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TURN ON TO TURMERIC

Milking the
benefits

ON YOUR
SIDE
Curcumin's bioactivity
helps fight inflammation

THE
SPICE OF
LIFE

to such an extent,
it rivals some antiinflammatory drugs,
yet doesn't suffer
from the same side
effects. It's still worth

Harness the potency of
curcumin's power to become
healthier, quell your aches
and re-energise your thoughts

checking anything with
your doctor before
testing this out on
yourself, though.

WORDS: DALE TAILOR, RECIPE: TANITA DE RUIJT, SOURCES: JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, MONASH UNIVERSITY, SCIENCEDIRECT.COM, NCBI.NLM.NIH.GOV

photography by
PATRICIA NIVE N

Y

ou could argue no spice has
been analysed more than
turmeric. This is especially

true for its polyphenolic constituent,
curcumin. There are more than 11,700
references to it on the National Library
of Medicine's bibliographic database,
showing how it has been identified as an
aid in healing 800 diseases in animal and
in vitro studies. It's more than just a little
bit good for you, but you can strong arm

HEALING
TOUCH

it into being even more powerful.
Combining curcumin with black pepper
caused its bioavailability to rocket by
2,000%. It's easy to see why it has been
used in Ayurveda medicine as a virtual
cure all.
So, make this recipe, tap into
curcumin's anti-inflammatory, antioxidant
and antimicrobial properties and super
charge your health.

If you scald yourself
during cooking,
add curcumin to a
gel then rub into
the sore area to get
relief, says a paper in
BioDiscovery. A true
jack of all trades.

SMART
FLAVOURS
People who took just
90mg of curcumin twice
daily for 18 months
improved their working
memory by a staggering
28%, found a paper
at the University of
California. Don't be
afraid to get heavy

TURMERIC PEPPER MILK
Makes 1 big cup, ready in 10 minutes

handed with this spice

2. Bring the coconut milk and water
to a light simmer, then add the
turmeric, ginger, coconut blossom
nectar and salt. Simmer and stir
for five minutes until well infused.

Ingredients
* 1½ tsp black peppercorns
* 250ml pure coconut milk
* 100ml filtered water
* 1 tbsp grated fresh turmeric root or
1 tsp ground turmeric
* 1 tsp grated fresh ginger root
* 2 tsp coconut blossom nectar
* Pinch of sea salt

3. Filter the tonic through a fine
mesh sieve, add the crushed
black pepper to the mixture
and serve.

1. Dry-toast the black peppercorns
over a medium heat until they
become aromatic. Crush them in a
pepper grinder or pestle and mortar.

Recipe extracted from Tonic: Delicious
and Natural Remedies To Boost Your
Health by Tanita de Ruijt (Hardie
Grant, £12.99)
June 2018 BA LA N CE

rack staple.

THE CHEMI CAL OF CURCUMIN
Heal your hurts
Curcumin dulls the
biological mechanisms that
spark inflammation in your
tendons, so effectively it
can be used to help treat
cases of tendinitis.

Powerful thoughts
Adding 1g of curcumin
per day to your diet helps
improve memory in people
with early diabetes and the
elderly. Use it to smarten
up quick smart.

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