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Health benefits of eating Turmeric

February 9, 2011   •   

As reported in a recent edition of The Avant Gardener…

We may not be able to grow turmeric (Curcuma longa) but recent research shows that we should be incorporating it into our diets. The rhizomes of turmeric supply curcumin, which gives curries their golden color. Researchers at the University of Louisiana have found that curcumin breaks up brain plaques of a protein called amyloid beta, which is known to be an important causative agent in Alzheimer’s disease.

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