Friday, June 5, 2009

Wisdom in Traditional Indian cooking

Wisdom in Traditional Indian cooking


According to a US-based researcher of Indian origin, Murali Doraiswamy of Duke University, North Carolina, eating spicy Indian curry once or twice a week could help prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

New research shows there are ten key ingredients found in popular curries such as Madras, which have been linked to health benefits in conditions as diverse as lung cancer, heart disease, asthma, constipation, dementia, period pain, osteoarthritis and even loss of libido.

FENUGREEK

CORIANDER

TURMERIC

NUTMEG

CINNAMON

FENNEL

CHILLI

GINGER

CARDAMOM

CURRY LEAVES