Depending on who you ask and what you read, turmeric can be consumed fresh and made into a tea or drink or it can be consumed as a supplement in pill form or liquid extract. There is not concrete evidence just yet that points to one consumption method being better than the other.
Now we come to the really surprising stuff. What are the health benefits of taking the supplement? While there are too many to list we recommend you read the article from Examin.com that covers the topic more extensively.
From what we gather; there seem to be 8 major health benefits of consuming curcumin however as previously mentioned more are still being tested.
1. Powerful Antioxidant
It seems everywhere you go everyone one is talking about antioxidants and how beneficial they are to your health.
What is an antioxidant you ask? It is a molecule found in many plants, fruits, and vegetables that protect the body from harmful molecules known as free radicals. Antioxidants help reduce cell damage caused by free radicals which many believe lead to chronic disease as wells as various forms of cancer.
2. Natural Anti-inflammatory
Curcumin has shown signs of being a very powerful and naturally occurring anti-inflammatory that can compete with the likes of aspirin and ibuprofen without the harmful side effects of these two medications.
Chronic inflammation has been linked to various disease including cancer, ulcerative colitis, arthritis, cholesterol, as well as the chronic pain of various joints and muscles. The supplement seems to greatly reduce various types of inflammation and in some cases, inflammation disappears entirely.
Continue ready the rest of the article and discover more remedies associated to curcumin.
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