Turmeric Benefits

Turmeric Benefits
Pure Gold: How Ayurvedic Herb, Turmeric, Prevents and Heals Disease
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Meghan Hays Ayurveda
Ayurveda Salt Lake City

Turmeric has been used for thousands of years in Ayurvedic medicine to season food, heal the liver and skin, and prevent and cure a myriad of health challenges.  You've probably heard of some of turmeric's medicinal properties, like its ability to reduce pain and inflammation in the body (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19594223/), but it seems like new studies are published monthly affirming its uses for so many more diseases and health challenges--turmeric benefits so many diseases from IBS to cancer, just to name two.

Turmeric is probably my favorite Ayurvedic herb (and that's saying a LOT!), so I wanted to give you a little summary of some of the most compelling studies that have come out over that last several years about the turmeric benefits, or the benefits of curcumin (the active constituent in turmeric), for everything from the brain the digestive system. You can decide for yourself, whether or not turmeric has a permanent place in your spice repertoire.  (If you'd like more information about Ayurveda, check out Meghan Hays Ayurveda's quick, introductory videos by clicking here!)

Studies in humans and animals show curcumin's/turmeric's ability to:

• reduce stress, anxiety, and fatigue;
• support weight loss, healthy lipid/cholesterol levels, and healthy blood pressure levels;
• increase lifespan by up to 26% of those who consume turmeric regularly (!);
• reduce symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease;
• reduce neuroinflammation (inflammation in the nervous system that damages brain cells)
• reverse memory loss;
• form new neurons (messengers in the brain and nervous system);
• protect against the cognitive decline of aging;
• alleviate oxidative stress and mitochondrial damage in animal models of Parkinson's disease;
• aid in myelin sheath repair to reduce symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis;
• reduce diabetes-related hyperalgesia (increased sensitivity to pain);
• reduce damage from ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes by reducing oxidative stress, cell death, inflammation, and fluid in the brain;
• encourage cell autophagy (the normal death of abnormal cells; this is a normal process that is supposed to happen regularly in our bodies; when it doesn't, those "undead" cells can disrupt cells around them and even turn into cancer);
• increase length of telomeres (the end-caps of our chromosomes, or genetic material; as they divide and replicate throughout out lifetimes, they also become shorter, which disrupts our cellular functions and can cause early aging and disease);
• prevent cancerous tumors from forming their own "blood-lines" to our circulatory systems (turmeric "starves" cancer cells!);
• and the list could go on, but I know you only have so much time!

So how do you get it into your diet?

• Add it to salad dressings, marinades, and sauces.
• Sprinkle it into stir-fries, grains, and soups.
• Take it in supplement form (here's a great one from Life Extension).
• Order capsules from me (I'm happy to make them for you with organic, sustainably sourced, turmeric powder - meghan@meghanhays.com).

• Drink "Golden Milk" before bed (here's a lovely recipe with great info from Elizabeth Ridder).
• Bonus: turmeric dip/marinade/dressing recipe here by Clean Cuisine!

I hope that gives you some inspiration to incorporate more of this amazing herb into your daily diet.  You can start to see the benefits of turmeric today!  I believe it's pure gold!

See you in our 90's! ;)

To learn more about Ayurveda, Ayurvedic herbs, Ayurvedic medicine, and how Ayurveda can help you, contact Meghan Hays Ayurveda. 

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