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10 Proven Health Benefits of Turmeric and Curcumin
By Kris Gunnars | 986,022 views
Many high quality studies show that it has major benefits for your body and brain.
Here are the top 10 evidence-based health benefits of turmeric.
1. Turmeric Contains Bioactive Compounds With Powerful Medicinal Properties
Turmeric is the spice that gives curry its yellow color.
It has been used in India for thousands of years as a spice and medicinal herb.
Recently, science has started to back up what the Indians have known for a long time… it really does contain compounds with medicinal properties (1).
These compounds are called curcuminoids, the most important of which is curcumin.
Curcumin is the main active ingredient in turmeric. It has powerful anti-inflammatory effects and is a very strong antioxidant.
However, the curcumin content of turmeric is not that high… it’s around 3%, by weight (2).
Most of the studies on this herb are using turmeric extracts that contain mostly curcumin itself, with dosages usually exceeding 1 gram per day. It would be very difficult to reach these levels just using the turmeric spice in your foods.
Therefore, if you want to experience the full effects, then you need to take an extract that contains significant amounts of curcumin.
Unfortunately, curcumin is poorly absorbed into the bloodstream. It helps to consume black pepper with it, which contains piperine… a natural substance that enhances the absorption of curcumin by 2000% (3).
I personally prefer to swallow a few whole peppercorns along with my curcumin supplement, in order to enhance absorption.
Curcumin is also fat soluble, so it may be a good idea to take it with a fatty meal.
Bottom Line: Turmeric is high in curcumin, a substance with powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Most studies used turmeric extracts that are standardized to include large amounts of curcumin.
cont ... http://authoritynutrition.com/top-10-ev ... -turmeric/
By Kris Gunnars | 986,022 views
Many high quality studies show that it has major benefits for your body and brain.
Here are the top 10 evidence-based health benefits of turmeric.
1. Turmeric Contains Bioactive Compounds With Powerful Medicinal Properties
Turmeric is the spice that gives curry its yellow color.
It has been used in India for thousands of years as a spice and medicinal herb.
Recently, science has started to back up what the Indians have known for a long time… it really does contain compounds with medicinal properties (1).
These compounds are called curcuminoids, the most important of which is curcumin.
Curcumin is the main active ingredient in turmeric. It has powerful anti-inflammatory effects and is a very strong antioxidant.
However, the curcumin content of turmeric is not that high… it’s around 3%, by weight (2).
Most of the studies on this herb are using turmeric extracts that contain mostly curcumin itself, with dosages usually exceeding 1 gram per day. It would be very difficult to reach these levels just using the turmeric spice in your foods.
Therefore, if you want to experience the full effects, then you need to take an extract that contains significant amounts of curcumin.
Unfortunately, curcumin is poorly absorbed into the bloodstream. It helps to consume black pepper with it, which contains piperine… a natural substance that enhances the absorption of curcumin by 2000% (3).
I personally prefer to swallow a few whole peppercorns along with my curcumin supplement, in order to enhance absorption.
Curcumin is also fat soluble, so it may be a good idea to take it with a fatty meal.
Bottom Line: Turmeric is high in curcumin, a substance with powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Most studies used turmeric extracts that are standardized to include large amounts of curcumin.
cont ... http://authoritynutrition.com/top-10-ev ... -turmeric/
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Good saffron costs more than gold by weight...
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Sometimes it is called and labeled "Indian saffron." It could be that the economical supermarket/company staff left one word out.
It would be interesting to know whether this is a local product. When traveling I sometimes can buy wild turmeric sourced from the woods. Tastes MUCH better than anything farmed. The price was 250% more than the standard product (2 USD per 80 grams) but well worthwhile. Anything seen like that in Cambodia.
I found this turmeric in the Phils.
It would be interesting to know whether this is a local product. When traveling I sometimes can buy wild turmeric sourced from the woods. Tastes MUCH better than anything farmed. The price was 250% more than the standard product (2 USD per 80 grams) but well worthwhile. Anything seen like that in Cambodia.
I found this turmeric in the Phils.
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they all leave the one word out.
what does the wild turmeric look like, compared to the supermarket one?
I bought quite rough stuff at the psar leu market, and found that it looked quite different, but was definitely good turmeric.
what does the wild turmeric look like, compared to the supermarket one?
I bought quite rough stuff at the psar leu market, and found that it looked quite different, but was definitely good turmeric.
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Apu's?
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I know the wild one as ground turmeric. It is slightly darker (me thinks). Distinctly more intense taste. It changed my preferences. I m happy to pay more for this natural product - if I can get it - than the mass-product. An Indian told me that he could not get that quality from his suppliers.
I think we look at limited production with even more limited outlets. Something for people he love slow food and appreciate the health benefits.
As I said I did not get in Cambodia. So any info on local sources are much appreciated
I think we look at limited production with even more limited outlets. Something for people he love slow food and appreciate the health benefits.
As I said I did not get in Cambodia. So any info on local sources are much appreciated
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Anybody know anything about the traditional use of tumeric here for it's medicinal qualities?
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Requiring more than 150,000 flowers to produce a kilo, the price of saffron can range from $500 to as much as $4,500 per pound. At whole and grocery store levels, saffron can cost about $15 to $25 for a small .06-ounce unit.
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It is mixed into a paste for women who have just given birth to assist with recovery - usually the paste is applied all over the skin, I assume either to reduce stretch marks, or to solve the perennial "hot inside" Khmer problem. My wife used it on her skin pretty much all over for a few weeks after giving birth; you can kiss your favourite white bed sheets goodbye!bittermelon wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2019 12:42 pm Anybody know anything about the traditional use of tumeric here for it's medicinal qualities?
But some of these other "traditional" uses (improved lactation, detoxification, bla bla) for new mothers no doubt also used in Cambodia:
https://www.mother.ly/lifestyle/10-reas ... fter-birth
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^^ Interesting, personally I'm interested in its anti-inflammatory properties for reducing joint pain. Left my 80$ 360 gram tub in NZ (has a verified quantity of the active ingredient), am keen to try the stuff from the market and see if it provides the same relief. Always hard with these things to separate the real benefit from the placebo effect- but hell, if it works it works even if it is a trick of the mind.
Reckon I'd gladly sacrifice white sheets for less stretch marks, could just dye them saffron- or maybe that would be culturally inappropriate being the colour of Monks garb.
Reckon I'd gladly sacrifice white sheets for less stretch marks, could just dye them saffron- or maybe that would be culturally inappropriate being the colour of Monks garb.
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