Turmeric cheap as dirt anti-estrogen.

[Praetorian]

tricky business. if it competes and mimics, and only grabs 5% of receptors, you are still in a bind.

bingo.
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[Thorgrim]

Where are you guys getting that it is an estrogen mimicking compound though? It could be, but that is not what the article says. It says that it competes with estrogen mimicking chemicals and estrogen and that is one of the mechanisms by which it helps fight cancer. I don't think it is a far leap to assume that it has some anti-e effects in the body however mild they might be.

[natenator]

Where are you guys getting that it is an estrogen mimicking compound though? It could be, but that is not what the article says. It says that it competes with estrogen mimicking chemicals and estrogen and that is one of the mechanisms by which it helps fight cancer. I don't think it is a far leap to assume that it has some anti-e effects in the body however mild they might be.

I'll take a real anti-e and not risk the chances.

[Thorgrim]

I'm not suggesting that it is going to replace a real anti-estrogen but it might be a nice addition to the diet especially for the natural guys and girls. If you do some further research on it you'll find that it is anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-cancer and good for the liver and it is a possible anti-estrogen. For the price of turmeric I don't see a downside. It is worth taking just for health reasons. I think I also have seen studies where it was helping protect against Alzheimer's disease as well. Like garlic it is a miracle herb.

Plant-derived health: the effects of turmeric and curcuminoids.
Bengmark S, Mesa MD, Gil A.

Institute of Hepatology, University College London Medical School, London.

Plants contain numerous polyphenols, which have been shown to reduce inflammation and hereby to increase resistance to disease. Examples of such polyphenols are isothiocyanates in cabbage and broccoli, epigallocatechin in green tee, capsaicin in chili peppers, chalones, rutin and naringenin in apples, resveratrol in red wine and fresh peanuts and curcumin/curcuminoids in turmeric. Most diseases are maintained by a sustained discreet but obvious increased systemic inflammation. Many studies suggest that the effect of treatment can be improved by a combination of restriction in intake of proinflammatory molecules such as advanced glycation end products (AGE), advanced lipoperoxidation end products (ALE), and rich supply of antiinflammatory molecules such as plant polyphenols. To the polyphenols with a bulk of experimental documentation belong the curcuminoid family and especially its main ingredient, curcumin. This review summarizes the present knowledge about these turmericderived ingredients, which have proven to be strong antioxidants and inhibitors of cyclooxigenase-2 (COX-2), lipoxygenase (LOX) and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) but also AGE. A plethora of clinical effects are reported in various experimental diseases, but clinical studies in humans are few. It is suggested that supply of polyphenols and particularly curcuminoids might be value as complement to pharmaceutical treatment, but also prebiotic treatment, in conditions proven to be rather therapy-resistant such as Crohn's, long-stayed patients in intensive care units, but also in conditions such as cancer, liver cirrhosis, chronic renal disease, chronic obstructive lung disease, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.

PMID: 19721899 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...m&ordinalpos=4

[manfreakca]

tumeric is good to take alittle every day on foods salads,excellent for the body

[musclehead123]

A friend of mine was taking it and he noticed increase in appetite. My family doc highly recommends it for all its "anti" properties.