Discovered: Indian spice reduces Alzheimer's symptoms by 30%
Turmeric, a widely available and popular spice, can keep the brain sharp -- naturally.
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The disease is defined by freckles of barnacle-like piles of a protein fragment, amyloid beta, in the brain. So, the current thinking goes, if you block amyloid formation or get rid of amyloid accumulations — plaque — and if you start treatment before the disease is well under way, you might have a chance to alter its course.
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Please google this for references. There are other sources too!
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=78 on turmeric gives a whole list of references.
A traditional largely vegetarian diet which includes turmeric and a teaspoon of ghee ( and no other fat except a little oil in the cooking) seems to.... More
A Yale study proved that if there is enough turmeric in food to color it yellow, then the bacteria salmonella cannot live in it. So cook with Graham Massala (curry) and sour cream on a regular basis because it tastes good, and the turmeric plus Vitamin D supplement(sour cream) might be doing something good too.
Yes thats right it is found that indian spices helps to reduce the possibility of Alzheimer's disease to some extend and is useful and a natural method for more information visit
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Due to various effects of curcumin, such as decreased Beta-amyloid plaques, delayed degradation of neurons, metal-chelation, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and decreased microglia formation, the overall memory in patients with AD has improved.
Alzheimer's Symptom
Crap! I forgot what I was going to type.
you haven't mentioned who discovered spices
Turmeric is also a blood purifier.Antibiotic, powdered good for putting on open sores,cuts,etc.usefull when nothing else available out in the field.
Turmeric is also known for it's ability to reduce cholesterol levels in body. Add grinned turmeric powder in water half hour before breakfast daily.
I read a study done recently that indicated plaque isn't the problem in the first place but rather is part of the body's defenses to slow down the disease. If the billions of dollars in meds designed to reduce plaque won't help, I'm guessing curcumin won't either. Eat right and exercise while you're young!
I read a while ago that these spices contained lead and other unsafe metals lol now they can improve dementia funny
So, they have a "study" that indicates a 30% reduction in brain plaques in only one week?!?! That sounds too good to be true, doesn't it?
Reading further, we find that the highly questionable study actually finds that it doesn't really seem to have any effect on Alzheimer's at all but, they are willing to spend more money "researching" it.
Still more checking shows us that a source for the article, Terry Lemerond, makes his living selling "Curamin" pills, along with other.... More
Thanks for all the sources guys/gals. Really helped!
Asisan -> Asian
Tumeric -> Turmeric
The common spice is correctly spelled tuRmeric.
Although more studies need to be done, it's important to recognize trying new supplements. My mom struggles with arthritis and she is now trying the new pill and it certainly doesn't make anything worse.
go to pubmed central: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez
and search "curcumin" for 867 journal articles, all free to download.
For example, "Curcumin Structure-Function, Bioavailability, and Efficacy in Models of Neuroinflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease" - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2527621/?tool=pmcentrez&repo...
Also, it's tuRmeric..
This article is somewhat superlative, but there do, in fact, appear to be encouraging results in preliminary trials in humans regarding this:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2827376/?tool=pubmed
There are several reputable, cross-referenced studies and papers in the "Curcumin and AD" section of that
Curcumin and Alzheimer's Disease
Tsuyoshi Hamaguchi 1,2 , Kenjiro Ono 1 & Masahito Yamada 1
1 Department of Neurology and Neurobiology of Aging, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 13-1 Takara-Machi, Kanazawa, Japan 2 Department of Cellular Neurology, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller Strasse 27, Tübingen, Germany
Abstract states that "oral administration of curcumin has resulted in the.... More
Can we get more sources for validation? References to said studies etc. Is Cucumin to be sold as an over the counter drug?
Sounds like someone has an over supply of curcumin and needs to shift it. "I know, I will say there is a study that says its treats Alzheimers and I will sell the lot. I will say its from a mythical place and that ancient people have known about it for years, no proof required, job done, gullable idiots fooled again"
'previously known only for its ability to spice (and color) food'
Tumeric has been known for its medicinal properties for centuries.
Typical western ignorance.
"Typical western ignorance" ??? A writer fails to acknowledge a perspective you expect to hear, and your response is that its "typical western ignorance"? That little fact in your head is just POUNDING away, wanting to be recognized, isn't it? You need people to know that turmeric has been used as a (traditional) medicine for centuries. But, the omission must be a form a 'western ignorance', mustn't it?
In the West turmeric has been used as a spice and as a food coloring agent. .... More
"Curcumin has been found in clinical studies..."
Can we have a reference to these studies?
Thanks
