zeaxanthin, and cuminal (a constituent of cumin essential oil). 6-12 grams of curry powder significantly reduced allantoin, which is a marker of oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is related to heart disease, cancer, and mental and cognitive decline.
Curry Powder is high in curcumin, which is a component of turmeric. Curcumin has strong anti-inflammatory properties that help regulate inflammatory proteins, such as interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). It can also help relieve symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and bowel disease. Various spices in curry powder may also help lower blood sugar levels, improve brain health, and digestive disorders.
Curcumin also promotes liver health along with many other benefits. Researchers have connected curcumin to a reduction in plaque that free radicals deposit in the neural pathways of the brain (John M. Ringman et al., Current Alzheimer Research 2006). In 2012, the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry published a study indicating that curcumin can help against glioblastomas (GBMs), which is an aggressive for of cancer starting in the brain.
Curry Powder consumption may also helps boost blood flow and improves blood vessel function, which in turn, helps to decrease heart disease and lower triglyceride levels. Cardamon and sweet basil are vasodilators and affect the proteins that reduce tension in blood vessels. This in turn helps to lower blood pressure that leads to atherosclerosis, heart attacks, and strokes. Curry Powder may also help lower blood sugar levels, improve brain health, and digestive disorders.
Many of the spices in curry powder, turmeric in particular, have potent anticancer properties, which have been shown to help avert cancers of the prostate gland, breast, colon, and brain. Studies have shown that turmeric helps to induce cancer cell death and inhibit the spread of cancer cells by suppressing specific signaling pathways in the body.
Other anti-inflammatory ingredients, such as chili peppers and coriander have been used in traditional medicine practices since ancient times.
Curry Powder’s coriander, cumin, and ginger have anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties.
Coriander has a well researched penchant for fighting off bacterial infections, particularly
E. coli and other intestinal damaging infections.
Word of Caution: Curry powder can interfere with blood thinners and be an irritant in people with gall bladder conditions.
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