The health benefits of Turmeric

[Tingtong69]

Reading a lot about turmeric, with  new studies suggesting huge health benefits if we include it in our diets, inc  cancer, pain relief and many other ailments.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37408293

 

The tricky bit is that turmeric (and it's magic ingredient curcumin ) is hard to absorb into the blood stream. Studies show it's best to add it to food and it seems that adding 5% black pepper can make it more potent.

A daily smoothy using coconut milk as a 'carrier' may be a good way to go.

 

 

[Sheryl]

Actually only one  "study" is reported on in this article and it was done informally, not reported on n any scientific literature and is highly unlikely to have met international scientific research standards. Very small sample size and too short a duration to track health outcomes, among other things.  And it's results did not show what is claimed above. Only that there was a change in what may have been DNA methylation (unclearly reported - this is not a scientific article).

 

There is indeed interest in possible health effects of curcumin and research to that point underway,  but it is far from being established .

 

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