These days, it seems that stress levels across the country are higher than ever. And, unfortunately, the surge of cortisol that was biologically intended to keep humans alive in a fight-or-flight scenario can have a substantial impact on long-term corporeal and brain health.
Past research has indicated that continual stress may aggravate or heighten the risk of developing a wide range of ailments from diabetes to Alzheimer's disease. In addition, prolonged feelings of stress have also been linked to increased anxiety and depression. But, according to a various studies from Peking University in China and the University of Florida, there is a natural and nutrient-rich compound that may be able to help.
Though curcumin is typically associated with the turmeric-laden curries savored in India and other parts of Asia, this compound has long been used in a Chinese medicine called Xiaoyao-san that can potentially manage stress and its depressive symptoms. According to a 2006 Chinese animal study, administering daily doses of curcumin was shown to reverse the physiological and cognitive effects of chronic stress.
As an extension of this effort, researchers from the University of Florida – conducted by the same lead author – conducted another animal study and discovered the curcumin supplements could reverse some of the neurological damage done by chronic stress and even fortify the brain against stress-related deterioration in the future.
"These results raise the possibility that increased cell proliferation and neuronal populations may be a mechanism by which curcumin treatment overcomes the stress-induced behavioral abnormalities and hippocampal neuronal damage," the 2007 study abstract states.
As well as protecting your brain from the ravages of excess stress, curcumin has also been shown to enhance the treatment of various cancers, rheumatoid arthritis and other ailments.
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