Posted on 11/09/2023 8:36:16 PM PST by ConservativeMind
A team of cognitive health and aging research specialists affiliated with a large number of institutions in Japan has found that ingesting wasabi can help improve both long- and short-term memory retention in older adults. For their study, the group gave one group of older adult volunteers daily wasabi tablets and another group a daily placebo for three months.
Wasabi is a kind of plant that grows in Japan and the Russian Far East—some liken to horseradish. The rhizome is commonly used as both an ingredient in food and as a condiment. Prior research has shown that its anti-inflammatory benefits come courtesy of 6 methylsulfinyl hexyl isothiocyanate (6-MSITC), which has also been shown to have antioxidant properties.
More recently, wasabi been rumored to help with cognitive abilities because of its supposed calming effect on the brain. In this study, the research team set up an experiment to find out if such claims are true.
The team asked 72 Japanese volunteers between the ages of 60 and 80 to take either a wasabi tablet (containing 0.8 milligrams of 6-MSITC) or a placebo tablet every night before going to bed for 12 weeks. The researchers screened out people with known ailments and those taking certain medications or who were heavy drinkers. Each volunteer was also asked to take cognitive and memory tests before and after the test period.
The test results showed that the volunteers who took the wasabi tablets exhibited improvements in both long- and short-term memory but experienced no changes in cognitive ability. The researchers also found that those taking the wasabi tablets did better on association tests, such as connecting names to faces, which prior research has shown is a common problem in aging adults. The volunteers who were given a placebo showed no memory or cognitive improvements, however.
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It’s nice to know it can improve memory a bit.
Does the brain get quiet because it senses a nuclear explosion nearby in the mouth and sinuses?
Have you ever eaten wasabi?
If you answered “yes” to that question, you are likely mistaken. Most sushi eaters—even in Japan—are actually being served a mixture of ground horseradish and green food coloring, splashed with a hint of Chinese mustard. Worldwide, experts believe that this imposter combination masquerades as wasabi about 99 percent of the time.
Where can we buy the real thing here in the US?
My wife has lost her short term memory
Uwajmaya stores in Seattle and Bellevue..
Love it. True, what we get here is not the real thing. After numerous buys on the innertubes I have found only one that even lists wasabi as the first ingredient. The label is mostly in Japanese, but what’s in English says Samkwang Orishi Wasabi. It does seem a bit stronger than the others. Still looking.
Plus when I eat it I’m usually eating other good food
Most likely
thewasabistore.com
wasabi is not cheap. There are other nutrients that can help with the mind. Start with a well balanced multi vitamin and mineral supplement for the elderly.
zinc is also an important element.
“...ingesting wasabi can help improve both long- and short-term memory retention in older adults.”
They probably remember the pain so they can avoid that stuff the next time.
I thought I knew the effects of Wasabi until I tried a fresh version. The effect was atomic. I could only take a little bit a time and each time it made my eyes water.
If I ate every thing to improve memory I would die of intestinal explosion.
Magnesium L-Theonate. Read up on it. Amazing results.
I don’t know. Sorry.
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