After reading Andrew Weil’s very useful book, Healthy Aging, I decided to try some of his suggestions.  (Just out in paperback.) Weil favors Zyflamend, an anti-inflammatory supplement, composed of a half dozen herbs and other goodies.  One herb included is turmeric, that’s right, the spice.  It turns out that folks in India who eat a bunch of it have much lower incidences of Alzheimer’s disease.  Since I have some genetic predisposition to this inflammatory brain condition, I thought taking some would be a good plan.  (It would be difficult to get enough in your food unless you shift to the …