by PAUL FASSA
You may have read or heard that curcumin, the agent in turmeric that gives it that orange color and stains easily with yellow, is a potent inflammation reducer and cancer cell killer. Right? If not, go here.
Once you’re convinced, you may want to take advantage of easily accessible and inexpensive turmeric’s powerful health qualities that range from curing colds to killing cancer cells. In between, reversing chronic inflammation is as preventative of autoimmune disease as it gets with food items.
To get turmeric’s curcumin through the digestive system, it needs to be heated in a saturated fat with black pepper. The more potent curcumin capsules should be enteric coated to avoid getting the curcumin from being degraded by stomach acid. The active ingredient from black pepper, piperine, is often added to enhance cellular absorption.
That’s why natives of India and Southeast Asia heat turmeric in fats, usually whole milk or coconut oil with black pepper. This is easily duplicated in the kitchen with food ingredients. And other ingredients are added for better taste and even more health benefits.
Putting It Together
To make this turmeric tea by the cup, here’s what you need.
- 4 teaspoons of turmeric
- 2 teaspoons of ginger powder
- 1 or 2 teaspoons cinnamon powder
- A pinch of black pepper, freshly ground if possible
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons of raw honey
- A half cup of warm coconut or animal milk of your choice
- Boiling wate
- If you wish to make more than a mug’s worth of this beverage, simply extrapolate the amounts proportionately. Either way, here’s the mixing method.
1. Fill the mug or larger contain halfway with boiling water
2. Add the turmeric and ginger
3. Cover and steep for 10 to 15 minutes
4. Stir in the cinnamon, vanilla extract, and raw honey
5. Add the warm milk of your choice
2. Add the turmeric and ginger
3. Cover and steep for 10 to 15 minutes
4. Stir in the cinnamon, vanilla extract, and raw honey
5. Add the warm milk of your choice
In addition to what’s mentioned about cancer cells and inflammation, turmeric’s curcumin: Improves liver health by tonifying liver tissue and encouraging bile excretion; boosts the immune system; eases cold and flu symptoms; detoxifies the body; prevents internal blood clotting.
Pretty potent stuff, and with the other ingredients added, could be tasty too.
Paul Fassa is a contributing staff writer for REALfarmacy.com. His pet peeves are the Medical Mafia’s control over health and the food industry and government regulatory agencies’ corruption. Paul’s contributions to the health movement and global paradigm shift are well received by truth seekers. Visit his blog by following this link and follow him on Twitter here
Recipe Source: Eat Clean Food: The Wisdom of Whole Health
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