Brain Food to Beat Aging

7 November 2006

Eat curry – or take Honeybalm capsules – for a healthy brain.

That’s the conclusion from a new study that shows curcumin, the yellow pigment that gives turmeric its color, helps boost brain function and prevents the onset of Alzheimers disease.

The study of more than 1,000 people over the age of 60 showed:

• Eating curry “often or very often” (daily to monthly) makes you 49% less likely to get Alzheimers disease than those who never eat the spicy condiment.


• Eating curry “occasionally” (once every six months) makes you 38 per cent less likely.

Honeybalm capsules equal one curry every two days

• Every Honeybalm capsule contains 30mg of curcumin – equivalent to one curry meal every two days when taken at the recommended dose of three capsules a day.

Turmeric was added to the Honeybalm formula because it is rich in powerful anti oxidants and anti inflammatories.

• A new animal study in the US has also shown it is as effective as pharmaceuticals in reducing joint destruction caused by arthritis.

Curcumin Boosts Brain Function

Although the mechanism of Alzheimer's is not clear, previous laboratory-based studies show curcumin can:

• Boost the body's ability to clear the build up of plaque in the brain that is linked to Alzheimers disease.


• A new study appears to indicate that curcumin could help the body's immune system clear away these deposits and reduce the risk of developing the disease.


• The researchers noted Alzheimers disease amongst 70 to 79 year old people is four times less common in curry-eating Asian countries than in the West.


• Curcumin has also proven effective at treating a wide range of illnesses, including prostate cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, leukemia and various liver disorders.

1. American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 164, pp. 898-906
2. Arthritis & Rheumatism Vol. 54, pp. 3452-3464
3. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Vol. 10, pp. 1-7

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