Simple Ways to Add Turmeric in Your Diet

Not just the curcumin in turmeric is an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory, it may help inhibit Alzheimer's and cancer, lower your cholesterol, and also help with mental health and weight control. In fact, several cultures in Asia and Africa has been grinding the stems of turmeric and using the spice in treatments to aid digestion, relieve arthritis, regulate menstruation and cure skin ailments. There are various simple ways to introduce turmeric into your diet, and you can begin by adding turmeric to the snacks and meals you already enjoy!

1. Seasoning and Cooking with Turmeric

•  Add turmeric to your eggs for breakfast. Scrambled or fried eggs are a perfect dish to savor with turmeric. Just use coconut oil to make your eggs in, as the coconut oils fat will enhance turmeric’s bioavailability because it's fat-soluble, and the coconut taste sets well with that of the turmeric. Do not forget to add a pinch of salt and pepper as they may help to round the seasonings out.

•  Put in some turmeric on pan-fried or roasted veggies. Either cooked in the oven or a pan, spatter turmeric on cooked veggies, with salt and pepper. Potatoes, sweet potatoes, and cauliflower are exceptionally well-complimented by the flavor produced by turmeric. You can also toss any of these veggies in oil — coconut oil is much preferred, though — before pan roasting or frying. Cilantro and lemon zest will even moreover flatter such a dish.

•  Cook soup with turmeric. If you previously have a go-to soup recipe then, consider joining a bit of turmeric by the end of the cook. If you’re on the quest for a new soup, try cooking spiced carrot.

2. Preparing Healthy Drinks with Turmeric

•  Prepare some turmeric tea. Boil 1 teaspoon of ground turmeric in 4 mugs/ cups of boiling water for about 10 minutes. Leave to cool to a maintained temperature, and combine whatsoever additional spices or sweeteners that you prefer. Honey, lemon, cayenne pepper and ginger are especially delightful additions.

•  Prepare the known “golden milk" by mixing the following components:

1 cup of your preferred milk, one teaspoon (ground turmeric), one teaspoon of coconut oil, one dash of black pepper and one teaspoon of dried ginger. Microwave it using a mug or heat with a pan on a stovetop burner set to low. Then, add a sweetener to taste — think of cinnamon, nutmeg, and honey in particular. Furthermore, you can also make a turmeric milkshake by mixing the above ingredients with banana and ice.

•  Make a smoothie for anti-inflammatory. A smoothie containing turmeric, green tea, and berries may determine helpful points in fighting inflammation. Make sure to add berries — particularly blueberries, raspberries and or cranberries — as well as coconut oil to make sure that you'll have better absorption of the turmeric.

3. Maximizing the Health Benefits of Eating Turmeric

•  Combine turmeric to oil-based dressings and sauces. But if the pepper isn’t your thing, or if you want another approach to maximize bioavailability then just mix turmeric into coconut, olive and flaxseed oils. One of the causes your body gets discarded of curcumin so quickly is that it’s not highly water-soluble, and fatty foods can further maintain curcumin in your system long just for your body to absorb it. So, add a few pinches of turmeric to any of your oil-based salad dressings. You can just add turmeric straight to the dressing bottle to not forget! You may also sprinkle turmeric direct onto an avocado and eat.

•  Make a turmeric dip by blending coconut flesh, olive oil, and cashews into whatever thickness you favor for spreading or dipping. You can always combine a bit of the water of coconut to thin the dip. Join garlic, ground ginger, turmeric, and pepper to enhance the taste. Eat fresh veggies especially sweet peppers, raw broccoli and snap beans with your turmeric dip, as these all carry quercetin, a different nutrient that enhances the bioavailability of curcumin.

•  Add turmeric in meals that contain quercetin. Quercetin is a pigment that is regularly found in foods that have rich colors — counting various fruits and leafy greens. It supports your body process curcumin circuitously, by restraining a naturally transpiring enzyme in your body that prevents curcumin to be processed. Make sure to eat more dark red or blue fruits such as cranberries, black plums, and blueberries. Plus, red grapes, apples, and some other berries carry some quercetin as well. Prepare salads that have red leaf lettuce, chicory greens, raw spinach, raw kale, and onions. Enjoy a meal that includes turmeric with green tea or red wine, as these carry quercetin as well.