A picture of the Turmeric Root from www.chinesemedicinenews.com
Cold and flu and covid! How do we stay healthy and strong? One of the oldest solutions to fighting disease is to eat or drink food with tumeric in it. Here is what you need to know.
""Turmeric has strong antioxidant activity. It is more potent than either vitamin C or vitamin E. In the body these important disease-fighting substances mop up unstable oxygen molecules called free radicals that can otherwise damage cells and cause diseases such as cancer. One component, dimethylbenzyl alcohol, normalizes cholesterol in the blood, while curcumin removes accumulation of cholesterol in the liver. Turmeric normalizes arterial health. Turmeric is also called for when indigestion, gas, and eliminatory issues imbalance the body. From http://www.bellybytes.com/nourish/turmeric_root.html""
After reading the information above, it is easier to understand what our Ancestors wanted to do with roots and creating medicine from combinations of food. Yogis and herbalists have worked to create many recipes that both balance the ACIDIC/ALKALINE levels in our body as well as working to provide good nutrition.
Other properties of Turmeric are that it lubricates joints, cleanses the skin, cleanses the mucous membranes and cleanses the female reproductive organs. Yogis advise that Turmeric lubricates the spine and helps break up calcium deposits. One of the drinks that Yogis recommend is "Golden Milk".
Golden Milk Recipe
1/4 to 1/3 teaspoon Turmeric 1/3 cup of water
8 ounces of milk, dairy or non dairy, 1 teaspoon almond oil and honey to taste
Boil Turmeric and water for about 8 minutes. If water boils away, add more water. Add milk and almond oil. When mixture boils, remove from heat and add honey. Makes 1 to 1 1/2 cups of Golden Milk.
(from Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan, written by Shakta Kaur Khalsa).
Blessings,
Judy
