Turmeric's Health Benefits

 Is it Hype or Help?

This bright yellow-orange spice, related to ginger, is frequently used in Middle Eastern, Indian, and Southeast Asian cuisine. For millennia, it has also been utilized as medication in locations like India to address conditions like respiratory difficulties. Turmeric has recently been hailed as a superfood with anti-cancer and anti-depressant properties. Learn about the benefits and drawbacks of turmeric for your health.

Depression
Turmeric has a number of chemicals that may benefit your health. Curcumin is the most well-known of them. Curcumin's potential to lessen depression and improve the effectiveness of antidepressants excites scientists. Yet, research findings thus far have proven contradictory.

Diabetes Type 2

Curcumin may be an effective therapy or preventative therapy for type 2 diabetes given that it can help decrease inflammation while preserving stable blood sugar levels. In one study, involving 240 individuals with prediabetes, it was discovered that taking a curcumin supplement for nine months lowered the participants' risk of becoming diabetes. Although research are still being conducted, most of them have focused on animals as opposed to people.

Infection by Viruses

You might want to try some turmeric tea the next time you're feeling under the weather. Herpes and the flu are just two of the infections that curcumin may help you fend off. (However, rather of using humans, the majority of this research was conducted in a lab.) Remember that curcumin, which is found in turmeric, is not readily absorbed by the body, so a cup of tea every once in a while won't solve all of your problems.

Premenstrual Syndrome

Curcumin medication were found to help decrease PMS symptoms in a recent study that tracked women for three successive menstrual cycles. According to a study done on the muscles of rats and guinea pigs, turmeric may also help with menstruation cramps.

High Triglyceride

There has been conflicting research on turmeric's capacity to keep your ticker safe. While some research has shown that turmeric helps reduce LDL cholesterol, or "bad" cholesterol, other studies have found no benefit at all. Researchers are still investigating turmeric's potential heart-protective properties. Turmeric may help prevent heart attacks in patients who have had bypass surgery, according to a small research.

Alzheimer's

Turmeric appears to have inherent anti-inflammatory properties, and people with Alzheimer's disease have chronic inflammation. Does turmeric prevent Alzheimer's then? Sorry, but there isn't enough solid scientific proof to suggest that consuming turmeric can stop the illness from occurring.

arthritic

The potential benefits of turmeric in reducing joint pain, stiffness, and inflammation have been demonstrated. Nevertheless, further research is required before turmeric is widely used to treat arthritis. If you choose to give it a try for your joint pain, be sure to take turmeric and black pepper together to aid in your body's absorption of natural curcumin.

Cancer

Turmeric has been shown in laboratory and animal experiments to inhibit the growth of tumor cells, improve the function of detoxifying enzymes, and more. However, what these studies are unable to reveal is what will actually occur in the human body when turmeric is consumed. Furthermore, there's a potential that some chemotherapy medications may react negatively to turmeric.

Bowel Irritability Syndrome

Turmeric may help reduce the symptoms of IBS, such as abdominal pain, according to preliminary research, which included two studies involving rats and 207 individuals. Like a lot of topics we've already discussed, more study is required. Studies on the use of turmeric as a therapy for conditions including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are ongoing.

Headaches

Turmeric is frequently suggested as a natural headache medication, particularly for migraines, given that its related ginger is also a well-known headache medicine. Turmeric is praised online for its ability to relieve or prevent headaches, but there isn't much scientific data to support this claim. However, one study suggests turmeric may be used in conjunction with other strategies.

Acne 

Because to the spice's reported antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, some people insist that putting a turmeric mask to their face or consuming it can help treat stubborn pimples. Tragically, there isn't any solid scientific evidence to support this.