Science - Anti-Inflammatory & Immune Boosting Hot Chocolate
Research suggests that Curcumin has multiple health benefits:
- Stimulates the body's natural painkillers, providing relief for mild joint pain, menstrual cramps and pains.*
- Helps in the management of oxidative & inflammatory conditions, metabolic syndrome, arthritis & anxiety.*
- Helps in the management of exercise-induced inflammation & muscle soreness, enhancing recovery and performance in active people.*
- Curcumin in the gut favours the growth of beneficial bacteria strains such as Bifidobacteria & Lactobacilli, whilst reducing pathogenic strains.*
- May help reduce inflammation & have positive benefits on endometriosis. A 2012 study on endometrial cells with endometriosis showed an effect on reducing the amount of endometriotic cells and also the amount of estrogen (E2) being produced by these cells, critical as endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent condition. A 2017 review of the scientific literature revealed that curcumin potentially has a number of different pathways that can act upon endometriosis from inflammation, reducing vascularisation of the tissue, stopping these endometriosis cells proliferating. Unfortunately, all these studies have been in cells or mice only and not yet in humans as they have been trying to understand and measure the mechanisms of action.*
For trials & scientific studies please refer to the following:
Curcumin: A Review of its' Effects on Human Health
The Association of Inflammation on Premenstrual Symptoms
Curcumin Attenuates Severity of Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms