and when i was in kanazawa university, doctor yamata and his colleagues were showing me the results oftheir experiments with curcumin and these amyloid plaques. they were showing me pictures of how, when they add curcumin to the clumps of amyloid, the clumps resolve and dissolve and open up. this may be the reason why alzheimer's disease is not as common in india as it is here. did you know that indians have a quarter incidence of alzheimer's than we do in the united states? it's not clear why but curcumin may be one of the reasons. there are clinical trials now in progress to determine whether giving people curcumin will heal and will treat early alzheimer's disease. until these results become available, we cannot make specific recommendations. but i think it's fair to say if you have a choice of adding some spice to your food, you may want to consider curcumin as an option. third factor which happens with aging and which can be dealt with with diet is inflammation. you have all heard how inflammation happens in your joints and causes arthritis, how inflammation can happen to your ski