CANCER PREVENTION

Ginger and Turmeric Essential Oils: A Dynamic Duo for Cancer and More
Ginger has been experiencing a revival in the
natural health worldas well it should. Its
been used medicinally for over 5,000 years.
Ginger is a close cousin to turmeric, which
contains curcumin and turmerones, and
these are some of the most powerful botanical
medicines on earth. In this Terry Talks
Nutrition, Im going to share just a few of the
many benefits of ginger and explain why I
think ginger oil and turmeric oil might just be
an unbeatable combination.

Ginger and Inflammation

Ginger is a mainstay of traditional medicine with
powerful benefits for just about every system in
the body. Research shows its effective in
several serious diseases. Ginger oils provide
compounds that interrupt inflammatory triggers
that can cause the development, growth, and
spread of tumors. The main compounds found in
ginger oil are the pungent gingerols and
shogaols, and they account for the majority of
gingers health benefits.

Researchers have found

that compounds in ginger
interrupt the cycle of
cancer cell development.
What many people do not understand is that
inflammation is not one singular activity in the
body. Imagine for a moment the ocean. We use
one wordoceanbut it is not one thing.
Ocean may be the turbulent churning at a
cape, or the frigid waters and ice of the
Antarctic, the calm warmth of the Caribbean,

or the broad stretch of the Pacific. Inflammation

is made up of a wide variety of processes that
occur uniquely in various health conditions.
Ginger is an excellent anti-inflammatory
botanical, but it is exceptional in many of the
ways it touches the inflammatory processes in
the bodyways that are not replicated by
other botanicals. Ginger inhibits the production
of certain compounds that stimulate
inflammation, interrupts the inflammatory
cascade, and modulates many of the genes
associated with inflammation. This has distinct
implications for many conditions, including
cancer. Researchers have found that
compounds in ginger interrupt the cycle of
cancer cell developmentin a sense, throwing
a wrench into the gears of the tumor machinery.

Ginger and Cancer

One example of the power of ginger is its
great promise in helping to treat glioblastoma,
an aggressive form of brain cancer. The
prognosis for those with this type of cancer is
very poor, because it spreads quickly and the
cancer cells often become resistant to
chemotherapy. In a cell study, a type of
gingerol from ginger was combined with
TRAIL (TNF-related apoptosis-inducing
ligand), a therapy used to fight this type of
cancer. The study found that gingerol was
able to sensitize cancer cells to TRAIL
treatment with low doses through multiple
mechanisms,
suggesting
that
chemoresistance to the therapy would be
less likely. More human studies need to be
done, but these are promising results for a
very difficult form of cancer.

Most of us know someone who has

been affected by cancer. Its important
to do what you can to protect yourself
from this devastating disease. Ginger
and turmerones from turmeric are two
natural ingredients that show great
potential for cancer prevention and
treatment. These powerful botanicals:
Neutralize cancer-causing chemicals
Prevent tumor development
Fight cancer and the nausea
associated with chemotherapy
Protect DNA from oxidative damage
Reduce chronic inflammation
Plus so much more!
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Ginger and Chemotherapy

Ginger Root
(Zingiber officinalis)

Turmeric Root
(Curcuma longa)

The most common use for ginger throughout

history is as a remedy for stomach upset, from
morning sickness to post-surgery nausea, so it
makes sense that ginger is also useful in
reducing the nausea associated with
chemotherapy treatment. In a double-blind,
multicenter trial conducted by the University of
Rochester, 576 cancer patients undergoing
chemotherapy were given ginger or placebo.
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Ginger and Turmeric Essential Oils: A Dynamic Duo for Cancer and More
The researchers found that .5 gm and 1 gm
doses of ginger taken for three days before
chemotherapy reduced the acute nausea that

comes with chemotherapy treatment. The

patients in the ginger group also used less
anti-nausea drugs than the placebo group.

GINGER:

BENEFITS BEYOND CANCER

Researchers are just beginning to validate the benefits of ginger.
You can find research studies on gingers benefits for a multitude
of conditions.

COGNITIVE FUNCTION,
ANTIDEPRESSANT
HEART DISEASE,
CHOLESTEROL,
BLOOD PRESSURE,
ANTI-CLOTTING
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY,
ANTIVIRAL,
ANTIBACTERIAL,
WOUND HEALING
DIGESTION, NAUSEA,
MORNING SICKNESS,
SEASICKNESS, COLITIS

LIVER DISEASE

CHRONIC PAIN,
OSTEOARTHRITIS

Turmeric Essential Oils

If youre a regular reader of Terry Talks
Nutrition, you know that I believe turmeric
essential oils have profound health benefits.
The main components of turmeric essential
oils are turmerones, which possess
antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-tumor
effects all their own. In particular, research
suggests that turmerones are particularly
good at inducing apoptosisprogrammed
cell death that is a crucial function in
normal cells. When apoptosis doesnt occur,
cancer is often the result. Turmerones may
also work by helping specialized immune
cells, called dendritic cells, modulate the
bodys immune response.

Better Together
Considering the clinical benefits determined
by research on turmeric essential oil and
ginger, scientists are beginning to ask if these
two combined might create even greater
levels of activity. In an animal model of gastric
ulcers, for example, the combination of ginger
and turmeric essential oils increased depleted
levels of antioxidant enzymes, such as
glutathione, and reduced lesions of the
stomach wall. Perhaps they work so well
together because, while they have many
similarities, they are different enough that
they provide much broader benefits than
either one on its own. I think were going to be
hearing a lot more about these promising
botanicals in the future. Their potential is
nearly limitless.

When in doubt, always consult your

physician or healthcare practitioner.
This article is intended to provide you
with information to maintain your health.

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