Turmeric
I love this Super Hero, a part of the ginger family, it’s a very strong anti-inflammatory and is not only used for cooking and medicine, it’s a cosmetic ingredient and dye. Turmeric assists period pain, and rheumatoid arthritis, with anti-cancer properties, and is anti-fungal, an analgesic, a stimulant, and aromatic. It can offer relief against stomach ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, lymph gland problems, hemmorrhoids, staphylococcus, jaundice, nose bleeds, fevers, intestinal parasites, and more.
13 extra ways Turmeric can help your health
- Supporting your memory function due to antioxidants
- Promoting your heart health yep again those mighty antioxidants called curcuminoids
- Boosting your immune system due to those free radical fighters
- Supports your overall eye health
- Aids your skeletal system and joint health
- Helps you maintain healthy cells with support against free radicals
- Balances the health of your digestive system as it triggers bile flow
- Aids healthy blood and your circulatory system supporting healthy liver function
- Helps you maintain normal cholesterol levels to support your cardiovascular system as it binds cholesterol to fibre and removes the body’s waste products
- Assists your neurological system’s healthy response to stress
- Promotes a healthy female reproductive system and assists in healthy hormone function due to detoxification
- Promotes your healthy nervous system and can help with occasional discomfort with pain relief
- Helps you maintain blood sugar levels already within the normal range
How is Turmeric Anti-Aging?
Turmeric is a double whammy against normal aging with its skin promotion and antioxidant capabilities.
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Cleanse turmeric cleanses the skin’s natural flora with its antibiotic properties.
Nourishes turmeric nourishes the skin and has been ailed the skin food for thousands of years, supporting your absorption of vitamins and minerals.
Turmeric Promotes the wellness of your circulatory system which can help assist in weight loss.
Antioxidant turmeric helps remove toxins from the blood making it easier for the body to shed excess fat.
Turmeric Cooking Tips
The leaves are used in Asian cookery by using large leaves to wrap around white and red meats, adding a mild flavor during cooking.
The Young leaves and flowers are lightly steamed and eaten.
Turmeric is the base and essential ingredient of curry powder. make your own by blending peeled root with ginger, garlic, onion, black pepper, and olive oil to increase the antioxidant level, my favorite is Sri Lankin curry base.
Use in dhal and Bean dishes
You can use a little powder to colour biscuits, and it makes a beautiful golden milk latte with macadamia and coconut milk.
Add to Pickles for color i.e. Cauliflower
As a good accompaniment to a meal, add couscous, rice, quinoa, or barley, and some vegetable or chicken stock.
A great additive to soups, dressings and sauces
My favorite Golden Milk Turmeric Recipe for you!
Golden milk Ice cream, chocolate sauce & toasted macadamia nuts
Serves 8, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegetarian
Difficulty Easy
Ingredients
420 ml coconut milk
210 ml coconut cream
1 cup salted, roasted cashew nuts
½ cup maple syrup
2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
2 tbsp. toasted coconut
Method
Soak cashew nuts in water overnight
Blend all ingredients
Coat a high sided pan with coconut oil sprayed greaseproof paper
Freeze
TIP
Remove from the freezer before required to serve as it sets harder than normal dairy ice-cream
Dairy free chocolate sauce
Organic Cacao powder
Cold pressed coconut oil
Maple syrup
Mix ingredients to form a light sauce consistency
Toasted Macadamia Nuts
200gm toasted macadamia nuts
Method
Scoop Icecream using hot water and a scoop
Top with chocolate sauce and roasted macadamia nuts
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Interesting fact about Turmeric
‘Turmeric has been held in high esteem in Ayurvedic medicine and therapeutic benefits are spread over many areas, studies now prove that turmeric is responsible for the lack of many predominantly western diseases in India.’
