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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 14  HimPower October 2017