has had qite a "going over" by chemists and biologists for a good many decades now. Generally, the feeling is a positive one as to "whats happening" when Curcumin reacts with human metabolism; there is a general consencus that Curcumin is an antioxidant. There is of course, much more to the word "antioxidant". Those dirty, sneaky. pro-radical or "pre-radical" (if you prefer) molecules that can mess up a smoothly running biological system, until this battle waged in the cell says "uncle" and turns on the "apoptotic cycle" of the cell [always likes "apoptosis" instead of "death"] process.
Not only the oxygen atom can form bio-reactive destructive radicals, but nitrogen is a very common atom used by nature to form "radicals", those one-eyed, one handed valence varmints that are at the heart of many "diseases".
Of course Cucurmins can do a lot of cell interacting by just having a certain molecular "shape"; and this shape could be the lock to the "biological cascasde" messengers, for good or evil.
So, we now have evidence that the Cucurmin natural products may have important nitrogen based free radical inhibition. This is good work; it is a study that would recommend further investigation of "Curcurminoids" cs

Everitt, Ron, and I think Zuc had a whole thread on the curcumin, black pepper, ginger, green tea, combo in detail from the BrainTalk 1 site.

Since those pages went down so did the old data. My own experience with that curcumin formula, has improved my off time out of this world. Obviously a healthy diet, exercise, and other nutrients are part of the equation, but that lengthy discussion was invaluable and has almost taken my off time back 5 years.

Anybody who has that curcumin formula and the scientific data detailing the findings may like to repost it here.

I had that whole thread saved, now it has been lost from the Braintalk 1 crash.

GO HARD SCIENCE aka Rationalist

Howard, here's one long thread that mentions turmeric (circumin) and green tea, etc:


http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache...s&ct=clnk&cd=5

Another thread:

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache...s&ct=clnk&cd=7


An article about turmeric:

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache...s&ct=clnk&cd=1

What is the relationship between inflamation and oxidative stress?
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache...s&ct=clnk&cd=8

Also:

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache...s&ct=clnk&cd=1

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache...s&ct=clnk&cd=9

Glutathione "the most important antioxidant in the brain"

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache...s&ct=clnk&cd=3

Key concept for rate of progression...as I see it

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache...s&ct=clnk&cd=7

Fasting update
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache...&ct=clnk&cd=17

Antibiotic Minocycline and Creatine
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache...&ct=clnk&cd=18

Grape Juice, Rats and Dopamine
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache...&ct=clnk&cd=24

Sugar, obsessive compulsive behavior & basal ganglia
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache...&ct=clnk&cd=36

Thanx for the links. You guys rock with the data you provide. Long may that continue.

GO HARD SCIENCE aka Rationalist

I added some more links to that post, Howard.