Saturday, June 13, 2009

Would Spicy Foods and Seasonings Help Dementia/Alzheimer's Patients?


I really found this ad interesting a few weeks ago, spices that boost your immune system.


Read this:


EATING spicy curries could help slow down Alzheimer's disease, new research has revealed.
The study in the US claims a compound found in turmeric - a yellow spice that gives curry its colour - stimulates a response against symptoms of the brain disease.



The compound curcumin affects brain cells of Alzheimer's patients by boosting the immune system to help combat "plaques" which kill the cells - and eventually cause dementia.
Researchers in Los Angeles studied blood samples from patients. When they added the ingredient to the samples, it boosted immune cells.


Lead researcher Dr Milan Fiala believes the ingredient could be turned into a form of treatment for the incurable disease.

There is so much information out there that can at least if nothing else put us on some type of track, and in our search we will connect with the right information, it will come cause you are seeking answers.




http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8080630.stm
Eating a curry once or twice a week could help prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, a US researcher suggests.


In hopes to help someone: Peace

2 comments:

  1. This is a very interesting article. My grandfather has dementia, and we're trying to find anything we can do to help him. We're hiring in-home care to help him, and I think I'm going to mention this to his home care provider.

    Sara Welsh | http://www.4seasonshc.com/

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