ized curcumin (reduced to a very small
sion is called “epigenetics”. I think you’ll
particle) and turmeric essential oils. That
hear much more in the coming years of how
allows this bioavailable curcumin extract to epigenetic changes are the root cause of
have up to 10 times the bioavailability and
about 98% of all cancers.
greater blood retention time than standard
Of course, the type of boswellia extract
95% curcumin extracts.
here is crucial. One thing I would stress
If you have concerns about breast
about boswellia is to look for a very specific
cancer, the bioavail-
type of extract. Make
able curcumin extract
sure it is a “low beta”
that I recommend is
boswellia extract,
The
most
recent,
cutting-edge
one of the strongest
which simply means
research regarding boswellia
natural cancer fighters
that it contains very
to have as part of your
little beta-boswellic
and cancer has involved cel-
regimen.
acids, which can be
lular studies on colorectal,
pro-inflammatory. This
prostate, and breast cancer
BOSWELLIA: AN
same boswellia extract
AMAZING CELL-
should also provide
cells, but so far, it seems very
PROTECTOR
at least 70% total
promising
and
certainly
points
Boswellia
organic and boswellic
to boswellia as being a “must
(Boswellia serrata) is
acids, including the
another strong botan-
most active anti-in-
have” herbal ingredient.
ical that can protect
flammatory boswellic
against tumor growth.
acids known as AKBA
Like curcumin, it reduces inflammation
(Acetyl-11-keto-B-boswellic acids).
(although along somewhat different path-
This is important because research
ways) so that normal cellular growth and
shows that AKBA suppresses the activation
reproduction isn’t compromised. The most
of NF-kB, a protein complex that under
recent, cutting-edge research regarding
the duress of inflammation, promotes the
boswellia and cancer has involved cellular
growth of tumor cells. In fact, some of the
studies on colorectal, prostate, and breast
most exciting recent research has shown that
cancer cells, but so far, it seems very prom-
AKBA has a powerful ability to re-awaken
ising and certainly points to boswellia as
“sleeping” genes and get them back to work
being a “must have” herbal ingredient.
preventing cancer growth. The process,
One of the ways boswellia works is by
called DNA “demethylation”, has the
activating the “sleeping” genes that protect
potential to prevent aberrant cell division.
us from tumor growth. The study of the
(DNA methylation is responsible for much
activation and suppression of gene expres-
of the improper cell growth that leads to
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