Mainstream medicine is getting on the Turmeric bandwagon now, particularly as a preventative for Alzheomer's (though it's suspected to be helpful in preventing some cancers also).

Unlike the poorly designed and misinterpreted (deliberately or from stupidity) "controlled studies" of modern medicine, Turmeric is backed by strong "hearsay evidence". It's used in significant quantity in the daily diet in India, which has one of the lowest rates of Alzheimber's in the world.