- ALLERGY, RESPIRATORY
- Climate Change Could Sting Allergy, Asthma Sufferers
- New Spray Could Benefit Cystic Fibrosis Patients
- Using Music and Sports to Improve Kids' Asthma
- ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
- Naprapathy: A Hands-On Approach to Pain Management
- Quit Smoking the Holistic Way
- Acupuncture May Help Restore Lost Sense of Smell
- ANIMAL CARE
- 'Comfort Dogs' Come to Emotional Rescue
- Beware of Dog Bites
- Animals Respond to Acupuncture's Healing Touch
- BONES & JOINTS
- Exercise Key Player in Knee Replacement Recovery
- Returning to the Road Tricky After Injury
- Vitamin D Plus Calcium Guards Against Fractures
- CANCER
- Green Tea May Help Prevent Oral Cancer
- Healthy Behaviors Slow Functional Decline After Cancer
- Gene Studies Reveal Cancer's Secrets
- CAREGIVING
- Medication Errors Could Be Cut: Experts
- Caregivers Face Multiple Strains Tending Older Parents
- Older Caregivers Prone to Worse Sleep Patterns
- CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
- Bye, Bye Back Fat?
- Drink a Little Wine, Live a Little Longer
- Health Tip: Are You Anemic?
- COSMETIC
- Science May Banish Bad Hair Days
- New Genetic Links to Baldness Discovered
- With Psoriasis, the Internet May Offer Hope
- DENTAL, ORAL
- Gum Disease May Reactivate AIDS Virus
- Periodontal Disease Impacts Whole Health
- Sports Drinks May Be Tough on Teeth
- DIABETES
- Out-of-Control Blood Sugar May Affect Memory
- Whole Grains Take a Bite Out of Type 2 Diabetes Risk
- Exercise Protects Black Women From Type 2 Diabetes
- DIET, NUTRITION
- Compound in Berries May Lessen Sun Damage
- The Raw Food Diet
- Fish Oil's Benefits Remain Elusive
- DISABILITIES
- Review Finds Marijuana May Help MS Patients
- Could Your Cell Phone Help Shield You From Alzheimer's?
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- Ozone-Depleting Inhalers Being Phased Out
- Gene Mutation May Cause Some Cases of Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Bed Bugs Bring No Disease Danger
- EYE CARE, VISION
- Don't Lose Sight of Halloween Safety
- Kids' Eye Injuries From Golf Clubs Rare But Severe
- Impotence Drugs Don't Harm Vision: Study
- FITNESS
- MRSA Infections Can Bug Fitness Buffs
- 'Safe' Ozone Levels May Not Be for Some
- Exercise As Well As Acupuncture, May Ease Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
- GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS
- Gum Chewing May Speed Colon Surgery Recovery
- Traditional Nonsurgical GERD Treatments Not Impressive
- HRT Use Raises Risk of Stomach Trouble
- GENERAL HEALTH
- Hand Washing 10 Times a Day May Help Keep Flu Away
- Heart Disease May Be Prevented By Taking Fish Oils, Study Shows
- A Honey of a Sinusitis Treatment
- HEAD & NECK
- Zen May Thicken Brain, Thwart Pain
- Ski Helmets Encouraged for All
- Many Children Will Outgrow Headaches
- HEALTH & TECHNOLOGY
- 'Comfort Dogs' Come to Emotional Rescue
- Save Your Aging Brain, Try Surfing The Web
- Using Light Therapy to Silence Harmful Brain Activity
- HEART & CARDIOVASCULAR
- Vitamin B3 May Help Repair Brain After a Stroke
- Fish Oil Supplements Help With Heart Failure
- Psychiatric Drugs Might Raise Cardiac Death Risk
- INFECTIOUS DISEASE
- Hand Washing 10 Times a Day May Help Keep Flu Away
- The HPV Vaccine: Preventative Medicine or Human Sacrifice?
- Dry Weather Boosts Odds of Flu Outbreaks
- KID'S HEALTH
- Boosting Kids' Stroke IQ May Save Lives
- Time to Remind Teens About Sun Protection
- Most Depressed Teens Don't Get Treatment
- MEN'S HEALTH
- Strenuous Daily Workout May Keep Cancer at Bay
- Sunlight May Help Protect Men From Kidney Cancer
- Physical Activity May Prolong Survival After Colon Cancer
- MENTAL HEALTH
- Consciousness Helps the Mind and Body Work Together
- How to Attack Holiday Stress Head-On
- Massage Fosters Healing in Bereaved Relatives
- PREGNANCY
- Pre-Pregnancy Weight Linked to Babies' Heart Problems
- Prenatal Stress May Boost Baby's Asthma Risk
- Heart Defects in Newborns Linked to Antidepressants
- SENIORS
- Tai Chi May Help Ward Off Knee Pain in Seniors
- Laughter Can Stimulate a Dull Appetite
- Exercise Helps Reduce Falls in Young and Old
Uncover Why Turmeric Helps You Heal
By eHolistic.com Published: 06/29/2009
MONDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Modern technology has revealed the ancient secret behind the healing power of turmeric, a spice regarded as "holy powder" in India.
Turmeric has been used for centuries to treat wounds, infections and other ailments. It's long been believed that curcumin -- the main ingredient in turmeric -- is responsible for its healing power, but it hasn't been known how curcumin works inside the body, explained researcher Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy and colleagues.
They used solid-state NMR spectroscopy to examine molecules of curcumin and found that they act like a "biochemical disciplinarian." The molecules insert themselves into cell membranes and make the membranes more stable and orderly in a way that boosts cells' resistance to infection by disease-causing microbes.
SOURCES: American Chemical Society, news release, April 2009 Published on: June 05, 2009
