Test with volunteers shows wasabi improves short- and long-term memory in older people

Medical Xpress / Nutrients ^ | Nov. 3, 2023 | Bob Yirka / Rui Nouchi et al

[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.

[antceecee]

😛😅😂🤣

[know.your.why]

Snorting wasabi

[gundog]

You can grow it.

[DAC21]

https://www.thewasabistore.com/shop/genuine-wasabi-powder

Well that link just cost me $35😝

Discount code which is supposed to be for seasoning salts only also worked on the 3 pack which has 2x seasoning salt and 1x Wasabi powder.

[Qwapisking]

looking too. my wife lost her entire mind. sure hope wasabi will help.

[DAC21]

I just found this.... decent price for the amount you get.

Dualspices Japanese Wasabi Powder 3.2 Oz (90 Grams) Extra Hot - No Fillers - 100% Pure https://a.co/d/iAlLUrx

[conserv8]

A recuring theme with hot spices

[dinodino]

You can get the real thing at a Mitsuwa, but it’s very pricey. The green stuff that most people think of is not wasabi.

[proxy_user]

Nearly all the “wasabi” sold in the US is horseradish dyed green. The real stuff is too expensive.

[DannyTN]

I remember I’m not eating wasabi again, and it’s been decades.

[Candor7]

https://www.realwasabi.com/

There are many health foods available from Japan:

1) Tofu for lowering cholestero)Wasabi for mental acuity

2) Miso soup as an anticarcinogen ( do not boil)

3)Wasabi for mental acuity

4) Ivermectin ( derived from a soil bacteria found only in Japan).....destroys covid virus,antiparasitic, also can dissolve tumors,cures river blindness.

There are many others. Japan has a plethora of dietery support for various physical conditions. Have trouble sleeping, drink 8 ounces of heated sake, sip it slowly. Your innards warm up on a metabolic rush,and you'll be sleeping like a baby in 10 minutes.

[Steven Tyler]

Wassshabiii

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2wugAI9RI0

[one guy in new jersey]

[dfwgator]

“WASABI!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP3XaAqDwZ0

[one guy in new jersey]

That’s the ad! So funny.

[The Westerner]

May I ask which one you prefer? In my 20’s my internist said to take a One a Day vitamin. Nowadays, good additions for seniors include lutein for eye health or calcium for bones, etc.

[Cold Heart]

Centrum Senior or Costco equivalent comes to mind. Vitamin D and zinc are very important. I do not take a multi vitamin at present due to the large volumes of pills and powders, both Rx and nutraceuticals, I currently take to counter adverse clot shot damage.

Prior to getting the clot shot I had started taking zinc and noticed memory improvement.

[Cold Heart]

That site I sent you also sells starts if you want to grow your own. They are tricky to grow if you don’t have ideal conditions.

[The Westerner]

Thanks, Centrum SR is probably a good choice.

[Cold Heart]

Sorry, I “forgot” one of the biggest helps for the brain, execise. 30 minutes a day, six days a week, rest on the 7th.

That is documented to reduce need for over 90% of chemical Rx.