Turmeric has been used as a medicine in China and India for hundreds of years to treat inflammation. It has also been known to be a strong antioxidant to protect the body’s cells from damage caused by oxidation. Oxidation is the by-product, after the chemical process that allows the body to break foods down into components the body can use. It’s believed that the by-products can suppress how the immune system functions and damage the body’s cells.

Health Benefits of Turmeric

The main organs that it treats are the skin, heart, liver and lungs. Its properties include analgesic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-allergic, antioxidant, antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, cardiovascular, digestive, and diuretic.

It helps to treat a variety of aliments and conditions:

- Disinfects cuts and burns when placed on them.

- Boosts glutathione levels.

- Reduces inflammations and promotes anti-inflammatory behavior in the cells.

- Inhibits oxidative stress in the body.

- Stabalizes blood pressure and improves cardiovascular function.

- Reduces pain of arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

- Improves blood flow and reduces brain inflammation protecting against Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease.

- Reduces inflammatory skin disorders such as psoriasis and eczema.

- When combined with cauliflower prevents and stops the growth of prostate cancer.

- When combined with black pepper helps prevent and treats breast cancer.

- Reduces the risk of childhood leukemia.

- Prevents and reverses melanoma.

- Naturally detoxifies the liver.

- Reduces the risk of many cancers by preventing metastases. (Lung, colon, liver, skin, prostate and pancreatic)

- Slows the progression of multiple sclerosis.

- Aids in weight management by helping fat to metabolize.

- Used in Chinese medicine to treat depression.

Diabetes Connection

Research on this herb suggests that it helps the red blood cells use more blood sugar allowing diabetic patients to have more normal levels. It activates PPAR (peroxisome proliferator-activator receptor), a group of nuclear receptor proteins that help regulate gene expression and modulate sugar uptake and utilization from the blood. Curcumin acts on the liver to decrease the activity of enzymes that release sugar into the blood while increasing activity of enzymes that store sugar. This activity has been shown to reduce blood sugar and triglyceride levels. Some studies show that it may help protect against kidney and retinal problems associated with diabetes. It is not something that people should be allergic to and there doesn’t seem to be a safety limit on how much would be toxic to the body. Some research suggest to take 250 to 500 mg three times per day for the best results.

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