Turmeric for Dementia Prevention

[kind2creatures]

About the use of the spice Turmeric for the prevention of dementia, Alzheimer's and memory problems...https://www.newsmaxhealth.com/headline_health/turmeric_spice_dementia/2012/03/28/442102.html?s=al&promo_code=E8C5-1

 

[liverock]

Curcumin, a spice used in many Indian dishes, could explain why rates of dementia in India are lower than those in the Western world.

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Whilst agreeing that Curcumin helps with dementia,quoting India as a good example is rather weak as the average lifespan is only 64 years, which lowers the odds of getting AD and dementia considerably.

 

[kind2creatures]

Whilst agreeing that Curcumin helps with dementia,quoting India as a good example is rather weak as the average lifespan is only 64 years, which lowers the odds of getting AD and dementia considerably.

Good point!

 

[Ted_Hutchinson]

One of the reasons why curcumin helps dementia patients is that it is able to bind with the VITAMIN D RECEPTOR.
So people who regularly consume curcumin are in fact compensating for their vitamin D deficiency by providing an alternative.
Average dietary intake of turmeric in the Indian population may range between 2 to 2.5 grams, corresponding to 60 to 200 milligrams of curcumin daily. It may be the reason when people from India/Pakistan immigrate into the UK they don't suffer quite as much from the lack if vitamin d moving further from the equator inevitably means because those who maintain their traditional diet, with it's reliance on Turmeric, are to some extent protected from the effects of vitamin D deficiency.

Both vitamin D and curcumin help the brain clear Amyloid Beta.
In fact they work better together than separately
1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 interacts with curcuminoids to stimulate amyloid-beta clearance by macrophages of Alzheimer's disease patients.