Aspirin is one of the world's oldest and cheapest drugs and there are now studies showing that aspirin in small doses can prevent colon cancer and help prevent memory loss. I have a horrible memory so this is right up my alley. Here is how much you need to take…

Taking a daily dose of 75 mg of aspirin should do the trick. It has shown remarkable promise in treating colon cancer in people with the disease.

Among patients with colon cancer, those who regularly took aspirin lived longer than those who didn't, a major study found. “Five years after their cancers were diagnosed, 97 percent of the aspirin users were still alive versus 74 percent of those not taking the drug”, according to CBS News.

It also has a high effect in memory prevention if taken on the daily but, nothing is confirmed just yet. Looks like I’m heading to TOPS after work today…

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