Turmeric benefits
It's not about what you are consuming but is more about what's inside what you are consuming. The most active compound in turmeric is called curcumin. If you consume turmeric without fat/ oil or a black pepper co enzyme curcumin cannot be used in the body. The black pepper, fat and oil makes the curcumin more bioavailable. This way it will stop the body from breaking down turmeric. If you love curry turmeric is the main ingredient. Interested enough black pepper is always present in Curry. Black pepper alone increases the absorption by 2,000%.
They say when you don't use muscle you will lose it. The same thing happens with the brain, this is why learning has to be done daily. Brain derived neurotropic factor bdnf is a protein that helps with the survival of cell nerves (neurons) in the growth, maturation and maintenance of the cell. It is present where the nerve cells communicate at. When a person is suffering from Alzheimer's disease or depression the bdnf levels are lower. Turmeric increases these levels.
This spice is great for inflammation especially chronic problems or soreness from exercising. Anytime you decrease inflammation you reduce free radicals.
It contains antioxidants which help reduce free radicals. Free radicals are a natural part of cell metabolism. But too many of them cause oxidative stress which is damaging. Anytime there is free radicals there is some form of inflammation. Think of free radicals as fire🔥 antioxidants as water 💦.
In the world we are living in the body produces abnormal levels of cortisol. Cortisol is a stress hormone which also increases free radicals. This is why learning about the body should be mandatory in kindergarten through the 12th grade because we're living in it our whole life.
Stress increases free radicals; free radicals increase inflammation and also cholesterol will increase as well. Cholesterol is not bad is that the foundation of every hormone produced. But this excess cholesterol from stress floats around the body to decrease the inflammation. The main places on the land is the heart and the arteries. Which leads up to plaque and tumors have been shown to decrease the cholesterol that causes the plaque.
This yellow spice helps with apoptosis ( induced cellular death in cancer), slows metastasis, reduces risk of Alzheimer's disease, good for arthritis, helps with depression/ irritable bowel disease IBD, lowers blood sugar, anti-angiogenesis (building of new blood vessels for cancer), antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, good for your skin care especially your face, stimulates liver to produce bile, helps with cirrhosis/fatty liver disease, thins blood good for blood clots etc
People will have gallbladder problems, kidney issues, on blood thinners, have thin blood, pregnant, breastfeeding, have iron issues, going into surgery, taking diabetes medication, on antihistamine medication etc
Turmeric health benefits sources
Randomized Controlled Trial
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=turmeric+&filter=pubt.randomizedcontrolledtrial&sort=date
depression and Alzheimer's disease
heart disease
Curcumin as a potential protective compound against cardiac diseases - PubMed
cancer
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212429218303948?via%3Dihub
Arthritis
In patients with osteoarthritis, is curcumin, compared to placebo, effective in reducing pain?
Liver
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0278691594902011
slows down aging
Curcumin, inflammation, ageing and age-related diseases - Immunity & Ageing
blood sugars
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) volatile oil inhibits key enzymes linked to type 2 diabetes
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) volatile oil inhibits key enzymes linked to ...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4637477/
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/turmeric-vs-curcumin#turmeric
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9619120/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26007179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6636482/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32286941/
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/turmeric-and-black-pepper
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4191183
These posts are for educational information only, this is not medical advice. Not approved by the FDA to treat, cure, prevent, or diagnose health issues. The only things that are undeniable is seeing your blood work change and how something make you feel. We only have one life to live our body runs on nutrition so please give it the right ones.