07/07/2022
9 Turmeric Benefits to Support Your Health and Wellness:
1. Anti-Inflammatory
As we discussed, turmeric has powerful natural anti-inflammatory properties due to curcumin, which is a bioactive substance that fights inflammation.
2. Depression
Curcumin boosts levels of seretonin and dopamine, two feel-good brain chemicals. Furthermore, a study shows that curcumin can work as effectively as an antidepressant.
3. Antioxidant Boost
Curcumin is a powerful antioxidant that thus helps fight free radicals in the body. It does this by blocking free radicals and stimulating your body’s natural antioxidant enzymes.
4. Cardiovascular Health
As an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant, curcumin improves key aspects of your cardiovascular function. It has been used to treat cardiovascular diseases and has also been shown to decrease risks of heart attack.
5. Type 2 Diabetes Prevention
In addition to the anti-inflammatory properties that we’ve established with curcumin, it also has antidiabetic properties. Studies show that curcumin can help prevent Type 2 Diabetes.
6. Anti-Aging
From outward beauty hacks like using turmeric to whiten your teeth and brighten your complexion, to drinking turmeric tea for anti-aging benefits, you can use turmeric to stay feeling – and looking – young.
7. Arthritis
Once again, the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric step in to help with this health benefit of improving the symptoms of arthritis. In one study on rheumatoid arthritis, curcumin was found to be even more effective than the alternative treatment.
8. Cancer Prevention
Turmeric contains polyphenols which are anticarcinogenic. Studies also show that curcumin can help prevent cancer on a molecular level and could even reduce the rate of cancer growth.
9. Alzheimer’s
Curcumin has been shown to effectively cross the blood-brain barrier and improve overall memory. Curcumin can also increase BDNF levels in the brain, which is a hormone that, when levels decrease, has been linked to Alzheimer’s.
The Best Ways to Take Turmeric
You can find and take turmeric in a variety of forms, from turmeric tea to turmeric powder, golden milk lattes, and also in supplement form.
If you’re looking for a turmeric supplement, be sure that it contains a significant amount of curcumin.
Since curcumin is not readily absorbed into the bloodstream, it helps to take with black pepper (or piperine, a natural substance that black pepper contains and enhances the absorption) which many turmeric supplements will contain for this reason.
Another tip is that since curcumin is fat soluble, you can maximize the effectiveness by taking with a meal (and ideally a meal that contains healthy fats).
Ampalaya - Bitter Melon or most commonly known as Ampalaya is proven effective to help treat various diseases such as psoriasis and diabetes. It is also said that it can help in treating HIV.
Benefits of Ampalaya:
📌Helps kill cancer cell, bacteria, and viruses.
📌Reduction of inflammation.
📌Helps fight infection and boosts immune system.
📌Lower blood pressure and cholesterol.
📌Helps stimulate digestion.
📌Helps in treating liver problems, skin diseases, chronic diseases, etc.
