Are you looking to enhance your gut health, free yourself from bloating Whilst also improving overall health and wellbeing?
Eat more turmeric! This golden spice is not only a flavorful addition to your meals but also a natural remedy for digestive issues. Here's how turmeric can transform your digestive, mental and general health:
1. Freedom from gas and bloating
Curcumin, the active compound in turmeric, works wonders for digestion. By relaxing smooth muscles in the intestines, it prevents and relieves gas and bloating - easing the symptoms of intolerance. Combine this with your unique personalised diet and you're on you're way to ultimate health.
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2. Balancing Gut Flora and Immunity
Turmeric facilitates a harmonious balance between gut flora and the immune response in the colon. This means better protection against harmful pathogens, improved digestion and relief from bloating.
3. Reflux & Heartburn Relief
Turmeric goes the extra mile by protecting your stomach lining. It inhibits enzymes that compromise stomach health while boosting the secretion of stomach mucous. This essential substance (stomach mucous) protects the stomach against damage from stomach acid. The result: Less sensitivity, heartburn, reflux and bloating.
4. Promoting Cholesterol Elimination
Did you know that turmeric can support healthy cholesterol levels? By increasing bile production, it helps the liver efficiently cleanse cholesterol from your system, promoting cardiovascular health. Bile is also essential for the digestion of fats - so turmeric should also prevent sensitivity to fatty foods.
5. Tackling Inflammation and Pain Relief
Turmeric's powerful anti-inflammatory properties make it a go-to for relieving gout, muscle, joint and intestinal pain. So if your food sensitivity leaves you sore and achey, add a daily dose of turmeric to free you from this symptom.
6. Boosting Liver Function and Detoxification
Your liver plays a crucial role in detoxification, and turmeric can supercharge its performance. When liver function is optimised, this leads to better digestion and less symptoms such as headache, fatigue, bloating etc. A healthy liver is also less sensitive to fructose, sugar, caffeine and alcohol whilst also improving overall food tolerance and reducing reactivity.
7. Reducing PMS & IBS Symptoms
There's a reason we all crave chocolate at that time of the month. Anxiety, depression, cramping and bloating - not to mention blood loss which can leave us iron deficient. Did you know that studies have shown turmeric to be an excellent mood booster? In fact, curcumin has been shown to be only 2% less effective than prozac in clinical trials (and when combined with prozac the effects were better than prozac alone). Turmeric also improves iron absorption. Combine improved mood with reduced pain and bloating and you have the ultimate PMS support. Let's not forget that stress and anxiety are two of the biggest IBS triggers - given the impacts of turmeric on mood and intestinal health, we can now see the importance of this simple substance for IBS management.
8. Addressing Arthritis and Cardiovascular Health
Turmeric is a game-changer for those dealing with arthritis pain. Additionally, it improves endothelial lining, regulates blood pressure, reduces cholesterol and prevents blood clotting, promoting a healthier heart, reduced risk of stroke and freedom from fatigue.
Summary
So there you have it - 8 great ways that turmeric supports gut health, mental health and overall health and well-being.
This simple spice is easy to access, easy to incorporate into your daily diet and readily available as a supplement too.
Remember, a healthy gut is the foundation of overall wellness. Don't miss out on the incredible benefits turmeric can bring to your life.
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References:
Giacosa A, Riva A, Petrangolini G, Allegrini P, Fazia T, Bernardinelli L, Peroni G, Rondanelli M. Beneficial Effects on Abdominal Bloating with an Innovative Food-Grade Formulation of Curcuma longa and Boswellia serrata Extracts in Subjects with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Small Bowel Dysbiosis. Nutrients. 2022 Jan 18;14(3):416. doi: 10.3390/nu14030416. PMID: 35276778; PMCID: PMC8839120.