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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 richardjdare »

smellf wrote: post #92
jcims wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

When I took Piracetam I used a Cap M Quik machine[1] to make batches of 50 capsules at a time. Took about 15-20 minutes to make a batch and I was pretty leisurely about it.

[1]https://www.cap-m-quik.com/

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

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Post by ggm »

Finnucane wrote: post #103
ggm wrote: post #95

And in late breaking news, sales of bleach and clothes whitener are up worldwide as turmeric is discovered to be a potent yellow dye for clothes...

Hah, yes, its power to stain anything it touches requires no controversial studies to demonstrate.

...small children, "lets cook", spice jar with stuck lid...

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

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Post by DoreenMichele »

ggm wrote: post #95

And in late breaking news, sales of bleach and clothes whitener are up worldwide as turmeric is discovered to be a potent yellow dye for clothes...

And in other news, alternative health fanatics embrace the Doreen Designs line of naturally dyed turmeric yellow and black clothes to simplify their lives. No more need to bleach anything or worry about spills.

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Post by elchief »

sigi45 wrote: post #101
sturmen wrote: post #3

Note: this was a relatively small sample (40 total, split in half for placebo/not), who were elderly people who already have "mild" memory problems, and given a concentrated turmeric derivative rather than just sprinkling it over food. In summary: very cool, and I'd offer these curcumin supplements to anyone 50+ but sprinkling turmeric on your breakfast cereal ain't going to do much for high schoolers.

40? so nothing relevant? :(

You realize that statistics is capable of using very small sample sizes right?

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Post by dboreham »

dasil003 wrote: post #82
utkarshsinha wrote: post #71

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You can sell papaya seeds for $200/treatment.

Only until people find out they're papaya seeds and just go buy a papaya for $3.

That papaya might not be safe though.

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Post by kakarot »

iopuy wrote: post #120
kakarot wrote: post #102

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I used to have to do it every single morning for a bogus supplement pyramid scheme my guardian fell for. It doesn't get any less disgusting even after a couple years. They also sometimes made me drink hydrogen peroxide mixed with water, but that's another story.

This comment raises a lot of questions.

You get two questions, make 'em count.

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Post by rjett »

adamc wrote: post #27
blacksmith_tb wrote: post #10

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For all the claims of bioavailability, I was surprised to see that Theracumin(R) doesn't seem to contain piperine[1] or any perines (which are usually in curry powder courtesy of black pepper). The 90mg dosage also seemed low, I have been taking 500mg of 95% extract daily for a couple of years. 1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9619120

How do you take it?

My favorite "tea" to make is just chopping up a little ginger, a little turmeric, and some sort of citrus zest, steep in boiling water for 10 mins. You can re-steep it several times also. I drink it every day because it's delicious, as well as calming and anti-inflammatory.

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Post by losteric »

jimhefferon wrote: post #107
quacker wrote: post #59

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> Normal people flourish and are in their prime around 50 How do you mean? I don't think most people in their 50s would describe themselves as being "in their prime". For example, ELO ratings of Chess players tend to decline in their 30s[1]. For NBA players, their "prime" is typically the late 20s, with performance declining in their 30s. 1. https://www.chess.com/blog/LionChessLtd/age-vs-elo---your-ba...

> I don't think most people in their 50s would describe themselves as being "in their prime". I are not going to be part of a professional sports franchise. But at my age (59) I know more than I ever did, and I have no serious physical problems.

"no serious physical problems" is far from "in your prime"... and you might know more things, but your ability to learn has significantly declined. That's just the nature of aging.

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Post by hollerith »

blacksmith_tb wrote: post #10
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…

For all the claims of bioavailability, I was surprised to see that Theracumin(R) doesn't seem to contain piperine[1] or any perines (which are usually in curry powder courtesy of black pepper). The 90mg dosage also seemed low, I have been taking 500mg of 95% extract daily for a couple of years. 1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9619120

Herbalist Stephen Harrod Buhner advises against piperine because it tends to cause leaky gut.

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Post by mkempe »

olympus wrote: post #50
mkempe wrote: post #28

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Actually the age range was 51-84, so middle plus old age, not all "elderly". Normal people flourish and are in their prime around 50. Volunteers had "objective cognitive performance scores and clinical histories consistent with normal aging or MCI (i.e., mild neurocognitive disorder) and inconsistent with dementia (i.e., major neurocognitive disorder)." [emphasis added]

"Normal people flourish and are in their prime around 50." This is false. The only advantage people in their fifties have is experience. Your body is past its peak physically and mentally. People flourishing in their fifties are by and large reaping the benefits of things done in their younger decades, not because they are peaking. I'm not saying that someone that is 50 years old is decrepit, but ask nearly any acade…

So you say you don't call people who are 50 "decrepit" -- but do you call people in their middle age or in their 50s "elderly"?
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