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Popular Asian spice can cure Alzheimer's disease
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Posted on 09/17/2010 6:58:35 AM PDT by Scythian
(NaturalNews) Nature is full of various herbs and spices that protect against disease and even treat and cure it. And according to Chris Kilham, an ethnobotanist and Fox News' "Medicine Hunter", turmeric root -- also known in its extract form as curcumin -- is one such powerful spice that appears to both prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease and even cure it.
"People who develop Alzheimer's disease get a sticky plaque in the brain called amyloid beta," explained Kilham to Dr. Manny Alvarez in a recent
Fox News interview. Such plaques either develop as a result of
Alzheimer's, or they are the direct cause of it. But either way, they are directly related to the degenerative process.
However studies show that
turmeric actually eliminates these plaques, both when they are first starting to form and even during the late stages of their advancement.
"What we have in turmeric is something that appears to inhibit the development of Alzheimer's disease
and actually help to reduce the occurrence of plaque in
the brain if you have it," noted Kilham. "We know in animal studies, when animals actually have amyloid beta plaque in their brains and they're given turmeric root
that plaque is reduced."
Observational studies have also shown that people groups who eat large amounts of turmeric virtually never get Alzheimer's.
"In countries where people consume a lot of [turmeric], there's a very low incidence of
Alzheimer's disease," emphasized Kilham. "In India and Southeast Asia, it's a rare
disease. And [in the U.S.] it's very, very common."
According to Kilham,
drug companies are hard at work trying to develop drug versions of turmeric, but he recommends
eating real turmeric whenever possible, and taking turmeric extract supplements if eating the spice in food is not an option.
"A challenge that we face is that drug companies
can't patent turmeric root," he said. "So they will continue to try to develop something else. [But] eating turmeric, eating its extracts
appears to be protective against one of the most horrific and debilitating diseases we know."
Sources for this story include:
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4337733/...
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...
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KEYWORDS: alzheimers; curcumin; ethnobotany; health; osteoporosis; tumeric; turmeric
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To: Scythian
unfortunately the asian spice tends to drive people to believe in a moon god, and itch to cut the throats of infidels...
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posted on
09/17/2010 2:37:46 PM PDT
by
teeman8r
(Shove It Beck, we like the costumes.)
To: 668 - Neighbor of the Beast
Umm... prussic acid is cyanide. I guess it would take care of the cancer, but it will also take care of you!
To: Boogieman
Yes I know. It is, nevertheless, kin to almonds, peach pits, apple seeds. I think that was my point. :)
To: Ann Archy
Nope, but I did a summer job at Wright-Patterson up in Dayton ... close enough to Cincy to get Skyline though lol.
To: mkjessup
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posted on
09/17/2010 7:18:54 PM PDT
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
To: Global2010
Sorry to hear about your son.
I'm not knocking homeopathic treatments. Sometimes, they are the best route.
The thread just brought back the memories of a Freeper who went a bit overboard with hs recomendation for coffee enema's, and he did that on several threads. It was "off-the-wall" to say the least.
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posted on
09/18/2010 12:50:24 AM PDT
by
Sarajevo
(You're jealous because the voices only talk to me.)
To: Scythian
Good. I love tumeric. Roast a chicken, or chicken parts, bone IN (chicken tastes so horrible in the boneless varieties), and before roasting, rub it down with salt,pepper, and tumeric. Simply delicious.
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posted on
09/18/2010 12:53:16 AM PDT
by
Yaelle
To: Tax-chick
Dont get turmeric *on* anything, like your counters or clothing. It doesnt wash out no matter what you do.Had to laugh at your post! I make bread & butter pickles because my husband likes them...use lots of turmeric. Anyway, I once spilled some on the counter and tried numerous kitchen cleaners, soft scrub, etc.
I eventually grabbed the straight-on, full-strength Windex. I sprayed it on there, and decided to let it sit for a little bit (probably not the best idea, but I was annoyed and always enjoyed chemistry lab...nearly blew it up once in college, but that's another story). At first, nothing happened. BUT, after about 30 seconds, a major chemical reaction of some sort occurred...bubbling, hissing, the whole works.
Waited for it to stop, wiped up the mess, and voila: no stain, and no hole in the counter!
Of course, this is a laminate counter top...goodness only knows what would happen with other surfaces...but it's worked every time I've tried it since.
To: garandgal
Interesting! I have Formica counters, so I’ll have to try soaking stains in Windex.
We made phosgene in my high school chem class ... the teacher was a WW1 vet, ancient and quite drifty ...
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posted on
09/18/2010 5:15:56 AM PDT
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Tax-chick
("A little plain food, and a philosophic temperament, are the only necessities of life."~W. Churchill)
To: neverdem; DvdMom; grey_whiskers
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10/01/2010 10:55:06 AM PDT
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decimon
To: decimon; texas booster
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10/01/2010 7:37:15 PM PDT
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neverdem
(Xin loi minh oi)
To: neverdem
Thanks for the ping. Very interesting thread.
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10/02/2010 5:51:57 AM PDT
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10/02/2010 6:21:36 AM PDT
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Ladysmith
("A community organizer can't bitch when communities organize." Rush Limbaugh)
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