According to the National Institute on Aging (NIA), Alzheimer's disease affects nearly 4.5 million Americans and is the most common form of dementia in the elderly. Alzheimer's disease is an incurable disease with a slow progression beginning with mild memory loss and ending with severe brain damage and death. While no treatment is proven to stop Alzheimers disease, some conventional drugs may limit symptoms for a short period of time in the early stages of the disease. Emerging research shows a correlation between Tumeric its chemical Curcumin and its ability to:

Lowing the development of amyloid plaques (insoluble fibrous protein buildups) in the brain
Delayed the degradation of neurons
Detoxify the body of metals such as mercury, arsenic, lead,  aluminum and alzheimers related heavy metals.
Reduce inflammation (anti-inflammatory)
Prevent and or slow the oxidation of molecules in the body (antioxidant)

It is believed by many researchers that one or more of these actions aids in the overall memory in patients with Alheimers improving.

Alzheimers Prevention  / How to Prevent Alzheimers.

Cases in India and Indonesia in the domestic population show very low number of Alzheimer's cases. Correspondingly India and Indonesia use a large amount of Turmeric in everyday cooking. For this reason it is believed that turmeric is a alzheimers medication that may prevent the development of the disease.

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