Posted on 07/15/2009 11:52:55 AM PDT by decimon
Can I take it that Alzheimers is practically unheard of in India and other countries where curry is consumed in great quantities?
Next week it will be a water cure.
My Dad died of Alzheimer's two years ago. I would like to have a cure found but I trust no doctors or their so-called studies any more because all you have to do is follow the money to see how accurate their “study” is.
FYI
About a week ago, they found that the equivalent of 500 MG/day for one month got rid of 50% of all plaques in both mice and people in just one month.
http://www.physorg.com/news166078859.html
Not necessarily. The beneficial chemicals aren't easily absorbed by the body.
Interesting, thanks for posting.
Thanks. Curried Latte D will be the next craze.
Curcuminoids in concentrated form are beneficial for a number of maladies, such as arthritis and certain forms of cancer. It’s equal to or even better as an anti-inflammatory (and therefore pain reliever) than an NSAID, with little or no side effects. It does affect clotting, however, like aspirin or NSAIDs, and should not be used by people who are already on coumadin or similar.
Most of the beneficial effect is lost between the digestive tract and the liver, though, so people are trying to find other successful means of getting it into the bloodstream rather than ingestion, such as a sublingual liquid or a transdermal patch.
Wow. Nothing like a good cup of Joe, eh?
Or five or six or seven cups...
;-)
Since they both loved golf they went out to the course and the vision-challenged buddy teed up his ball and smacked it clean.
"Boy, that was a good hit and it felt like I got it right on the sweet spot...did you see where it went?" he asked his Altzheimer-suffering friend.
"Yup, sure did!" came the answer.
"Well, how far and where did it land?"
"I forgot."
bump
I would say this needs a big Vitamin D bump.
You should begin taking it soon to prevent getting the coming flu that might be epidemic. If you begin now, this article seems to assure you won’t forget by October.
Not unheard of but apparently much muted:
"ScienceDaily (Jan. 13, 2005) — A dietary staple of India, where Alzheimer's disease rates are reportedly among the world's lowest, holds potential as a weapon in the fight against the disease.
The new UCLA-Veterans Affairs study involving genetically altered mice suggests that curcumin, the yellow pigment in curry spice, inhibits the accumulation of destructive beta amyloids in the brains of Alzheimer's patients and also breaks up existing plaques."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/01/050111170458.htm
Pinging you.
I understand that the curiosity about curcumin was aroused when it was found that Alzheimers rates in India WERE INDEED LOWER.
Thanks for the Ping!
Was your father on any drugs?
My Father was taking Aricept. It didn't seem to help much and the doctor did not diagnose the problem for years until we got my Mother to give my older brother, who lives not far away, the power to take my Dad to the appointments.
With that, the doctor got serious and tested my Dad and started the medication.
He died less than two years later.
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