Eating Curry is Good for You
Dieneke Ferguson took eight grams of curcumin each night for five years and her cancer has remained stable.
A WOMAN diagnosed with blood cancer has beaten the disease with the help of turmeric.
Dieneke Ferguson, 57, was diagnosed with myeloma in 2007 after complaining of high blood pressure, according to a report in the British Medical Journal.
Within 15 months of her diagnosis her cancer had progressed to stage three.
Dieneke underwent several rounds of chemotherapy and in October 2009 had stem cell transplant, but the treatments didn’t work.
In 2011 she began taking daily doses of curcumin, a key component of the spice turmeric after another two rounds of stem cell therapy failed.
Dieneke took eight grams each night on an empty stomach.
A few months later she began a weekly course of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which involves breathing pure oxygen in an enclosed chamber that mimics higher than atmospheric pressures.
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Over the last five years her cancer has remained stable and her blood counts are within the normal range.
She has also maintained a good quality of life during this period, according to the report.
Curcumin is a polyphenol derived from the perennial herb turmeric and has been used as a traditional Indian medicine for centuries.
Curcumin is a natural antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and has analgesic properties, according to the BMJ report.
More recently, it has demonstrated an ability to slow or inhibit cell growth in a wide variety of tumor cells, including myeloma.
It has also been found to help alleviate a range of other health problems.
A 2016 review, published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, found that turmeric extract could help minimise the symptoms of arthritis.
Some research has even shown turmeric could help prevent Alzheimer’s by stopping the accumulation of proteins thought to cause the disease.
A 2008 study also found that turmeric can help lower cholesterol, therefore helping to prevent serious health problems like heart disease and stroke.
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