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C URCUMIN , C HRONIC P AIN AND A RTHRITIS
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Medicine Hunter Chris Kilham, who has conducted medical
research in more than 20 countries, is sometimes called “The Indi-
ana Jones of Natural Medicine.” He says curcumin deserves
“superstar status” among healing plants.
“Medicines should heal, not hurt. They should promote life,
not take it away. In part, due to disappointment with drugs, and
in part due to a belief that natural remedies are safer than most
pharmaceuticals, many people seek natural remedies to alleviate
pain. But where do they look? Enter curcumin, a derivative of
turmeric root, that literally can erase pain quickly and powerfully,
without negative effects,” says Kilham.
The research is very impressive:
Reduce inflammation: Biological indicators of inflammation were
reduced by as much as 99% with curcumin, offering almost
complete relief for chronic pain sufferers and providing a powerful
promise for prevention and treatment of other diseases caused by
inflammation.
Cartilage regeneration: Not only does curcumin help reduce the
inflammation, it actually helps prevent the breakdown of cartilage
(the cushions between joints), preventing arthritis from developing
or worsening, as shown by Canadian researchers. At least one study
shows that curcumin can help build new cartilage cells, reversing
what was once thought to be an incurable degenerative disease.
Pain relief: An Italian study showed that people diagnosed with knee
osteoarthritis were able to reduce their need for NSAIDs by 63%
when they took curcumin. As a welcome side effect in this study, it
was discovered that curcumin produced a 16-fold reduction in par-
ticipants’ blood levels of CRP, the protein that indicates high levels
of inflammation, which also predicts a high risk for heart attack.
Once again curcumin has proven to be superior to commonly
used pharmaceuticals in relieving joint pain and increasing walk-
ing time among people with knee osteoarthritis. In a 2011 study
published in the journal Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, patients
who took a 500 mg blend of BCM-95 ® Curcumin and BosPure™