Featured Topic:
Ginger and Turmerones
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Ginger Oil
• Ginger is a botanical relative of turmeric and has some of the same
benefits:
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Antioxidant
anti-inflammatory
anti-cancer
Antiviral
Antibacterial
Antifungal
Antiulcer
• Ginger essential oil is extracted from ginger root
• Its most powerful compounds are the gingerols and shogaols
Ginger oil protects against radiation damage
• A recent study looked at the ability of ginger essential oil to protect
against radiation damage – for example, side effects of radiation
therapy as a cancer treatment
• In an animal model, administration of ginger oil was associated with
• up to a 70% reduction in DNA damage to bone marrow cells
• Normalized glutathione levels to be equal to levels before radiation
treatment - versus a 50% decline in glutathione levels in animals who did not
get ginger before radiation treatment
• Prevented ulcerations in the intestines associated with radiation exposure
More research on ginger oil
• Fatty liver
• Ginger oil protected against liver damage associated with fatty liver disease
(animal model) including returning elevated markers of liver disease to
normal
• Protection against ulcer formation
• Ginger oil was associated with a 26% reduction in ulcer formation associated
with aspirin (animal model) and stopped a 50% decrease in protective gastric
wall mucus triggered by aspirin exposure
Ginger oil’s close relative: Turmeric essential
oil
• In addition to the powerful natural medicine curcumin, turmeric is
also the source of turmeric essential oil
• Like ginger oil, turmeric oil is anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and
liver protective
• The most powerful compounds in turmeric essential oil are known as
turmerones
• One turmerone stands out from the rest: ar-turmerone
Turmeric essential oil research
• Animal model of skin papilloma (benign tumors)
• Three different doses of turmeric essential oil given to animals exposed to
toxins known to trigger papilloma formation
• Low dose: 82% papilloma inhibition
• Medium dose: 85% inhibition
• High dose: 100% inhibition –NO papillomas formed
• Animals were fed a high fructose diet, with or without turmeric oil.
Those in the turmeric group saw a:
• 14% reduction in glucose levels
• 47% reduction in plasma insulin levels
• 34% reduction in c-reactive protein (levels went down to LESS than the
control group!)
Research on ar-turmerone, the most powerful
compound in turmeric essential oil
• Exposure to ar-turmerone increased nerve cell formation in the brain
by 10% (animal model)
• In animal research
• ar-turmerone nearly doubled levels of brain derived neurotrophic factor, a
compound associated with the formation of brain cells
• ar-turmerone was associated with up to a 30% reduction in depression
symptoms
When and how to use ginger and turmeric
essential oil
Look for standardized ginger and turmeric oil:
• Ginger oil standariized to 25% gingerols and shogaols
• Turmeric oil standardized to 60% turmerones, including the powerful
ar-turmerone
Use this combination for cancer or any inflammatory condition
New Numbers on Obesity
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More people ON EARTH now obese than
underweight
• For the first time in global history, more people on the
planet are overweight than underweight
• In the last 40 years, the proportion of obese men
worldwide more than tripled, and the number of
obese women doubled
• At the current pace, 18% of men and 21% of women
WORLDWIDE will be obese by 2025
• Current US obesity prevalence (not including overweight) is
36%
• Projected US obesity prevalence in 2025: 46%
• If current trends continue, percentage of overweight AND
obese Americans in 2030 will be 86% or more
Olive Leaf lowers Blood Pressure
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Olive LEAF is good for your heart
• Olive leaf contains a compound (oleuropein) that
neutralizes free radicals, reduces inflammation, and
prevents plaque buildup in the arteries
• Randomized, placebo controlled, double-blind 16 week
crossover trial of 60 men with high blood pressure
• Each person received olive leaf for 6 weeks and placebo
for 6 weeks, with a 4 week rest (washout) period
between
• Results: olive leaf was associated with a significant
decrease in blood pressure and a 12% reduction in
triglycerides; when taking placebo both blood pressure
and triglyceride levels increased
Berries for the Brain
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Berries keep brains going longer
• Researchers divided adult and middle-aged mice into two
groups: either a control diet or a diet supplemented with
grape and blueberry extracts
• Middle-aged mice on the control diet showed signs of agerelated cognitive decline while the mice receiving berry
extracts did not
• Additionally, the berry extract prevented a decline in brain
enzymes associated with brain function and memory
• A recent study in humans with mild cognitive impairment
which is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s found that after
supplementing with freeze dried blueberry powder
(equivalent to a cup of berries) for 16 weeks they
experienced better memory skills and improved brain
function versus the placebo group
Three Ideas to Help You
Stop Snoring
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Do you have “noisy breathing” when you
sleep?
• 45% of normal adults snore at least occasionally; 25% are habitual
snorers
• Here are some ideas to help relieve snoring:
• Eucalyptus and myrtle oils: decongestant and anti-inflammatory action to
reduce snoring caused by sinus congestion
• Thyme and Ivy extract help clear out mucus that can cause snoring
• Snoring is common in women with low thyroid function – restoring thyroid
hormone levels with iodine and l-tyrosine can be very helpful