Dr Michael Mosley says common kitchen ingredient that can 'boost your brain and take away your pain'

Health and diet expert Dr Michael Mosley is recommending one common ingredient many people have in their kitchens that could bring a host of health benefits - saying it ‘could boost my mood and my memory, and it may even reduce inflammation’.

Dr Mosley took to his popular Just One Thing podcast to share the secrets behind the ‘golden spice’, turmeric, that can 'boost your brain and take away your pain'. The expert behind numerous books, TV shows and radio programmes told his listeners how the vibrant orange hue of turmeric comes from a substance within turmeric called curcumin, and ‘that’s the compound scientists think is the key to turmeric’s benefits for the brain and body’.

“Turmeric has been linked to some surprising health claims, from boosting attention and working memory, to improving asthma and eczema. The link between turmeric and health is nothing new, it’s been used in ancient medicine for thousands of years to alleviate liver problems and digestive ailments,” said Dr Mosley.

“Over the last couple of decades or so, scientific research into turmeric and in particular into its active ingredient curcumin has exploded, with lots of studies exploring the health effects of this golden spice. And some of the findings have been impressive.”

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Encouraging listeners to ‘try some turmeric’, he explained: “A Singaporean study in 2022, following 2,700 older people for nearly five years, found those who ate a lot of turmeric-rich curries like korma kept their brains in better shape, when measured for things like working memory and problem solving than those who didn’t.”

The researchers think that curcumin is behind those encouraging findings, but a big