Rosemary
is an antioxidant dynamo.
According
to the University of Maryland Medical Center, rosemary’s many health benefits
include: memory improvement, the relief of muscle pain and spasm, the
stimulation of hair growth, support for the nervous and circulatory systems and
the prevention of thrombosis. It also has antimicrobial properties and is a
known antioxidant.
Its
most impressive attribute, however, is the effect it has on cancer cells,
including skin cancer, colon cancer, prostate
cancer,
leukemia and breast cancer.
What
does science tell us about the power of rosemary?
In
large part, rosemary’s anticancer properties are due to high levels of carnosic
acid, rosmarinic acid and alpha tocopherol (vitamin E), all strong
antioxidants. In particular, carnosol, also found in rosemary, has been proven
to detoxify certain substances that initiate the growth of breast cancer
tumors.
A
2007 study done by the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania
showed that when women with Stage III and IV breast cancer were
given a special salad dressing high in rosemary (along with basil, sage, sea
buckthorn berry, balsamic and grape seed oil), the oxidative stress reduced
significantly in 95% of them.
The
findings led the researchers to conclude that rosemary in conjunction with
other bioactive herbal compounds “can lead to significant effects on health
represent(ing) a promising adjuvant treatment in patients with advanced breast
cancer…”
Rosemary
Is safer than tamoxifen for reducing estrogen
Approximately
80% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have ER-positive breast cancer, which
means that cancer cells are growing in response to the hormone estrogen. The
most common conventional drug used to block the effects of estrogen is tamoxifen,
which has more side effects than can be listed in one article, including
cancer. In fact, tamoxifen is so dangerous that it has been classified as a
carcinogen by the World Health Organization since the 1990’s.
On
the other hand, current research indicates that rosemary has the ability to
inactivate estrogen hormones safely and naturally by stimulating liver enzymes
that can literally “turn off” aggressive estrogen types. Researchers at Rutgers
University evaluated the effects of rosemary extract on laboratory mice and
discovered that a 2% rosemary diet “increased liver microsomal oxidation and
glucuronidation (a process involved in Xenobiotic metabolism).” It especially
effected estradiol and estrone in the uterus. Estradiol is a particularly
aggressive form of estrogen that is mimicked by cancer-causing
xenoestrogens in the body.
A
vital component of the breast
cancer conqueror 7 Essentials System™ is “Heal with Therapeutic Plants.”
This ‘essential’ is based on the concept that specific plants naturally contain
compounds which can nourish, tone, strengthen, detoxify and heal the body,
including substances that specifically target and destroy cancer cells and the
mechanisms through which they grow.
For
many years, I have counseled women on the power of certain herbs. Yet I
continue to be amazed as I learn more and more about the healing effects of
everyday plants like rosemary. Rosemary truly is a super-herb on many fronts
when it comes to fighting breast cancer.
A
word of caution if
you use it, however. Rosemary is extremely potent so it should never be
ingested internally in extract form. Also, if you are pregnant or prone to
heavy periods, use it with caution as it has been known to effect menstrual
cycles and promote heavy bleeding.
Source:
naturalhealth
No comments:
Post a Comment