Tuesday, January 04, 2005

Curry favor...tumeric may fight inflammation and even Alzheimer's!

Finally some good news!

Health News Article Reuters.com:

"The pigment that gives curry spice its yellow hue may also be able to break up the 'plaques' that mark the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients, early research suggests."

from the Hundustan Times:

"A professor of medicine and neurology Gregory Cole said: "Curcumin has been used for thousands of years as a safe anti-inflammatory in Indian traditional medicine." He is very excited at the prospect of curing and preventing he disease through curcumin.

With the discovery of curcumin in turmeric as a possible cure for Alzheimer's disease, scientists are now focussing attention on other Indian spices, like ginger, cardamom, coriander, fenugreek and cinnamon. Ginger it is believed could help a great deal in combating rheumatism and arthritis."

See I told you that was good news! :)


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