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Turmeric Powder: The Golden Spice

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Turmeric powder is a spice that has been used in various cultures for centuries. It is a yellow-colored, strong, and earthy-flavored root vegetable. The spice is used to add color and flavor to many dishes while adding many health benefits to it. Here are 6 incredible benefits of Turmeric powder: Helps reduce inflammation Contains antioxidants that help fight free radicals May help treat cancer Boosts heart health Promotes brain functioning Promotes healthy skin Yummy Turmeric Recipes Now that we know about some wonderful benefits, let’s learn how to use turmeric powder in our meals and drinks. Discussed below are two healthy recipes that are easy to make and will satiate your taste buds while being really nutritious. Turmeric Banana Smoothie This golden smoothie is a great way to get your daily dose of turmeric! It's also a great way to get some potassium, magnesium, and fiber all in one go.  Ingredients  1 banana ½ cup Almond milk or regular milk  1 tsp of turmeric po...

Turmeric and its Amazing Benefits

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Turmeric is extracted from the turmeric plant. This spice is quite popularly used in Asian food. It is used as a primary spice in curries. It consists of a warm, bitter taste and is often used to flavor or color curry powders, mustards, butter, and cheese. But turmeric is not just used as a spice, the root of turmeric is also used to prepare medicines. Turmeric consists of curcumin, a yellow-colored chemical, which is healthy and often used to color foods and cosmetics.  Curcumin is filled with powerful biological properties and acts as an active ingredient in turmeric. While turmeric is a nutritious and flavorsome spice for consumption, it has also been traditionally been used in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine to treat inflammatory conditions, skin diseases, wounds, digestive ailments, and liver conditions. Turmeric is recommended in Ayurveda for a variety of health conditions like chronic pain and inflammation and Western medicine has begun to study turmeric as a pain reliever an...