Turmeric's active compound curcumin fights inflammation, oxidative stress, and harmful bacteria while activating sirtuin and AMPK pathways that trigger cellular repair and clear senescent cells. The compound works across multiple systems: anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, and specifically targets H. pylori and Candida.
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Turmeric. Let's break this down. And obviously one compound within that is curcumin, and it's one of the most studied natural anti-inflammatories, yet many people say turmeric does nothing. So first of all, can you explain a little bit the science behind it? And then what does your turmeric curcumin routine look like?
So when we look at turmeric, turmeric is anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-H. pylori, anti-candida, it's very powerful when we talk about anti-aging and longevity because it impacts our sirtuins, our AMPK pathways. It causes cellular and DNA repair. It goes in there and clears out the senolytic cells. It clears out those zombie cells that are running around and causing damage. It reverses the things causing oxidation in the first place. And so to me, I get really excited about turmeric because I'm like, wow, it's natural. It's from Mother Nature. Our body knows how to absorb and use it.