Turmeric Teas Blog — turmeric anti-inflammatory

Your favorite celebrities are endorsing it, it’s all over your social media feed, fitness bloggers are praising it, so how can you not be tempted in trying the new “detox” tea phenomenon? Especially when these tea companies are promising you slim bodies, good health, increased energy levels etc. Even I wanted to jump on the bandwagon of “detox” teas after all the alluring social media photos of abs! But as we all know when something seems too good to be true it sadly means it probably is.  These “detox” teas all include the same ingredients senna leaf, ginseng, chrysanthemum, cinnamon...

        Often many people discover the hard way that a healthy diet and lifestyle could have  prevented a disease. However, even with a health scare or diagnosis it’s never too late to start eating a wholesome diet, with plenty of dark green leafy vegetables. A perfect example of this is if you’ve been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Like many people who receive Type 2 diabetes diagnosis it can be quite frightening and unexpected. Type 2 diabetes is when your pancreas does not produce enough insulin (a hormone that regulates blood sugar level by helping the body...

Turmeric Health Benefits While science has helped debunk many myths about food, it has also helped establish a scientific backbone for many food related beliefs, many of which are rooted in centuries of tradition. For example, science has helped corroborate the several health benefits of turmeric, a yellow spice made from dried root, that is commonly used in India and China, both as food and as medicine.  Indians have long used turmeric in cooking, treating cuts and wounds, reducing pain and swelling, and creating face or body masks. Several studies have shown that curcumin, an active ingredient in turmeric, has potent anti-inflammatory properties....