This Indian Spice Squeezes The Life Out Of Tumors

by Liivi Hess
The Alternative Daily

Turmeric, known for its pivotal role in Indian curries and a range of other Asian culinary delights, can be considered the most potent spice on earth for reversing inflammation and warding off disease. For this reason, this orange herb is one of the most well-researched natural medicines on the planet, with new health benefits being discovered all the time.

Curcumin, the compound that gives turmeric its quintessential orange hue and most of its healing powers, has been found to act as a viable — and sometimes more effective — replacement to common over-the-counter medicines and prescription drugs, meaning that trip down to your favorite Indian restaurant isn’t just a treat for your tastebuds.

Here are five ways that turmeric can amp up your health and keep you at your best.

1. It’s anti-inflammatory

While short-term inflammation in the body is a necessary component of a healthy functioning system, helping to fight off pathogenic invasion and repairing tissue and muscle damage, chronic inflammation is widely attributed with almost every disease known to the Western world. This includes heart disease, cancer and a whole host of neurological disorders.
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