Treating Alzheimer's with Turmeric
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2014-09-26

What a teaspoon a day of the spice turmeric may be able to do for those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

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Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/treating-alzheimers-with-turmeric/ and he'll try to answer it!

What role might turmeric play in preventing Alzheimer’s in the first place? See my previous video Preventing Alzheimer's with Turmeric (http://www.nutritionfacts.org/video/Preventing-Alzheimers-with-Turmeric).

I’ve previously addressed the thorny issue of patenting natural plant remedies in my video: Plants as Intellectual Property – Patently Wrong? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plants-as-intellectual-property-patently-wrong/)

The whole-greater-than-the-sum-of-its-parts theme is one that comes up over and over: 
• Broccoli: Sprouts vs. Supplements (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/broccoli-sprouts-vs-supplements/)
• Treating Asthma With Plants vs. Supplements? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/treating-asthma-with-plants-vs-supplements/)
• The Wrong Way to Boost Serotonin (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-wrong-way-to-boost-serotonin/)
• Produce, Not Pills to Increase Physical Attractiveness (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/produce-not-pills-to-increase-physical-attractiveness/)

What else might the cheap, easily available spice turmeric do? It may help fight arthritis (Turmeric Curcumin and Rheumatoid Arthritis http://nutritionfacts.org/video/turmeric-curcumin-and-rheumatoid-arthritis/ and Turmeric Curcumin and Osteoarthritis http://nutritionfacts.org/video/turmeric-curcumin-and-osteoarthritis/) and cancer:
• Back to Our Roots: Curry and Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/back-to-our-roots-curry-and-cancer/)
• Carcinogenic Blocking Effects of Turmeric (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/carcinogen-blocking-effects-of-turmeric/)
• Turmeric Curcumin Reprogramming Cancer Cell Death (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/turmeric-curcumin-reprogramming-cancer-cell-death/)
• Turmeric Curcumin and Colon Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/turmeric-curcumin-and-colon-cancer/)
• Topical Application of Turmeric Curcumin for Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/topical-application-of-turmeric-curcumin-for-cancer/)

But it’s not for everyone:
Who Shouldn’t Consume Curcumin or Turmeric? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/who-shouldnt-consume-curcumin-or-turmeric/)

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