Mona SharmaCelebrity nutritionist and wellness advocate

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2 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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Mona Sharma explains why turmeric's active compound curcumin fights inflammation and oxidative stress. Black pepper boosts curcumin absorption by up to 2000%. Add turmeric to eggs, smoothies, golden milk, or a ginger-lemon concentrate.

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Turmeric is one of those ingredients that Ayurveda has championed for thousands of years and with good reason. It's anti inflammatory, it is antioxidant rich and it's really fantastic for our joints and for our digestive health. The active compound in turmeric is curcumin is what makes it so powerful. So how are you going to use it? Add a dash to your scrambled eggs in the morning. You can blend it into a smoothie or you can make a really yummy warming golden milk latte. Or even make your own turmeric J Ginger shots, which I love. It's easy to make a concentrate of this in advance, so when you blend together water, lemon, ginger and maybe a little bit of honey, you can keep it as a concentrate in your fridge. But don't forget to add a dash of black pepper. Pepperine in black pepper increases turmeric's bioavailability by 2000%.