Studies Show How Vitamin D3 and Cucurimin Helps Clear Amyloid in Alzheimer’s Disease

Studies Show How Vitamin D3 Helps Clear Amyloid in Alzheimer’s Disease

A team of researchers has uncovered the mechanisms regulated by vitamin D3 that may help clear amyloid-beta from the brain, the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

This new study helped clarify the key mechanisms involved, which will help us better understand the usefulness of vitamin D3 and curcumin as possible therapies for Alzheimer’s disease.

The study also supports mounting evidence that adequate levels of vitamin D “may be a key factor in AD prevention,” the researchers say. Their work was published March 6 in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

The clinical implications are that vitamin D3 protects the brain through the immune system and that recommended blood levels of the 25-hydroxy vitamin D3 should be maintained in all seasons including winter when the sun is not helping to produce vitamin D in the skin.

But what about the other part of the study, curcumin? Cucurimin is the principal curcuminoid of the popular Indian spice turmeric, which is a member of the ginger family.

Realize this: the study is about the combination of the two, the supplement and the spice.  While I am sure that each is good by itself, the combination seems to add another level of impact.

Dr. Lane’s take on this?  Eat more food that contain this valuable spice, try more exotic Indian dishes, or just add it to your diet generically.  Toss it in with recipes for no reason other than to gain the effect.  It really can’t hurt the flavor when you add it to beans, lentils, soups, or vegetables.

J Alz Dis. 2012;29:51-62. Abstract

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