Clinical Studies say Turmeric May Help with Alzheimer’s Prevention
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Sherry C. on
Sunday, July 30th, 2017
Turmeric (curcumin, or curcuma longa) is an Indian spice that is thought to help promote Alzheimer’s prevention. It was discovered when scientists realized that the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is much lower in India than it is in Western cultures. In fact, several studies found that the prevalence of AD in India was as 4.4 times lower in adults (aged 70 to 79) than in the United States. So, researchers began to look at the diet people in India were eating. They found that people who ate curry (with curcumin as the primary spice) more often performed better on standard memory tests and cognitive functioning tests than those who did not have curry in their diet regularly.
Curcumin was found to be a…
