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C URCUMIN —T HE 21 ST C ENTURY C URE
OTHER BRAIN-PROTECTIVE FUNCTIONS
OF CURCUMIN
Curcumin’s ability to relieve depression and dementia are consid-
erable, but there’s more in the realm of scientific research on cur-
cumin’s brain-protective effects:
Blocks brain tumor formation: Researchers in New York discov-
ered that injected curcumin blocks the formation of cancerous brain
tumors in mice.
Anti-convulsant: An animal study from India found that curcumin
supplements stop epileptic seizures.
Protects brain cells from stroke damage: Oxygen deprivation is the
main cause of post-stroke brain damage and disability. A Universi-
ty of Missouri animal study showed that injected curcumin given
for two months after a stroke greatly diminished the death of brain
cells. Another study showed that after a stroke, curcumin helped
prevent damage to the all-important blood-brain barrier, minimiz-
ing the risk of infection and other types of brain damage.
Counters effects of traumatic brain injury: UCLA animal research -
ers found that a diet high in curcumin greatly reduced brain dam-
age and cognitive impairment after a traumatic brain injury.
Treatment for Parkinson’s disease: Parkinson’s disease is a degen-
erative disease of the central nervous system that includes move-
ment-related impairment, including shaking, slowness of movement
and rigidity of limbs. In its advanced state, Parkinson’s can include
dementia and behavioral problems.
Modern medicine treats the symptoms of Parkinson’s, since
there is no known cure.
Inflammation is certainly a part of Parkinson’s, and we already
know that curcumin is a powerful anti-inflammatory and anti -
oxidant. In addition, 2012 research from the Northeast Ohio Med-
ical University suggests that curcumin has neuroprotective elements
as well, particularly in containing the protein accumulations like