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Curcumin and green tea are both healthy – what happens when you combine them?

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Curcumin and green tea are both healthy – what happens when you combine them? by: Divina Ramirez for Natural News Millions of people worldwide still rely on traditional practices, beliefs and treatments. In China and India alone – two of the largest countries in Asia – traditional medicine continues to be widely used. Green tea and turmeric are two of the most popular functional foods used in traditional medicine. While the compound epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) in green tea helps regulate blood sugar levels, the curcumin in turmeric helps relieve conditions like arthritis and Alzheimer’s.…

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Can green tea and carrots restore working memory in dementia patients?

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Can green tea and carrots restore working memory in dementia patients? by: Melissa Smith for Natural News Researchers from the University of Southern California found a promising way to restore working memory in people with dementia. In their study, which was published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, they found that compounds in green tea and carrots might reverse Alzheimer’s-like symptoms. For the study, the researchers examined the effect of green tea and carrot compounds on mice with Alzheimer’s-like symptoms. They specifically looked at two compounds: epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), which is found in green tea, and ferulic acid, which is found…

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