Black Belt and Certified Instructor of Songahm Taekwondo (American Taekwondo Association).
