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Curcumin May Prevent Clogged Arteries
July 23, 2009 at 10:57 am

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/ma...iclekey=103981
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Study Shows Ingredient in Curry Spice May Reduce Fatty Deposits in Arteries

July 20, 2009 -- The compound that gives curry spice powder its yellowish color may protect arteries from fatty buildup, new research in mice shows.
Curcumin, the main ingredient in the curry spice turmeric, is a naturally occurring antioxidant known as a polyphenol. Polyphenols are found in plants that have anti-inflammatory and other protective properties.
Previous studies in rats showed that curcumin had the power to prevent heart failure. Turmeric-based compounds have also been touted as potential treatments for Alzheimer's, arthritis, and breast cancer.
The current study suggests curcumin may thwart the development of atherosclerosis, or clogged arteries, a key risk factor for heart attacks and strokes.
Researchers in France fed 20 mice a diet supplemented with curcumin or a comparison diet not supplemented with curcumin. After 16 weeks, mice fed on the curcumin-based diet had a 26% reduction in fatty deposits in their arteries compared to mice on the comparison diet.
In addition, curcumin appeared to alter the genetic signaling involved in plaque buildup at the molecular level.
The findings are being presented this week at the American Heart Association's Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Annual Conference in Las Vegas.
Curcumin has a low bioavailability and capsules are best bought containing bioperine, a pepper which increases absorption. Its also advisable to break the capsule open and mix it with coconut oil, or extra virgin olive oil, in a spoon to further increase absorption.

extreme but non-nausea Herxheimer reaction to MMS?
July 23, 2009 at 8:53 am

I used the MMS a couple of times with the 6x6 protocol and it worked very well to stop colds etc. I have a long health history (chronic fatigue etc) which you can read here http://www.sandrajensen.net/mybody.html - basically CFIDS probably caused by Rickettsia and Babesia (similar to Lyme). After an intensive herbal protocol 2 years ago, have been doing very well comparatively to years ago. Given the info about MMS and herpes and the fact that I still often feel not so great, I thought to start a longer term MMS protocol.

I went up to 10 drops 3 times a day for a few days and then felt I couldn't carry on with the low grade nausea and lack of appetite. I stopped for about a week to 10 days and then started again, building up to 9 drops twice a day, but felt incredibly ill (nausea) at that dosage so dropped it back to 6 and built up again to about 8 drops twice a day. This over about 10 days. I was doing ok, only the mildest nausea occaisionally.

Then I woke up feeling like I had some kind of bug -- extreme, and I mean extreme weakness, some aches. No other symptoms, but it felt like a bug. I did the 6x6 protocol twice, then the next day three times, feeling perhaps 2% better each day, and then again the 6x6 protocol three times a day for about 2 days and then upped the dose to 7 drops (i.e doing the 6x6 protocol but with 7 drops), 3 times a day. No nausea, slightly loose bowels. But throughout feeling incredibly weak, to the point of speaking is too tiring even. My blood pressure skyrocketed. I felt like all I could do was lie in bed. It's the weakness you feel with any severe illness, only I had no other symptoms, other than a 'sense' that this was a pathogen of some kind being activated or...?

I thought I was getting incrementally better, but then, I got much worse, and have stopped taking the MMS entirely, for two days now. I am beginning to feel like myself again, absolutely wiped out but not the same kind of wiped out, more like I can start rebuilding. It had felt like a complete step back to some years ago with the chronic fatigue etc.

Perhaps it is a herx response but I feel it's too strong for me, and so odd given I've been doing so much better for the last year -- and since I was diagnosed 'clear' of the Rickettsia etc 2 years ago. However I suspect my body is still very very sensitive and does not respond 'normally' to (I got extremely ill after doing colonics some years ago, for example).

Yesterday I found this article on MMS and Lyme: http://stanford.wellsphere.com/lyme-...ing-mms/200557
suggesting that the usual dosage instructions are not appropriate with this illness.

Right now I feel that I cannot and should not continue unless under the supervision of a doctor or health practitioner, which is unlikely here in rural Ireland. I may experiment with taking 6 drops twice a week or something like that. I believe for 'normal' bugs, the 6x6 protocol is excellent, and will try that again if I get signs of a cold etc.

I wanted to share about this extreme weakness response, in case others have experienced it.

Any advice much appreciated.
 

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