If you like curry, you'll love this spice. Turmeric, the Asian spice that gives curry its golden hue, has been used for thousands of years and praised for its medicinal and nutritional benefits.
Turmeric is a member of the ginger family, a root that is ground into powder and stirred into curries or now as a supplement in capsule form. In Ayurvedic medicine, a teaspoon of turmeric is stirred into a cup of warmed milk and used three times a day as a treatment for flu and colds.
Turmeric's active ingredient is curcumin, and has been studied in animals for its ability to fight infections, and its protective effects on the liver, as well as its anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor properties.
You can find powdered turmeric in your food store, and curcumin in capsule form online or in health food stores.
Try it in golden curry chicken over jasmine-scented rice. It will spice up your summer and give your health
a boost.
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