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Curry spice turmeric boosts memory by nearly 30%, eases depression, study finds

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Re: Curry spice turmeric boosts memory by nearly 30%, eases depression, study finds

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Post by 100ideas »

psychometry wrote: post #73
jtwebman wrote: post #49

30 total people with 15 on placebo seems like a very small sample size to me but a great study to maybe get funding for a bigger one for sure.

Everyone without statistical training thinks sample sizes are too small, but rest assured these studies are usually planned very deliberately. Power calculations are usually done in advance to determine the necessary sample sizes needed to demonstrate the magnitudes of different hypothesized effects according to a desired confidence level.

What’s your opinion of this study’s statistical power?

Re: Curry spice turmeric boosts memory by nearly 30%, eases depression, study finds

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Post by smellf »

jcims wrote: post #54
blacksmith_tb wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I buy bulk 95% powder, pop a piperine tablet, and dump 3/4 tsp of powder in my mouth - eating something with it to get it down. I experimented with mixing it with various things, but it's hydrophobic and stains everything bright yellow, so the quicker the better. I was mostly interested in the anti-inflammatory properties, my family is full of arthritis, and between climbing and typing, I started noticing some in my…

Ever try filling your own capsules?

I have - filling by hand (set up opened capsule halves, pick up larger half, scoop and pack powder into it, close it with other half, repeat) for something you take daily gets really old really fast.

If you know a better way I'm all ears, as I'd love to keep filling my own piracetam capsules (commercial caps are 800mg, way too strong for me) but hate actually doing it.

Re: Curry spice turmeric boosts memory by nearly 30%, eases depression, study finds

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Post by nosequel »

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #15

Glanced at the study. The supplement appeared to be 90mg of curcumin, taken twice daily. A quick google search says there are about 15 mg per tablespoon. That would mean you'd need to eat about 6 tbsp of turmeric to get a comparable amount. Probably even more so, since I don't think turmeric is pure curcumin. For reference, the average curry or other dish using turmeric in my household takes about 1 tbsp, so at a gla…

Or just take one Curcumin tablet from Biotest that has 500mg curcumin and 5mg piperine. Easy and no harsh aftertaste that would come with teaspoons of it raw.

Re: Curry spice turmeric boosts memory by nearly 30%, eases depression, study finds

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Post by tudorw »

If your interested in 'food as medicine', Watercress is very interesting, "This is the first study to report an effect of vegetable consumption on metabolism of a lung carcinogen in humans."

http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/4/8/877.short

Seems it inhibits CYP2E1, here's a long list of the interactions between drugs and the genes CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 https://liferaftgroup.org/long-list-of-inhibitors-and-induce...

[edit] Pharma-Nutrition is the buzzword for this, one only needs to look at the acquisitions of nutritional science assets by big pharma. The book is a bit expensive but there is some previews;

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/331906150X/ref=oh_aui_se...

Re: Curry spice turmeric boosts memory by nearly 30%, eases depression, study finds

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Post by Spooky23 »

michael_h wrote: post #47
blacksmith_tb wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I buy bulk 95% powder, pop a piperine tablet, and dump 3/4 tsp of powder in my mouth - eating something with it to get it down. I experimented with mixing it with various things, but it's hydrophobic and stains everything bright yellow, so the quicker the better. I was mostly interested in the anti-inflammatory properties, my family is full of arthritis, and between climbing and typing, I started noticing some in my…

Eating a spoonful of powder sounds like a nightmare I sometimes have.

Mix it in a glass of warm milk with honey.

Re: Curry spice turmeric boosts memory by nearly 30%, eases depression, study finds

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Post by komali2 »

taco_emoji wrote: post #78
swapsmagic wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Instead of taking tablets, try adding as an ingredient into your daily food. I think that will make it much easier to eat. Try cooking any Indian curries and turmeric is 90% of time default spice.

Curry is delicious, but it'd get pretty boring to eat it EVERY day.

I wasn't achieving my weight goals like I hoped so I threw my arms up and said "FUCK IT chicken and sweet potatoes for lunch from now on."

I've been eating curry-powdered baked chicken for maybe 3 months straight for lunch nearly every day and somehow it's fine. Mostly I'm craving the massive amount of protein it gives me so maybe my body is overriding any "boredom" of the food?

Re: Curry spice turmeric boosts memory by nearly 30%, eases depression, study finds

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Post by 40acres »

mrguyorama wrote: post #4

>Because curcumin's anti-inflammatory properties may protect the brain from neurodegeneration My very first question was: Please provide a possible physiological pathway for this. I'm so glad it was answered in the very first sentence. So many of these "Superfood does X" studies are just trials with 10 people over a month, with no explanation as to __how__ it could possibly happen. It significantly increases the skep…

More it more I'm learning that inflammation is a huge problem in modern health. I'd be very interested in a list of anti-inflammatory foods, supplements and behaviors.

Re: Curry spice turmeric boosts memory by nearly 30%, eases depression, study finds

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Post by mtw »

For every turmeric study claiming health benefits, I can also find a study finding none. It's one of the most controversial subject. Read several papers at least before deciding anything. It's even less clear when you try to evaluate curcumin vs turmeric.
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