[SupplySider]

With the Gipper's passing I thought this older article might be of interest. There was another study presented this April with similar findings.

[BullDog108]

Alzheimer's is almost unheard of in India. Of course they die early of gazillions other causes instead....

[dawn53]

Another link about curry. They think it may slow MS as well.

http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/news/Apr2002/CurrySpiceForMS.html

[cyborg]

This is why my mother will always have enough marbles to nag me when she's one hundred.

[null and void]

The finding may help to explain why rates of Alzheimer's are much lower among the elderly in India than in their Western peers.

Perhaps. Or maybe it's other factors. For example, suppose Alzheimer's is a slow variant of a mad cow/prion caused disease. We eat lots of beef, and have a high Alzheimer's rate. Hindus eat no beef and have a very low Alzheimer's rate...

[cyborg]

ping

[Moonman62]

Turmeric may be good for other diseases too.

Curcumin may be an inexpensive, well-tolerated, and effective therapy for inflammatory bowel disease

Common Indian spice pigment can prevent onset of alcoholic liver disease, study finds

Researchers show cystic fibrosis defect in mice corrected with turmeric extract

And for Alzheimer's here is an interesting search of articles:

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[SupplySider]

ping

[Osage Orange]

Geesh...My first thought was this piece was about Betty Curry.

FWIW-

[wideminded]

Turmeric also speeds wound healing. There was a contoversy recently when some scientists tried to get a patent based on this fact and many Indians objected that this use of turmeric is a well known part of Indian "Ayurvedic" medical practice.

[wideminded]

Turmeric also speeds wound healing. There was a controversy recently when some scientists tried to get a patent based on this fact and many Indians objected that this use of turmeric is a well known part of Indian "Ayurvedic" medical practice.

[RGSpincich]

Curry? Let me know when they start making it in different flavors.

[Captain Beyond]

bump for later read

[TRY ONE]

... I've been planning to eat Curry every day for several weeks, but keep forgetting.

Ut oh! Is it retroactive?

[najida]

It's an aquired taste.

[DCPatriot]

FYI...curry also slows the sale of your home. ;^)

[Petronski]

Eat Curry and I'll never forget?

You damn right I won't forget it!

[RogerWilko]

Hey that's good news! I love that stuff and eat it frequently. Wonder if cumin has any relationship to those, I put that in everything!

Plus, since my grandmother had Alzheimers, I know it's in my family.

[MineralMan]

"Dr Richard Harvey, director of research at the Alzheimer's Society, said: "Curcumin has both anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.


"Drugs with similar properties could potentially be used as preventative treatments for Alzheimer's disease."


However, Dr Harvey warned that it could be many years before such drugs were made widely available. "

Funny, but I have a bottle of turmeric right above my stove. I'll have to think about using it more often.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Looks like I am going to get Alzheimers.

Between my mother's Lamb Currie and having an Indian Roommate in college, I never want to smell that smell again.

Let's have a study to see what chocolate prevents.

[ahayes]

So does smoking!