DID YOU KNOW? Turmeric is a popular Indian spice most famous for providing curry with it’s yellow color. Along with its relative plant species ‘ginger’, turmeric is the most extensively studied ingredient in herbal medicine. It contains powerful medicinal compounds known as curcuminoids most notably ‘Curcumin’, which provides turmeric with most of its healing properties.
In alternate medical systems such as Ayurveda, turmeric is revered for it’s ability to significantly improve brain health. Turmeric’s ability to lower inflammation is key to it’s brain boosting properties. Turmeric’s anti-inflammatory properties helps reduce plaque build up found on the brain. Plaques form when proteins called ‘beta-amyloids’ clump together and accumulate between brain cells. Scientific studies proved that turmeric may remove beta-amyloids from the brain, making turmeric a useful addition for persons suffering from neurological disorders such as Alzheimers, where plaque build up is common. Turmeric may also improve your mood and may help fight symptoms of stress, depression and anxiety.
Curcumin the main medicinal compound found in turmeric is known as a powerful antioxidant and offers potent anti-inflammatory properties. It is commonly used in supplement form as a natural remedy for issues linked to chronic inflammation such as arthritis, brain fog, acne, neurological diseases, digestive issues and autoimmune diseases.
Since the curcuminoids found in turmeric are fat-soluble, pairing turmeric with healthy fats such as coconut oil can improve the absorption of turmeric’s medical properties. Adding a pinch of black pepper to turmeric extracts also improves the bioavailability of curcumin by 2000% .
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