Yahoo! News - Curry Spice May Fight Alzheimer's

Yahoo! News - Curry Spice May Fight Alzheimer's: "Scientists found that curcumin, a component of the yellow curry spice turmeric, was able to reduce deposits of beta-amyloid proteins in the brains of elderly lab mice that ate curcumin as part of their diets.
In addition, when the researchers added low doses of curcumin to human beta-amyloid proteins in a test tube, the compound kept the proteins from aggregating and blocked the formation of the amyloid fibers that make up Alzheimer's plaques.
Accumulation of beta-amyloid proteins in the brain is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease.
The new findings suggest that curcumin could be capable of both treating Alzheimer's and lowering a person's risk of developing the disease, said study co-author Dr. Gregory M. Cole of the University of California Los Angeles and the Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. "

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I am reminded on the statistic that reported that in the year 2000 approximately 2100 substances were registered for medical treatment and of these, 1600 were found from natural sources. With the predominant and massive amount of medically "relevant" genetic material to be found in the plant world. I would ask all people to stop supporting the genetic roulette type of drug development that seems to have become popular in the last 2 decades in our attempt to play God with genetic scissors and massive statistical analysis. The world is vastly whole without these bastard proteins - a true Pandora's box. In a certain sense, this is a case of Humpty-Dumpty, like much of Biology. The system works well within a certain set of parameters but once the parameters go out of bounds too extremely to the point of breaking the system at multiple points of feedback then "All the King's horse and all the King's men cannot put Humpty-Dumpty together again." We need to explore with open eyes the interactions that can be observed that ALREADY EXIST BETWEEN HUMANS AND PLANTS, MICROBES, and ANIMALS. This may sound "Naturistic" but I do not wish to worship Nature only respect and observe and eventually nurture the natural Earth so that our generations may be nutured by Her.

Let Us Always Remember the Great Law of the Haudenosaunee of the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy, which requires that chiefs consider the impact of their decisions on the seventh generation. There are few nations with such wisdom written into their constitution but perhaps the US Government should think about this principle before they do ALOT of things. But that aside each and every one of us can CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF OUR DECISIONS ON THE SEVENTH GENERATION. (see The Seventh Generation Fund) for more on American Indians in Action from Alaska to Patagonia