Saturday, November 04, 2006
Brain Plaque and Curcumin
Brain plaque is a substance that is found in the brain of patients with Alzheimer's disease. An amyloid is a protein substance that is associated with tissue degeneration. The more common name for an amyloid is a beta-amyloid protein. Sometimes amyloids get circulated through the blood and enter the cerebrospinal fluid (a clear fluid substance that flows around and helps protect the brain and spinal tissues). When this happens the beta-amyloid proteins begin to build up in the brain and for what is called brain plaque. Increased formation of brain plaque causes many neurological problems and diseases, of which the most common is Alzheimer's disease.
Curcumin is the substance that gives the yellow pigment to the spice turmeric. Turmeric is the active ingredient in most curry powders. Although it has mostly been used in cooking, curcumin has now been tested in many clinical trials for its properties in maintaining good heath. Curcumin's antioxidant properties have been used to help kill certain types of cancer cells. Recently, the anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties of curcumin have been used to help break up the build-ups of brain plaque in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
When ingested orally, curcumin seems to have less chance of getting to through the bloodstream to the much needed parts of brain tissue. This means that the most effective way for curcumin to enter the body, when used for brain plaque destruction, is through injection. Researchers from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) began the curcumin testing on Alzheimer's disease patients, and soon after published their findings in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. This was a great breakthrough and helped greatly in the fields of treating Alzheimer's disease and taking measures to help prevent contraction of it.
Vitamin Depot Online.com offers Super Curcumin w/Bioperine, which is a Turmeric capsule that contains a good source of curcumin. Although orally ingested curcumin is not as effective as injections, it still has been proven to act a strong antioxidant.
Curcumin is the substance that gives the yellow pigment to the spice turmeric. Turmeric is the active ingredient in most curry powders. Although it has mostly been used in cooking, curcumin has now been tested in many clinical trials for its properties in maintaining good heath. Curcumin's antioxidant properties have been used to help kill certain types of cancer cells. Recently, the anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties of curcumin have been used to help break up the build-ups of brain plaque in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
When ingested orally, curcumin seems to have less chance of getting to through the bloodstream to the much needed parts of brain tissue. This means that the most effective way for curcumin to enter the body, when used for brain plaque destruction, is through injection. Researchers from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) began the curcumin testing on Alzheimer's disease patients, and soon after published their findings in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. This was a great breakthrough and helped greatly in the fields of treating Alzheimer's disease and taking measures to help prevent contraction of it.
Vitamin Depot Online.com offers Super Curcumin w/Bioperine, which is a Turmeric capsule that contains a good source of curcumin. Although orally ingested curcumin is not as effective as injections, it still has been proven to act a strong antioxidant.
