Effects of turmeric on Alzheimer's disease with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

Effects of turmeric on Alzheimer's disease with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: We describe here three patients with the Alzheimer's Disease (AD) whose behavioral symptoms were improved remarkably as a result of the turmeric treatment, which is the traditional Indian medicine. Their cognitive decline and Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) were very severe. All three patients exhibited irritability, agitation, anxiety, and apathy, two patients suffer from urinary incontinence and wonderings. They were prescribed turmeric powder capsules and started recovering from these symptoms without any adverse reaction in the clinical symptom and laboratory data. After 12 weeks of the treatment, total score of the Neuro-Psychiatric Inventory-brief questionnaire decreased significantly in both acuity of symptoms and burden of caregivers. In one case, the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score was up five points, from 12/30 to 17/30. In the other two cases, no significant change was seen in the MMSE; however, they came to recognize their family within 1 year treatment. All cases have been taking turmeric for more than 1 year, re-exacerbation of BPSD was not seen. The present cases suggest a significant improvement of the behavioral symptoms in the AD with the turmeric treatment, leading to probable benefit of the use of turmeric in individuals with the AD with BPSD

Antidepressant-like effects of curcumin in WKY rat model of depression is associated with an increase in hippocampal BDNF

Antidepressant-like effects of curcumin in WKY rat model of depression is associated with an increase in hippocampal BDNF: Curcumin is the principal active ingredient found in turmeric (Curcuma longa), a plant used in traditional Asian diets and herbal medicines. It is known to have a wide range of biological actions including antidepressant-like effects which have been observed in stress-induced depression models. This study was designed to investigate the antidepressant potential of curcumin in a non-induced model of depression. Moreover, since brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been implicated in antidepressant effects of many drugs, we also evaluated the effects of curcumin on BDNF in the hippocampus. Adult male Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats, a putative model of depression, were injected acutely or chronically (10 d) with 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg curcumin. Open field locomotor activity (OFLA) and forced swim test (FST), a measure of helplessness, were measured 1 h after acute and 18–20 h after last chronic injection. Results showed a dose-dependent reduction of immobility in the FST by curcumin in both acute and chronic studies, without any significant effect on OFLA. The effect of higher chronic curcumin dose in FST was still evident a week later. Chronic curcumin also resulted in a dose-dependent increase in hippocampal BDNF. This data provides evidence for an antidepressant-like effect of curcumin, possibly through increased neurotrophic activity, in the WKY model of depression, and support the notion that curcumin may prove an effective and lasting natural antidepressant.

Study finds that weight loss equals out between genders in long run - www.ktnv.com

Study finds that weight loss equals out between genders in long run - www.ktnv.com: In one study out of England, men and women were each put on commercial diets. Two months in, the men had lost twice as much weight as the women and three times the amount of body fat.

But, here is where it gets interesting. By six months, the rate of weight loss had evened out between the genders.

So, men might lost weight faster than women but no more of it.

Anyone can lose weight. It doesn't matter what your gender it. You just have to be committed to doing it.

Daily multivitamin use could reduce cataract risk for men - Medical News Today

Daily multivitamin use could reduce cataract risk for men - Medical News Today: New research from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, both in Boston, MA, has found that long-term daily use of multivitamin supplements could reduce the risk of cataract for men.

Diet for Depression | Foods that Help Depression

Diet for Depression | Foods that Help Depression: Trying to find a diet to ease depression? Unfortunately, there's no specific diet that works for depression. No studies have been done that indicate a particular eating plan can ease symptoms of clinical depression.

Still, while certain diets or foods may not ease depression (or put you instantly in a better mood), a healthy diet may help as part of an overall treatment for depression.

7 Ways to Treat Depression With Food | Reader's Digest

7 Ways to Treat Depression With Food | Reader's Digest: Treatment for depression can be a complicated process involving both therapy and medication. But one often-overlooked factor is nutrition -- you are what you eat, and you need to eat food that will help you be happy. Here are seven tips to help you eat to curb depression.

Foods that Boost Serotonin and Help Fight Depression in Winter

Foods that Boost Serotonin and Help Fight Depression in Winter: The winter blues can leave you not only feeling down in the dumps, but theycan also send you rummaging for sweets. Don't get caught up in this viciouscycle.

Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a form of depression that affects 25 millionAmericans, mostly women. Much research has been done on this mysteriousdisorder.

Healthy Eating for Depression

Healthy Eating for Depression: Carbohydrates serve a few purposes in brain nourishment.Some research suggests that carbohydrates actually help to stimulate theproduction of feel-good serotonin. Carbohydrates also help the body to absorbthe amino acid tryptophan more effectively. And, the brain runs on glucose, which is derived from carbohydrates.

The best kind of carbohydrate to eat is complexcarbohydrates (found in whole-grain foods, fruits, vegetables, and legumes).They release glucose more slowly than simple carbohydrates (found in simplesugars and white breads or pasta), giving the brain a stable and consistentflow of fuel.

Should you try a 30-day plank challenge? | Fox News

Should you try a 30-day plank challenge? | Fox News: It seems like they are all over the Internet these days: 30-day plank challenges that promise to get you ripped abs, quick. But if you’ve thought about trying one, you might want to reconsider your approach and remember that, like all forms of exercise, a plank has its advantages and disadvantages.

When done with correct alignment, planks are a smart addition to any workout to strengthen deep core muscles, arms, shoulders, neck, back, hips and legs.

Cars, computers, TVs spark obesity in developing countries

Cars, computers, TVs spark obesity in developing countries: The spread of obesity and type-2 diabetes could become epidemic in low-income countries, as more individuals are able to own higher priced items such as TVs, computers and cars. The findings of an international study, led by Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Scott Lear, are published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Lear headed an international research team that analyzed data on more than 150,000 adults from 17 countries, ranging from high and middle income to low-income nations.

Food deserts and fresh food access aren’t the problem. Poverty, not obesity, makes people sick.

Food deserts and fresh food access aren’t the problem. Poverty, not obesity, makes people sick.: A
dozen recently and currently incarcerated women gathered in a classroom across the street from their San Francisco jail and considered a bulb of fennel. Crowded around a few small tables, the students peppered their teacher, Vera Pittman, with questions.


“Is that a vegetable?”


“Do we have to eat the hair?”








“It’s fronds, not hair,” said Pittman, walking the fennel to each table so everyone could inhale its licorice-like smell.

Nutrition: Vital to Early Childhood Development | The New York Academy of Sciences

Nutrition: Vital to Early Childhood Development | The New York Academy of Sciences: On February 6, The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science at the New York Academy of Sciences and UNICEF host a launch event for Every Child’s Potential: Integrating Early Childhood Development and Nutrition Interventions—a special volume of Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. The event focuses on how to optimize and integrate two highly complementary fields: nutrition and child development. From 9am to 12:30pm on February 6, access the LiveStream of the event here.

Yogurt consumption reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes, study finds | Science Recorder

Yogurt consumption reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes, study finds | Science Recorder: According to the results of new research carried out by scientists at the University of Cambridge and featured in Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, consuming yogurt can reduce the probability of occurrence of new-onset diabetes by 28 percent. Overall, the research found that the consumption of low-fat fermented dairy products like yogurt and a selection of low-fat cheeses reduce the relative risk of diabetes by 24 percent.

Study: U.S. teens eat too much salt, hiking obesity risk | Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register | visaliatimesdelta.com

Study: U.S. teens eat too much salt, hiking obesity risk | Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register | visaliatimesdelta.com: American teens are taking in as much dietary salt as adults, far exceeding guidelines on healthy limits for daily consumption, new research warns.

The investigation tracked the week-long eating habits of more than 760 black and white high school kids. It found that, on average, teens now ingest a whopping 3,280 milligrams (mg) of sodium (salt) every day.

HEALTH WATCH: Childhood obesity growing in America - WEAR ABC Channel 3 - Top Stories

HEALTH WATCH: Childhood obesity growing in America - WEAR ABC Channel 3 - Top Stories: The childhood obesity rate in our nation is growing. But parents are often the last to realize their own child may be a bit overweight.

Ask any parent and they'll likely say their child is just perfect in their eyes. But that's where the problem may be, because it might be blinding them from seeing a growing problem.

There's a new study out from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and it found that some parents are overlooking their kids' obesity.

Nourishing Our Bodies and Our Spirits - Ensign Feb. 2014 - ensign

Nourishing Our Bodies and Our Spirits - Ensign Feb. 2014 - ensign: Our attitudes and actions related to food affect both our physical and our spiritual well-being.

Many years ago I served a welfare services mission in rural Colombia, where we taught about health and nutrition. When we saw mothers feed their children just rice and plantains (similar to bananas), we encouraged them to include more protein foods in their diet. One mother told me kindly, “But we don’t eat those foods; it is not our custom.” Over the years, I’ve encountered similar comments while working as a dietitian, managing public health programs, and teaching in several universities. Observing widely varied eating habits has led me to focus on universal principles of nutrition and health that transcend cultural differences—principles reflected in the Word of Wisdom as found in Doctrine and Covenants 89. Using these basic principles to guide our food choices will surely bring the blessing of physical well-being.

A Principle with Promises - Ensign Feb. 2014 - ensign

A Principle with Promises - Ensign Feb. 2014 - ensign: Medical and nutritional science continue to support the truths found in the Word of Wisdom.

On February 27, 1833, the Prophet Joseph Smith received a revelation setting down principles of good health, now known as the Word of Wisdom. As a physician, I find this revelation to be one of the most amazing the Lord has provided, “showing forth the order and will of God in the temporal salvation of all saints in the last days” (D&C 89:2). Though medical science for the past 50 years has substantiated the health risks associated with the use of tobacco and alcohol, both prohibited by the Word of Wisdom, it has only been in the last decade that both medical and nutritional science have begun to corroborate many of the dietary health benefits contained in this outstanding revelation.

What's best for weight loss: Cardio or strength training? | Fox News

What's best for weight loss: Cardio or strength training? | Fox News: The question: To lose weight, should I spend my gym time doing more cardio or more strength training?

The expert: Personal trainer Mike Donavanik, C.S.C.S., C.P.T.

The answer: It depends what you mean by "lose weight." If you are in an epic battle with your scale, cardio is the way to go. If you want to look steamy under those fall sweaters, though, it's time to cozy up to strength training.

The Rock Doc: Working together may be the key to weight loss - Spokesman.com - Dec. 2, 2013

The Rock Doc: Working together may be the key to weight loss - Spokesman.com - Dec. 2, 2013: We all know the basic medical facts: We should make healthy choices about what we eat and incorporate exercise into our busy lives. Most of the science of weight loss matches common sense. But it’s also true that more Americans are overweight or obese. As a nation, we are losing the battle of the bulge. How then can we motivate ourselves to address our ever-growing weight problem?

3 tips for the ultimate weight-loss breakfast | Obesity Panacea

3 tips for the ultimate weight-loss breakfast | Obesity Panacea: I love breakfast.

It is exceptionally rare for me to miss breakfast, and when I do, I am in a prickly mood most of the day, ravenous by mid-morning, and making poor food choices by lunch.

And it’s not just me.

Research has shown that breakfast skippers have an overall poor diet quality and make lousy food choices throughout the day compared with breakfast consumers. Not surprisingly, breakfast skipping is strongly associated with an increased likelihood of weight

Smothering children's vegetables in ketchup and cheese sauce really DOES help them eat greens for life | Mail Online

Smothering children's vegetables in ketchup and cheese sauce really DOES help them eat greens for life | Mail Online: It is an old trick used by desperate parents world over.


Now, scientists say that adding condiments such as ketchup and cheese sauce to vegetables can help develop a child's taste for greens later in life.


A study found that children introduced to Brussels sprouts with cream cheese were more likely to eat them and say they liked them - even when they were later served plain.

Nutrition: Vital to Early Childhood Development | The New York Academy of Sciences

Nutrition: Vital to Early Childhood Development | The New York Academy of Sciences: On February 6, The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science at the New York Academy of Sciences and UNICEF host a launch event for Every Child’s Potential: Integrating Early Childhood Development and Nutrition Interventions—a special volume of Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. The event focuses on how to optimize and integrate two highly complementary fields: nutrition and child development. From 9am to 12:30pm on February 6, access the LiveStream of the event here.

Probiotics in Yogurt May Lead To Weight Loss | TIME.com

Probiotics in Yogurt May Lead To Weight Loss | TIME.com: When it comes to food, there’s good and bad bacteria. The bad stuff will make you sick to your stomach, but the good stuff could actually shrink your stomach.

A recent study found that women who were taking probiotics–the good bacteria found in yogurt–lost almost twice the amount of weight than women who not taking probiotics.

Shivering, Like Exercise, May Help Boost Weight Loss - US News

Shivering, Like Exercise, May Help Boost Weight Loss - US News: White fat stores calories while brown fat burns them. For example, 50 grams of white fat stores more than 300 calories of energy, while the same amount of brown fat can burn up to 300 calories a day, explained researchers who conducted the study at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The study authors said their findings may lead to ways to activate brown fat so as to fight obesity and diabetes

High Dose of Vitamin C Along With Chemotherapy Effective in Fighting Cancer; Researchers Say

High Dose of Vitamin C Along With Chemotherapy Effective in Fighting Cancer; Researchers Say: In a recent study, researchers from the University of Kansas examined the effects of Vitamin C or ascorbate on a variety of cancer cells and in ovarian cancer cells in mice. The intravenous ascorbate given in high doses surrounds the tumor cells forming hydrogen peroxide and damages their DNA without harming the rest of the cells.

Most Americans don't eat enough whole grains, fiber: study - CBS News

Most Americans don't eat enough whole grains, fiber: study - CBS News: Most children and adults in the U.S. are getting less than the recommended amounts of whole grains and dietary fiber, according to a recent study.

Researchers found people who did eat the recommended three or more servings of whole grains each day also tended to consume the most fiber.

Whole grains are present in some types of hot and cold cereal and bread. Previous studies have tied whole grain intake to a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease among adults. The health benefits are in part attributed to the fiber in whole grains.

Yoghurt linked to lower diabetes risk | The Australian

Yoghurt linked to lower diabetes risk | The Australian: EATING yoghurt and low-fat cheese can cut the risk of developing diabetes by around a quarter compared with consuming none, according to a study of 3500 Britons.

The evidence comes from a long-term health survey of men and women living in the eastern county of Norfolk, whose eating and drinking habits were detailed at the start of the investigation.

Kids Unlikely to Outgrow 'Baby Fat' – WebMD

Kids Unlikely to Outgrow 'Baby Fat' – WebMD: Baby fat may not be as cute as it looks, new research suggests.

Five-year-olds who carry around extra weight may face four times the risk of being obese at 14, compared to their normal-weight peers, the study found.

Of the children who became obese between the ages of 5 and 14, nearly half were overweight in kindergarten.

Probiotics can help women with weight loss: study - NY Daily News

Probiotics can help women with weight loss: study - NY Daily News: A new study claims that the regular consumption of probiotics could help accelerate weight loss in women.

Published jointly by scientists from food and yogurt giant Nestlé's research lab and Université Laval in Quebec, the study suggests that obese women who add probiotics - most commonly found in yogurt - to their diet plan could lose twice as much weight as those who don’t.

Added Sugar in Diet Tied to Death Risk From Heart Trouble – WebMD

Added Sugar in Diet Tied to Death Risk From Heart Trouble – WebMD: Doctors have long thought extra sugar in a person's diet is harmful to heart health because it promotes chronic conditions such as obesity and diabetes.

But the added sugar Americans consume as part of their daily diet can -- on its own, regardless of other health problems -- more than double the risk of death from heart disease, a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found.