A Curry a Week
A curry a week may keep the doctor away. Or more precisely, curcumin, a component of turmeric -- a key spice in curry powder -- has been found to prevent the onset of Alzheimer's and dementia if consumed once or twice a week.
A curry a week may keep the doctor away. Or more precisely, curcumin, a component of turmeric — a key spice in curry powder — has been found to prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s and dementia if consumed once or twice a week.
AS CHAOS UNFOLDS, FIND SOLID GROUND…The BBC:
Eating a curry once or twice a week could help prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, a US researcher suggests.
The key ingredient is curcumin, a component of the spice turmeric.
Curcumin appears to prevent the spread of amyloid protein plaques — thought to cause dementia — in the brain.
But the theory, presented at the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ annual meeting, has been given a lukewarm reception by UK experts.
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