Posted on 01/03/2017 7:16:57 AM PST by Red Badger
Chillies could help fight breast cancer after scientists revealed the spicy ingredient causes diseased cells to self destruct.
Capsaicin, the active component that gives chillies their trademark kick, can switch on specialised channels surrounding cancer cells causing them to die.
Other cancers including colon, bone and pancreatic could also be killed off by the compound.
However, capsaicin isn't effective if it's eaten, inhaled or injected, and researchers think it will only be effective as a pill attached to another drug that targets cancer cells.
Scientists from Ruhr-University in Bochum, Germany, treated human samples of breast cancer cells with the hot ingredient to find out more about its ability to destroy them.
Dr Lea Weber, writing in the journal Breast Cancer - Targets and Therapy, said: "Capsaicin is capable of inducing apoptosis (cell death) and inhibiting cancer cell growth in many different types of cancer, for example, osteosarcoma, colon, and pancreatic cancer cells, while normal cells remained unharmed."
When capsaicin reaches a cancer cell, the spicy ingredient attaches itself to the edge of the cell known as the cell membrane and switches on a cell receptor called TRPV1.
The receptor TRPV1 is a channel that controls what substances such as calcium and sodium go in and out of the cancer cell.
When TRPV1 is switched on by capsaicin, the cancer cell is sent into overdrive and starts to self-destruct.
As more and more cancer cells die, the tumour is stopped from growing larger.
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In other words unless THEY market and sell it to you, it won't work.
So the studies that are showing good results must be done with imaginary tablets already being manufactured? or what...?
Just go to GNC and buy 500 mg Cayenne capsules.
Good thing I love spicy hot food.
In vitro, probably. A whole lot of promising research in vitro never pans out. Same with research in mice not panning out in human trials. Dogs, now if it works for them, there’s a very good likelihood that it’ll work for people. Practically all of our good cancer treatment regimens came to us through veterinary trials on dogs.
You simply have to remove the cancer cells and cover it in capsaicin.
Greaaat. Now my gampy has another reason to gloat about his chili recipe. “See, not even cancer can stand up to my chili!!!”
Me too!....................
Gotta copy?......................
Another one that evidently has shown success in fighting cancer are the leaves and bark from the Soursop tree. However, it also has only been tested in vitro.
i remember years ago that India was listed as having very low cancer rates. At that time it was attributed to TURMERIC.
Me too. Had me some 100% Pain sauce on my burritos
I’d attribute it to greatly shortened lifespans. The vast majority in India are breathtakingly poor and their longevity takes a hit for it.
It also prevents all forms of STD’s. Just sprinkle it on liberally.
What else did you expect if Big Pharma is behind it?
With regards to “Science” these days, what kills you today - will cure you tomorrow. Like Vitamin B17.
I will continue to eat my apple and apricot seeds since they both contain cyanide and arsenic and are proven cancer killers. I’ll also keep tossing all those habaneros and jalepeños into my guacamole and salads.
From the article: However, capsaicin isn't effective if it's eaten, inhaled or injected, and researchers think it will only be effective as a pill attached to another drug that targets cancer cells.
Lots of substances work in a petri dish on isolated cells.
Check out Dr. Thomas Seyfried, who contends that cancer is a metabolic disease.
Primary prevention is two 7-day water fasts each year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXWE8vQB0eA
Promising therapies involve ketogenic diet, exogenous ketones and hyperbaric oxygen, as is being tested by Dr. Dominic D’Agostino.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntob6Sn06_Q&t=3s
You take Habanero enemas?.................
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