Thursday, April 10, 2008

Curcumin Reduces Heart Enlargement and May Prevent Heart Failure

"(NaturalNews) Eating curcumin, a natural ingredient in the spice turmeric, may dramatically reduce the chance of developing heart failure, researchers at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre of the Toronto General Hospital have discovered.

In a study entitled, 'Curcumin prevents and reverses murine cardiac hypertrophy,' published in the February edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers found when the herb is given orally to a variety of mouse models with enlarged hearts (hypertrophy), it can prevent and reverse hypertrophy, restore heart function and reduce scar formation." read the rest of "Curcumin Reduces Heart Enlargement and May Prevent Heart Failure" at naturalnews.com