Health TIP [ Turmeric ]

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Turmeric is the yellow spice commonly used in Indian curries. It has been shown to be a great anti-inflammatory. Its main therapeutic ingredient is CURCUMIN. Research shows that curcumin suppresses pain through a similar mechanism as drugs like COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitors (without the harmful side effects) I recently started taking curcumin for some joint pain and I believe it has helped a ton!

Curcumin is difficult to absorb by itself, so choose one that has something with it to help it absorb like black pepper extract etc...

HERE is the one I take...