Each spice has a special day to it. For turmeric it is Sunday, when light drips fat and butter-coloured into the bins to be soaked up glowing, when you pray to the nine planets for love and luck.
— Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Mistress of Spices
As we wait around for a vaccine to solve our pandemic, the best thing we can do individually right now is wash our hands, interact cautiously and boost our immunity through good exercise and diet. One small ingredient that we can almost surreptitiously add to our diet is a bright yellow coloured one known as turmeric. Recommended by both Western medicine and Ayurvedic practices, this yellow spice has many therapeutic and healing purposes. Here are three main health benefits of turmeric to consider, followed by how to incorporate them into your diet.Â
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Dry Turmeric contains curcuminiods, compounds which have a powerful anti-inflammatory effect to help the body fight bacteria and viruses. Curcumin is often used as a medical herb for this reason, in addition to its antioxidant, antimutagenic, antimicrobial and anticancer properties. Several ailments can be alleviated through turmeric’s anti-inflammation benefit, and that includes various chronic pains, infections and degenerative eye conditions.Â
