WEAPONS THAT SILENTLY FIGHT FOR YOU

Once salt was more valuable per ounce than gold, but now we seem to be getting too much of it in our foods and medical doctors are even recommending the salt shaker be removed from the table. According to research done at the University of Illinois, a new memory builder and topping the list of flavouring for many foods may even be growing in your back yard and is presently much cheaper than gold. Known as Turmeric that is a key ingredient in curry, it regulates immune cells in the brain called microglia. As we age, brain cells begin overproducing inflammatory chemicals that can cause forgetfulness and even forgetting the names of family members. Adults who have trouble recalling words and names can help themselves by feeding the body more of these simple garden vegetables, and herbs that help ward off many diseases, says Rod Johnson, PhD.

Turmeric, a key ingredient of Curry helps ward off the growth of cancer, particularly colon cancer cells and may even reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. A new study shows that it could also help prevent and heal a type of fatty liver disease that can lead to cirrhosis. It can be added to lentil soup, sprinkled on scrambled eggs, roasted sweet potatoes or chicken salad for a dash of extra zing. Turmeric may have been one of the spices that may have been the delicious flavour that added the extra zing to the entrée at our dinner meal today. Everyone at our foursome table was commenting on how absolutely delicious it was and wondered what spices had been used.