Showing posts with label healthy diets and Alzheimer's risk reduction. Show all posts
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Research: Foods/Spices Slow, Perhaps Reverse Alzheimer's

Research: Foods/Spices Slow, Perhaps Reverse Alzheimer's



'Back in 2006, a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) found that a class of compounds found within turmeric known as curcuminoids enhance the amyloid-beta uptake of macrophages within Alzheimer’s disease patients. Amyloid-beta (Abeta) plaque is found in unnaturally elevated levels in neurodegenerative disorders such as AD, and is believed to contribute to the underlying disease process.'




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