Silversword, I didn't say you were wrong, I said tumeric is not all that spicy. It doesn't matter who said it was spicy, what matters is that now people who read this post will know that that is not true. If that isn't a contradiction... I didn't say you were wrong... what matters is that people...will know that that is not true. Spicy does not necessarily mean hot. It can mean piquant, pungent, heavily spiced... etc. To some people, it is a bit over the top. Obviously someone at BBC thought it was spicy. You don't. That doesn't mean you're right and they are wrong. A "little peppery" to you may mean HOT to another person. For someone so concerned with getting it accurate to the umpteenth degree this personal opinion being given as blanket truth is misleading. I find it a little more than irritating that this forum is constantly bogged down with your opinion that you and only you have the correct answers. Sometimes there is no correct answer. Is turmeric spicy? Depends on who is eating it. I think a more accurate statement would have been for you to say "I don't find turmeric particularly spicy". What matters to me is that researchers are saying the compound in turmeric may prevent Alzheimer's. This is interesting to me. It could have led to a discussion on regional diets and their effects on the brain and body. It could have led to a discussion of favorite uses of turmeric. Instead it turned into another pi**ing contest. For me, it's boring. It's tiring. It's less than educational. And it isn't any fun. I don't dislike you Brendan, I just have a hard time paying attention to anything you say because it comes across as so condescending.

Hi AuroraWA: You are right about the genetic factor which raise the risk of PD & plus more sensitive to pesticides. Not everyone is allergic to raisins like my kid, she has hay fever and many food allergies, which make her sensitive to pesticides. Raisins also has sulfur dioxide added as preservative. Sulfur dioxide is highest in yellow raisins, and that's her favorite for the past years. Thank God that my kid stops stuttering and neck-muscle-spasm after removal of raisins and dirty-dozen produce from her diet. Sam's Club, Walmart, and Trader's Joe all have organic produce at decent price. Genetic factor: if I have 1/4 cup of wine, I break out in rash rather than muscle-spasm. There's a genetic factor in Parkison's which makes a person more sensitive to pesticides. In my previous link on PD and hereditary, a twin posted on how his identical twin has PD, and he doesn't, see below link: "My identical twin brother has had Parkinson's for 14 years or so and has diskonesia; a side effect from the drugs he takes to manage his parkinsons. As we know identical twins start out from one egg and split into equal parts. Needless to say I don't have Parkinson's and can guarantee I will not get it. My twin brother is confined to his unit where he lives mostly and has cracked 9 ribs as well as his sturnum with the many falls caused by parkinsons." http://www.caring.com/questions/parkinsons-disease-hereditary Here's an excerpt from WebMD: "The UCLA researchers also found that people with a common variant of the ALDH2 gene are particularly vulnerable to these ALDH-inhibiting pesticides, according to a university news release. People with the variant are two to six times more likely to develop Parkinson's than those without the variant when exposed to the pesticides. The levels at which the pesticides inhibit ALDH are much lower than those at which they are currently used, according to the study in the Feb. 5 online issue of the journal Neurology ... "These pesticides are pretty ubiquitous, and can be found in our food supply and are used in parks and golf courses and in pest control inside buildings and homes." http://www.webmd.com/parkinsons-disease/news/20140203/more-pesticides-linked-to-parkinsons-risk From the below link: "According to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation: Epidemiological research has identified several factors that may be linked to Parkinson’s, including rural living, well water, manganese and pesticides. Some studies have demonstrated that prolonged occupational exposure to certain chemicals is associated with an elevated risk of PD [Parkinson’s disease]. These include the insecticides permethrin and beta-hexachlorocyclohexane (beta-HCH), the herbicides paraquat and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and the fungicide maneb. In 2009, the US Department of Veterans Affairs added Parkinson’s to a list of diseases possibly associated with exposure to Agent Orange.” Separate research has further revealed that ambient exposure to organophosphate pesticides also increased the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.6 Rotenone and paraquat are two additional pesticides linked to an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, and both are lipophilic, meaning they resist breaking down in water and accumulate in your fat. Both are also known to cross your blood-brain barrier. Dousing our crops with large amounts of glyphosate ��" the active ingredient in Monsanto’s broad-spectrum herbicide Roundup ��" may be another factor in the rising rates of Parkinson’s disease we’re now seeing,7 as these residues are found in all virtually all food containing genetically modified ingredients. " Here is a link that might be useful: Pesticides that trigger PD This post was edited by Strawberryhill on Wed, Oct 8, 14 at 9:39

My husband who had AZ had a brain scan and the result was part of his brain had atrophied. It could never get better, that part of his brain was dead. Nothing helps Alzheimer patients. The meds they give them are all experimental, never been proven to help.

Thank you, alisande, who started this thread. My older sister (64 yr. old) starts having dementia, and the classic symptom of Alzheimer's (constantly accusing people) ... Your info. gave me hope. Here's an excerpt from alisande's link: http://abc7news.com/health/non-drug-treatment-may-reverse-alzheimers/336963/ "Ten memory-loss patients, some with brain-scan-confirmed patterns of Alzheimer's, participated in a small UCLA trial called MEND (Metabolic Enhancement for NeuroDegeneration). In the UCLA protocol, patients made dramatic lifestyle changes. They avoided simple carbs, gluten and processed foods. They increased their fish intake, took yoga and meditated. They were instructed to take melatonin, get adequate sleep, incorporate vitamin B-12, vitamin D-3 and fish oil. Within six months, nine patients saw a noticeable improvement in memory. One patient, who was in the late stages of Alzheimer's, did not show improvement." **** From StrawChicago: fish-oil is best absorbed in liquid form. We used to take fish-oil capsule ... but after reading someone saw fish-oil capsules floating INTACT in the toilet bowl .. I tested it: I soaked fish-oil-capsule in vinegar (same pH as stomach acid) .. and it took hours to dissolve !! We use NOW fish-oil liquid since it's cheapest on Amazon. The liquid is from Norwegian fish (cleaner water) ... The liquid-form of fish oil is often the freshest since they can't disguise the taste with enteric-coated capsule (takes even longer to dissolve), and these often pass through if one doesn't have enough stomach acid. Another one of my favorite fish oil is Barlean's Omega-swirl, it tastes yummy like a sorbet. My teenager daughter likes that taste & it helps to weather her puberty. I tried Barlean's at my local health-food store: tasted good & like orange sorbet, zero fish-taste. I also tasted the LIME flavor, and the orange cream flavor. My ranking: 1) citrus sorbet 2) Lime 3) Orange cream. Very impressive Omega-3 profile: 910 EPA, 590 DHA, and 370 other Omega-3 .... for a total of 1,500 mg of Omega-3 per Tablespoon. I bought the Citrus Sorbet, only one left in the store's refrigerated section. I prefer buying fish-oil at local store's REFRIGERATED section, it's fresher that way. Also saw Barlean's swirl at Sam's club, but not sure about its freshness.